Idioms and Proverbs (Handout #3)

Can you match a saying from column "a" with a parallel saying from column "b"?

What do these idioms and proverbs mean?



Column "a"    Column "b"   
I can smell a rat here. (United States)  One who digs a pit for others will end up there himself. (Sweden) 
Like father like son. (United States)  An old broom knows the corners of the house (United States). 
The one who digs a hole will surely fall into it. (Israel)  Leave someone holding the baby. (England) 
Old brooms turn well. (Germany) The apple does not fall far from the trunk. (Germany)
To cut the roots but pamper the leaves. (Portugal)  There is a dog buried here. (Sweden)  
Pass the buck. (United States)  Penny wise and pound foolish. (United States)