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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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You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.

卵を割らなければオムレツは作れない。

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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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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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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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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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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少ないほど、訂正も早くできる。

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Every cloud has a silver lining.

どんな悪いことにも良い面がある。

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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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A woman's mind and winter wind change oft.

女心と冬の風はしばしば変わる。

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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。

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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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The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.

かわいさ余って憎さ百倍。

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Love me, love my dog.

私と友達になりたいなら、私の友達とも友達になってくれ。

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

意志あるところには道がある。

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

どんなにみすぼらしくても、わが家にまさる所はない。

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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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You cannot get blood out of a stone.

石から血を取り出すことはできない。

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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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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 friend in need is a friend indeed.

まさかのときの友こそ真の友。

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

早起きは三文の徳。

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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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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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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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He who pays the piper calls the tune.

費用を受け持つ者に決定権がある。

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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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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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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.

オムレツを作るには卵を割らなくてはならない。

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A little learning is a dangerous thing.

少しばかりの学問は危険なもの。

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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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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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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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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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You're never too old to learn.

学ぶのに年を取りすぎているということはない。

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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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Rome wasn't built in a day.

ローマは1日で建設されたものではない。

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Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

会わないでいると人の心はいっそう愛情が深くなる。

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

どんなに貧しくてとも我が家に優るところはない。

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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で裕福で賢明にする。

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

ゆりかごの中で覚えたことは墓場まで続く。

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As you sow, so will you reap.

種をまくように刈り入れることになる。

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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、金持ちに、そして賢くする。

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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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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は使っても使われるな。

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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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