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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 teach an old dog new tricks.

老犬に新しい芸は仕込めない。

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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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裕福にそして賢明にする。

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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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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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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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Two wrongs don't make a right.

他人の悪事を引き合いに出して自分の悪事の言い訳をすることはできない。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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A man is known by the company he keeps.

付き合う仲間を見れば、その人がわかる。

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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、金持ちに、そして賢くする。

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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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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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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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It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.

衣食足りて礼節を知る。

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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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A man is known by the company he keeps.

人は付き合っている人間でわかる。

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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。

Hoeru inu wa mettani kamitsuku koto wanai

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.

朱に交われば赤くなる。

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You can't take it with you when you die.

死んだらお金はあの世へ持っていけない。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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A house without love is no more a home than a body without a soul is a man.

魂なき肉体が人間でないのと同様に、愛なき家庭は決して家庭ではない。

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