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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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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 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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It's never too late to make amends.

過ちを改むるにはばかることなかれ。

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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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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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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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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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You cannot have your cake and eat it, too.

菓子は食べたら残らない。

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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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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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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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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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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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Two wrongs don't make a right.

他人が悪い事をしているからといって自分もそうしてよいということにはならない。

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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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Do in Rome as the Romans do.

ローマにおいてはローマ人がするようにせよ。

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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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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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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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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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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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It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.

衣食足りて礼節を知る。

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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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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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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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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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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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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は善い召使だが悪い主人だ。

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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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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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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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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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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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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.

老犬に新しい芸は仕込めない。

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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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Every cloud has a silver lining.

憂いの反面には喜びがあるものだ。

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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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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老人に新しいことは無理だ。

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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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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 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 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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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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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 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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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't have your cake and eat it too.

両方いいようにはできない。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.

馬を水の所まで連れていっても水を飲ませることはできない。

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