Alternative form of every dog has its day

Each person is the chief cause of their success or failure in life.

Synonym of familiarity breeds contempt

(law) One ought not be permitted to decide a case in which one has an interest.

People are primarily concerned with their own interests.

Alternative form of few sandwiches short of a picnic

Synonym of familiarity breeds contempt

present participle of hide

(uncountable) A state of concealment. / (countable) A place of concealment.

(literally) Skinning (of an animal) to yield a hide (for human use). / (colloquial, figuratively, countable) A beating or spanking.