Can Anyone Help With These Three Phrases Or Sayings?

[rebelboy]

C - - W- - - O- - - T - - O - - - -

T - - I - C - - - - - - T - - - - ' - A C - - - -

P - - - T - - D - - - - ' - A - - - - - - -


Many thanks in advance.

[boxtops]

can you be more clear about where the word breaks come, please, by putting in a / between words?

[rebelboy]

Well at didn't come out as it should have!!
First one is 3, 4,4,3,5.
Second is 3,2,7,6,1,5.
Third is 4,3,6,1,8.

[rebelboy]

Any better Boxtops.? When I typed it it looked ok but didn't transcribe to the page as it read!

[hc4361]

Cry wolf once too often

[katburd]

2] Two is company three's a crowd

[grasscarp]

Play the devil's advocate?

[mallyh]

2 two is ?threes a crowd

[rebelboy]

Thanks to all. You folk really are the dogs' -------- !!

[grasscarp]

Thank you rebel for your endorsement.