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A fool and his money are soon parted.

愚か者の金はすぐにその手を離れる。

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What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb.

すずめ百まで踊り忘れず。

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Well begun is half done.

始まりがうまければ半ばうまくいったもおなじ。

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Rome wasn't built in a day.

ローマは1日でできたのではなかった。

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Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

早寝、早起きは人を健康に、富裕に、賢明にする。

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Don't cross a bridge till you come to it.

橋の所へこないうちに橋を渡るな。

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The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

プディングのうまいまずいは食べてみてから。

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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老犬に新しい芸は仕込めない。

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Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.

結婚前は両眼を大きく見開いておれ、その後は、その半ばを閉じよ。

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Slow and steady wins the race.

ゆっくりで着実なのが競走に勝つ。

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Do as you would be done by.

人からして貰いたいように人にもなせ。

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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

勉強ばかりで遊ばないと子供はだめになる。

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A great man will be remembered for his achievements.

虎は死して皮を留め、人は死して名を残す。

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One man's meat is another man's poison.

ある人の食べ物が別の人には毒。

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The last straw breaks the camel's back.

最後のわら一本がらくだの背骨を折る。

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The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.

かわいさ余って憎さ百倍。

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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.

馬を水の所まで連れていっても水を飲ませることはできない。

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You cannot have your cake and eat it, too.

お菓子を持っていたり同時に食べたりはできない。

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It is no use crying over spilt milk.

すんでしまったことをいつまでもくよくよしても始まらない。

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As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

小羊を盗んで絞首刑になるくらいなら親羊を盗んで絞首刑になるほうがましだ。

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A penny saved is a penny earned.

1ペニーの節約は1ペニーの儲け。

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A jack of all trades is a master of none.

何でも屋は何でも中途半端。

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You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

旧弊な人は新しい事になじめない。

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Where there's a will, there's a way.

やる気があれば方法は見つかるもの。

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Well begun is half done.

出だしがよければ半ばやり遂げたようなものだ。

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It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

ぎりぎりの重荷を負ったラクダはわら1本でも積ませたら参ってしまう。

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Spare the rod and spoil the child.

鞭を惜しむと子供は駄目になる。

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There is a skeleton in every closet.

どんな家にも内輪の悩みはあるものだ。

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Fine words butter no parsnips.

ただ口先ばかりでは何の役にも立たない。

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Better wear out shoes than sheets.

すり減らすのはシーツではなく靴にしろ。

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What is done cannot be undone.

やってしまったことは取り返しがつかない。

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A fox is not caught twice in the same snare.

何時も柳の下に泥鰌は居らぬ。

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Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

朝起きは三文の徳。

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Two wrongs don't make a right.

他人の悪事を引き合いに出して自分の悪事の言い訳をすることはできない。

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Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.

たとえどんなに粗末であろうと、我が家ほどよいところはない。

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You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.

卵を割らなくてはオムレツは作れない。

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When the cat is away, the mice will play.

猫がいなくなるとネズミたちが遊びだす。

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You can't have your cake and eat it too.

ケーキを食べてしかもそのケーキを持っていることはできない。

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It's a poor workman who blames his tools.

へたな職人は道具に難癖をつける。

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Every Jack must have his Jill.

どんな男にもそれ相当の嫁のきてがあるもの。

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What is done cannot be undone.

いったんしたことは元どおりにならない。

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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は使っても使われるな。

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