wordplay - Elephants always get four mice

Starting with Elephants always get four mice, do all the following in the correct order to reveal a popular phrase:

• Replace one word with its antonym


• Delete one space


• Remove one word


• Remove one letter from one word


• Move one word's position

Answer

The answer is

Elephants never forget.

Starting with Elephants always get four mice, we perform the following steps in order:

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  Replace one word with its antonym

  
  

  
  

  Elephants never get four mice

  
  

  
  
  


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  Move one word's position

  
  

  
  

  Elephants never four get mice

  
  

  
  


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  Delete one space

  
  

  
  
  

  Elephants never fourget mice

  
  

  
  


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  Remove one word

  
  

  
  

  Elephants never fourget

  
  

  
  


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  Remove one letter from one word

  
  

  
  

  Elephants never forget