Many English proverbs are very similar to Arabic ones, but use different words.
English
He ate us out of house and home.
Arabic
He ate the camel and all it carried.
English
Give him an inch and he'll take a yard.
Arabic
We let him in and he brought his donkey too.
English
When the cat's away the mice will play.
Arabic
When the lions were absent, the hyenas played.
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