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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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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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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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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.

年取った犬に新しい芸を仕込めない。

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It's never too late to make amends.

過ちては改むるに憚ることなかれ。

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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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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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Well begun is half done.

滑り出しが好調なら事は半ば成就したのに等しい。

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A sound mind dwells in a sound body.

健全な精神は健全な肉体に宿る。

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The danger past and God forgotten.

危険が過ぎると神様は忘れられる。

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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 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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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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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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It is never too late to learn.

決して学ぶのに遅すぎるということはない。

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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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You're never too old to learn.

どんなに年を取っても学問ができないことはない。

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It is no use crying over spilt milk.

過ぎ去ったことを嘆いてもしょうがない。

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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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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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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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Birds of a feather flock together.

同じ色の羽の鳥は共に集まるものだ。

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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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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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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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It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.

衣食足りて礼節を知る。

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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 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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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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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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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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