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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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Slow and steady wins the race.

ゆっくりでも着実にやってゆけば勝負には勝つ。

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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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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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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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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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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少なければ言い直しもたやすい。

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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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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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He who would the daughter win, with the mother must begin.

将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よ。

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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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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 cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老人に新しいことは無理だ。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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To err is human, to forgive divine.

間違いをするのが人間で、許すのは神だ。

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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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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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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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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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You cannot have your cake and eat it, too.

菓子は食べたら残らない。

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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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It is no use crying over spilt milk.

こぼれたミルクを嘆いても無駄だ。

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Don't cry before you're hurt.

何もされていないうちから文句をいうな。

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A fool and his money are soon parted.

愚か者の金はすぐにその手を離れる。

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

早寝早起きは健康と富と賢さのもと。

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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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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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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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It's too late to shut the barn door after the horse is stolen.

泥棒を見て縄をなう。

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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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A great man will be remembered for his achievements.

虎は死して皮を留め、人は死して名を残す。

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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 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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