Proverbs are popular sayings that express a truth based on common sense and are used throughout the world.  Proverbs often use something very important or valuable to express the meaning.  Because everything depends on water, many proverbs use water to teach a truth.  The following list shows many proverbs that use water.

Blood is thicker than water		Don't change horses in mid stream
	If a crocodile deserts the water, he will find himself on a spear (Africa)
You won't miss the water till the well runs dry		You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink
	We'll cross that bridge when we get there
With too many rowers the ship will crash into the mountain (Japan)		Still waters run deep
	When it rains it pours
One hand washes the other

 

The following are similes, metaphors, and other popular sayings dealing with water.

A drop in the bucket		A stepping stone to		Down the drain
	A flood of tears		Bogged down
Break the ice		Crying buckets		Feeling swamped
	On cloud nine		Get your feet wet
Get your ducks in a row		Having a ripple effect		Icy stare
	Mind in a fog		Troubled waters
Finding your sea legs		Wet your whistle		When our ship comes in
	Tip of the iceberg		Like a duck to water
In hot water		Raining cats and dogs		Wet behind the ears
	Steamed up		Make a big splash
It's all water under the bridge		Skating on thin ice		Madder than a wet hen
	The well's run dry		Treading water
Like water off a duck's back		Jump in with both feet		Something snowballs
	Sink or swim		Watered down
Took, hook, line and sinker		Somebody is all wet		Something smells fishy