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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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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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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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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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A man is as old as he feels and a woman as old as she looks.

男の年は気持ちで決まり、女の年は容貌で決まる。

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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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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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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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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.

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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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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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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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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Where there's a will, there's a way.

意志があるところに道は開ける。

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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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The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.

かわいさ余って憎さ百倍。

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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 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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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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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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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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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 have your cake and eat it too.

両方いいようにはできない。

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

早寝早起きは人を健康で裕福で賢明にする。

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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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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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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 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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He laughs best who laughs last.

早まって喜ぶな、最後に笑える者が勝ち。

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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 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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Do in Rome as the Romans do.

ローマではローマ人がするようにせよ。

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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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Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.

結婚前は両眼を大きく見開いておれ、その後は、その半ばを閉じよ。

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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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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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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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A jack of all trades is a master of none.

あらゆる職業に手を出す者は何の熟練工にもなれない。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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