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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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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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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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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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Nothing venture, nothing have.

何の冒険もしないなら、何も得られない。

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As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

小羊を盗んで絞首刑になるくらいなら親羊を盗んで絞首刑になるほうがましだ。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.

たまごを割らずにオムレツは作れない。

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

たとえどんなに粗末であろうと、我が家ほどよいところはない。

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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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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 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 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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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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You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.

卵を割らなくてはオムレツは作れない。

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