Compounds of 泥

• 泥棒を捕らえる
  (exp) to arrest a thief
• 嘘吐きは泥棒の始まり
  (exp) (id) Show me a liar, and I will show you a thief
• 人を見たら泥棒と思え
  (exp) (id) Don't trust a stranger
• 柳の下にいつも泥鰌はおらぬ
  (exp) (obsc) just because a method works once doesn't mean it will work every time (lit: there aren't always loach under the willow tree)
• 柳の下に何時も泥鰌は居ない
  (exp) (id) Good luck does not always repeat itself
• 柳の下に何時も泥鰌は居らぬ
  (exp) (obsc) just because a method works once doesn't mean it will work every time (lit: there aren't always loach under the willow tree)