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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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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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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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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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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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To err is human, to forgive divine.

あやまちを犯すのは人の常、ゆるすのは神。

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Do in Rome as the Romans do.

ローマはローマ人のするようにせよ。

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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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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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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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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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There's many a true word spoken in jest.

冗談に言ったことが本当になる場合がたくさんある。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The shepherd, even when he become a gentleman, smells of the lamb.

お里が知れる。

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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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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'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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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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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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Forewarned is forearmed.

あらかじめ警告を受けているのは、あらかじめ武装しているに同じ。

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"A rolling stone gathers no moss" is a proverb.

「転がる石は苔をもつけず」はことわざである。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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A jack of all trades is a master of none.

何でもこなす者は名人にはなれない。

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

どんなにそまつでも、我が家が一番だ。

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

子宝に恵まれに粗末でも、我が家にまさる所はない。

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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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Do in Rome as the Romans do.

ローマにおいてはローマ人がするようにせよ。

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He who pays the piper calls the tune.

笛吹きに金を払う者が曲を注文する。

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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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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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