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Put your trust in God, and keep your powder dry
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Put your trust in God, and keep your powder dry. and Keep your powder dry.
Prov. Have faith that God will make sure that you win a conflict, but be prepared to fight well and vigorously. (Supposed to have been said by Oliver Cromwell; powder means gunpowder.) Bill: Am I going to win my lawsuit? Alan: All you can do is put your trust in God, and keep your powder dry.
See also: and, dry, keep, powder, put, trust
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He is still a big baby and has greater potential to improve than St Nicholas, but whether it is enough, time will tell, so keep your powder dry.
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However the game is harder to call than the prices suggest, so it may pay to keep your powder dry for the weekend's Super League Murrayfield Magic extravaganza.
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Byline: Ed Hawkins SRI LANKA and India clash in Johannesburg on Monday but with a serious injury worry over Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya, it's best to keep your powder dry until nearer the time, writes Ed Hawkins.
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