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A
[編集]- a bad workman always blames his tools
- a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
- a camel is a horse designed by a committee
- a fool and his money are soon parted
- a friend in need is a friend indeed
- a lie has no legs
- a man's home is his castle
- a miss is as good as a mile
- a new broom sweeps clean
- a picture paints a thousand words
- a rolling stone gathers no moss
- a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
- a stitch in time saves nine
- absence makes the heart grow fonder
- actions speak louder than words
- all roads lead to Rome
- all that glitters is not gold
- all things come to those who wait
- almost doesn't count
- an Englishman's home is his castle
- an apple a day keeps the doctor away
- as you sow, so shall you reap
B
[編集]- barking dogs seldom bite
- beauty is in the eye of the beholder
- beauty is only skin deep
- beggars can't be choosers
- bird in the hand
- birds of a feather flock together
- boys will be boys
C
[編集]D
[編集]- don't be penny-wise and pound-foolish
- don't count your chickens before they're hatched
- don't cry over spilt milk
- don't look a gift horse in the mouth
- don't put all your eggs in one basket
- don't shoot the messenger
E
[編集]- e pluribus unum
- empty vessels make the most sound
- every cloud has a silver lining
- every dog has its day
F
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[編集]I
[編集]- if you can't beat them, join them
- in vino veritas
- it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog
- it never rains but it pours
- it takes two to tango
K
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[編集]M
[編集]- make hay while the sun shines
- many hands make light work
- mocking is catching
- money doesn't grow on trees
N
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[編集]- patience is a virtue
- people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
- power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely
- practice makes perfect
- pride comes before a fall
- proverbs hunt in pairs
R
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[編集]- take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves
- teach grandma to suck eggs
- that's the way life is
- that's the way the ball bounces
- that's the way the cookie crumbles
- that's the way the mop flops
- that's the way the tail wags
- the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
- the early bird catches the worm
- the early bird gets the worm
- the grass is always greener on the other side
- the map is not the territory
- the more the merrier
- the pen is mightier than the sword
- the proof of the pudding is in the eating
- the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
- the way to a man's heart is through his stomach
- the world is your oyster
- there but for the grace of God go I
- there's many a slip twixt cup and lip
- there's more than one way to skin a cat
- there's no I in team
- there's no time like the present
- there's plenty more fish in the sea
- time and tide
- time and tide wait for no man
- time flies when you're having fun
- too many cooks spoil the broth
W
[編集]- when in Rome
- when in Rome, do as the Romans do
- when it rains, it pours
- when the cat's away the mice will play
- when you're up to your neck in alligators, it's easy to forget that the initial objective was to drain the swamp