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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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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.

ゆっくりと着実なのが競争に勝つ。

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What is done cannot be undone.

いったんしたことは元どおりにならない。

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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 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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Do as you would be done by.

人からして貰いたいように人にもなせ。

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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 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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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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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老人に新しいことは無理だ。

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A bad wife is the shipwreck of her husband.

女房の悪さは六十年の不作。

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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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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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Love me, love my dog.

私と友達になりたいなら、私の友達とも友達になってくれ。

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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できても、水を飲ませることはできない。

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Every cloud has a silver lining.

どんな悪いことにも良い面がある。

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

朝起きは三文の徳。

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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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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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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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He that cannot ask cannot live.

人にものを聞くことができないものは生きることもできない。

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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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A fool's bolt is soon shot.

愚者はすぐ奥の手を出し行き詰まる。

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