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His bark is worse than his bite.

彼のほえるのはかむのよりひどい。

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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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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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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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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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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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It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.

誰にも利益を吹きあたえないような風は悪い風である。

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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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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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Every cloud has a silver lining.

どの雲にも銀の裏地がついている。

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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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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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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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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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It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.

衣食足りて礼節を知る。

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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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When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out the window.

赤貧戸口に至らば、恋は窓より飛び去る。

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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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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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Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

こわれやすいガラス張りの家に住む者は石を投げてはいけない。

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

馬を水際まで連れて行くことは出来るが、水を飲ませることは出来ない。

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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 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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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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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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You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.

あなたが私の背中をかいてくれれば、私もあなたの背中をかきます。

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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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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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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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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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Rome wasn't built in a day.

ローマは、一日にして建設されたものではない。

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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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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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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.

やる気があれば方法は見つかるもの。

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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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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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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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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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All his geese are swans.

自分のものならガチョウも白鳥に見える。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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