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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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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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Better wear out shoes than sheets.

すり減らすのはシーツではなく靴にしろ。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The shepherd, even when he become a gentleman, smells of the lamb.

お里が知れる。

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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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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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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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The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.

かわいさ余って憎さ百倍。

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

早寝早起きは健康と富と賢さのもと。

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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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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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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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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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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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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少ないほど、訂正も早くできる。

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To err is human, to forgive divine.

あやまちを犯すのは人の常、ゆるすのは神。

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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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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 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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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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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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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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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は使っても使われるな。

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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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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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The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

心熱けれど肉体は弱し。

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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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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 cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

年取った犬に新しい芸を仕込めない。

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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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A friend in need is a friend indeed.

まさかのときの友こそ真の友。

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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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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

勉強ばかりで遊ばないと子供はだめになる。

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What is done cannot be undone.

やってしまったことは元に戻らない。

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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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