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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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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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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 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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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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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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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老人に新しいことは無理だ。

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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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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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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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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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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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He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.

朱に交われば赤くなる。

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Rome wasn't built in a day.

ローマは1日で建設されたものではない。

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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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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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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 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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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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A man is known by the company he keeps.

人は交わる友によってその人物がわかる。

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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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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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As you sow, so will you reap.

種をまくように刈り入れることになる。

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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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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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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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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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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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The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

心熱けれど肉体は弱し。

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Rome wasn't built in a day.

ローマは、一日にして建設されたものではない。

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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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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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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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It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.

衣食足りて礼節を知る。

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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に、金持ちに、そして賢くする。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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A jack of all trades is a master of none.

何でも屋は何でも中途半端。

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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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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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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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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 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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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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A sound mind dwells in a sound body.

健全な精神は健全な肉体に宿る。

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