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A man is known by the company he keeps.

付き合う仲間を見れば、その人がわかる。

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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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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少ないほど、訂正も早くできる。

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Short accounts make long friends.

貸借の期間が短ければ交友期間は長い。

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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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Faint heart never won fair lady.

気の弱い男が美女を得たためしがない。

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There's many a slip between the cup and the lip.

100里を行く者は99里を半ばとする。

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Nothing venture, nothing have.

何の冒険もしないなら、何も得られない。

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A friend in need is a friend indeed.

まさかのときの友こそ真の友。

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

両方いいようにはできない。

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

意志のあるところには道がある。

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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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It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.

衣食足りて礼節を知る。

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A man is known by the company he keeps.

人は関わる友によってその人柄が分かる。

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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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Do as you would be done by.

自分が人からしてもらいたいと思うことは人にもせよ。

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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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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は善い召使だが悪い主人だ。

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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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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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A man is known by the company he keeps.

人は交わる友によってその人物がわかる。

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Do as you would be done by.

自分がしてもらいたいように人にもしなさい。

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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老いた犬に新しい芸当を教え込むことはできない。

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As rust eats iron, so care eats the heart.

錆が鉄を虫食むのと同様に心配は心を虫食む。

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All that glitters is not gold.

輝くものすべてが金とは限らない。

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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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A jack of all trades is a master of none.

あらゆる職業に手を出す者は何の熟練工にもなれない。

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

意志があるところに道は開ける。

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Speak of the devil and he is sure to appear.

悪魔のことを話せば悪魔が現れる。

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

いかに粗末であろうとも我が家に勝る所はない。

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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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Barking dogs seldom bite.

吠える犬はめったに噛み付く事はない。

Hoeru inu wa mettani kamitsuku koto wanai

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You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

老犬に新しい芸は教えられない。

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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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What is done cannot be undone.

なされたことは元通りにはならない。

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Barking dogs seldom bite.

よく吠える犬はめったにかみつかない。

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

どんなに粗末な家でも我が家にまさるところはない。

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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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You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.

たまごを割らずにオムレツは作れない。

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Better be the head of a cat than the tail of a lion.

大きな集団の尻につくより頭になれ。

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Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

ガラスの家に住む人は石を投げるべきではない。

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His bark is worse than his bite.

彼は口やかましいが本心は悪くない。

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He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.

朱に交われば赤くなる。

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Every cock crows on his own dunghill.

人はだれでもお山の大将になれる。

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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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Slow and steady wins the race.

ゆっくりと着実なのが競争に勝つ。

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What is done cannot be undone.

やってしまったことは元に戻らない。

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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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He that cannot ask cannot live.

人にものを聞くことができないものは生きることもできない。

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A fool's bolt is soon shot.

愚者はすぐ奥の手を出し行き詰まる。

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