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A baker’s wife may bite of a bun, a brewer’s wife may bite of a tun.近水楼台先得月。
a bed of roses 安乐窝
a big mouth 夸夸其谈的人
A bird in the band is worth two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜于二鸟在林。
A bird may be known by its note, and a man by his talk. 以音知鸟，闻言而知其人
A bird's eye view 鸟瞰
A black hen lays a white egg. 黑鸡生白蛋，丑妇生俊儿。
a bolt from the blue 晴空霹雳
A brave man may fall but he cannot yield. 勇士可能会跌倒但不会屈服。
A brave retreat is a brave exploit. 勇敢的退却也是英勇的行为
A bride will enter without knocking. 贿赂进屋，不用敲门。
A bully is always a coward. 持强欺弱是懦夫
A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮了别人， 毁灭了自己。
a card up one's sleeve 王牌，绝招
a cat-and-dog life 争争吵吵的日子
A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。
A cat in gloves catches no mice. 戴手套的猫抓不住老鼠。
A cat may look at the king. 猫有权看国王
A crafty person has more than one hideout.狡兔三窟。
A creaking door hangs long. 旧门久用，病夫命长。
A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 江山易改，本性难移。
A faint heart never won a fair lady. 懦夫难得美人心。
A fair death honors the whole life. 死的正值，一生光荣。
A fall to the pit; again in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。
A feather in one's cap 值得骄傲的事
A fox may grow gray, but never good. 狐狸善变，本性难移。
A friend is best found in adversity. 患难见真情。
A good book is a great friend. 好书即益友
A good husband makes a good wife. 夫善则妻贤
A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。
A good thing is known when it is lost. 好东西没有了才知道可贵。
A good winter brings a good summer. 好冬带来好夏
A good wife and health is a man's best wealth. 男子的最大财富就是妻子贤惠，自身健康。
A great talker is a great liar. 言多必妄
A green wound is soon healed. 新伤容易愈合。
A hero is nothing but a product of his time. 实事造英雄。
A high building; a low foundation. 楼高基要深。
A honey tongue, a heart of gail. 口蜜腹剑
A hungry ass eats any straw. 饥不择食。
A hungry man is an angry man. 饿汉常发怒。
a Judas 犹大（叛徒）
A lazy youth,a lousy age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
A light heart live long. 心情开朗寿命长。不恼不愁，活到白头。
A little impatience spoils great plans.小不忍则乱大谋。
A little spark may kindle a great fire.星星之火，可以燎原。
A short cut is often a wrong cut.欲速则不达。
A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with.欲加之罪，何患无辞。
A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，驷马难追。
A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
Above board 光明正大
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 离别倍相思。
ace in the hole （未公开的）王牌
Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩
Add fuel to flame 火上浇油
Add insult to injury 痛上加辱
Adversity leads to prosperity 穷则思变
Advice is seldom welcome. 忠言逆耳。
afraid of one's own shadow 杯弓蛇影；极度胆小
After a delay comes a let. 夜长梦多。
after a fashion 依葫芦画瓢
After a storm comes a calm. 雨过天晴，风平浪静。
after lunch sit a while，after supper walk a mile. 午饭后坐一会，晚餐后走一里。
After one's own heart 称心如意
against the grain 格格不入
against time 争分夺秒
alive and kicking 活蹦乱跳
All are brave when the enemy flies. 敌人逃遁时，个个是勇士。
All are not saints that go to church. 进教堂的不都是圣人。
all at sea 不知所措
All covet, all lose. 样样垂涎，样样失落。贪多嚼不烂。
all ears 集中注意力听
all eyes 全神贯注的看
All his geese are swans. 他家的鹅都是天鹅。
All is not gold that glitters. 闪光的不一定都是金子。
All is well that ends well. 结局好，一切都好。
All rivers run into the sea. 条条江河归大海。
All roads lead to Rome.条条大道通罗马。
All shall be well; Jack shall have Gill. 有情人终成眷属。
All that is fair must fade. 花开有谢；红颜须老。
All the cats are grey in the dark. 猫在暗中都是灰色的。
All things are difficult before they are easy. 万事开头难。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只干工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
Alpha and Omega 自始至终
Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home. 未雨绸缪。
Among the blind, the one-eyes man is king. 山中无老虎，猴子称大王。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 日吃苹果一只，身体健康不求医。
An idle youth; a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲
another pair of shoes 另外一回事，另当别论
anybodys's guess 难以预料
April fool 傻瓜
armed to the teeth 武装到牙齿
Art is long, life is short. 生命短暂，艺术长存。
As a man is, so shall his company. 什麽样的任教什麽样的朋友。
As a man lives, so shall he die. 有生则有死。
As a man sows, so shall he reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
As a tree falls , so shall it lies. 树倒在那里，就躺在那里。
As busy as a bee. 非常忙碌
as changeable as the moon 变化无常
as cheerful as a lark 快乐无比
as cool as a cucumber 非常冷静
as cunning as a fox 像狐狸一样狡猾
as drunk as lord 喝的烂醉
as dumb as a statue 死不做声
as fit as a fiddle 非常健康
as greedy as a wolf 贪婪如狼
as hard as marble 非常坚硬
as light as a feather 轻如鸿毛
as like as two peas (beans) 一模一样
as merry as a cricket 非常快活
as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗
as proud as a peacock 不可一世
as slippery as an eel 滑如泥鳅
as still as the grave 静如坟墓
as straight as an arrow 直如飞箭
as strong as an ox 健壮如牛
as stupid as a donkey 蠢笨如驴
as sweet as honey 甜如蜂蜜
as swift as lightning 快如闪电
As the call, so the echo. 发什么声音，有什么回声。
As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man. 试金石可以试金，金子可以试人。
As the tree, so the fruit. 是什么树，结什么果。
As wise as Soloman 聪明过人
As you brew so you must drink .自作自受。
Ask for the moon 过分的要求
Ask much; know much. 问的多，知道的多。
At a loose end 无所事事
At court, everybody speaks for himself. 在法庭上，人人为自己辩护。
at large 逍遥法外
at one's wit's end 智穷计尽，一筹莫展
at sixes and sevens 乱七八糟
at the eleventh hour （还来得及的）最后一刻
at the tip of one's tongue 话说到了嘴边
Away goes the devil when he finds the door shut against him. 看见门户紧闭，魔鬼也要离开。
Bad blood 恶感，仇恨
Bad news has wings.好事不出门，坏事传千里。
Bad news travels fast. 恶事传千里
Bad times make a good man. 乱世出英雄
bad and baggage 彻底；全部
bakesr's dozen 十三个
bark up the wrong tree 攻击错了目标，白费力气
Barking dogs seldom bite. 叫狗不咬人。
Be honest rather than clever. 与其聪明，不如诚实。
Be swift to hear, slow to speak.听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。
Be well off 富裕；小康的
Bear the brunt 承受打击
Bears are caught by honey. 蜂蜜是捉熊的诱饵。
Beauty lies in the love's eyes. 情人眼里出西施。
Before be an old man's darling than a young man's slave. 宁为老人妻，不为青年奴。
Before gold, even kings take off their hats. 见钱眼开
beg the question 回避问题
Beggars cannot be choosers. 饥不择食
Behind the mountains there are people to be found.天外有天，山外有山。
Behind the secnes 在幕后，私下
Believe no tales from the enemy's tongue. 敌人的话不可信
beside oneself with 因为 。。。 而精神失常；得意忘形
beside the point 偏离话题
Better ask the way than go astray. 宁可问路，不可迷路。
Better be poor than wicked. 人穷不能志短
Better be envied than pitied. 宁被人妒，不受人怜。
Better late than never .迟做总比不做好。
Better to ask the way than go astray.问路总比迷路好。
Between friends all is common.朋友之间不分彼此。
between the devil and the blue sea 进退维谷
between you and me 天知地知，你知我知
Beware of a man who never speaks and of a dog never barks. 当心不语的人，提方不叫的狗。
Bide one's time 等待时机
Big mouthfuls often choke. 贪多嚼不烂。
Bird of passage 漂泊不定的人
Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。
Birth is much, but breeding is more. 教育重于门第。
Birthday suit 一丝不挂；赤身裸体
bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂
bite one's tongue off 后悔自己讲过的话
Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.良药苦口．
black and blue 轻一块，紫一块。
Black sheep 败家子；无用之辈
blaze the trail 开辟道路
bleed one white 榨干某人的血汗（或钱财）
blind alley 死胡同
Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水
Blood will have blood. 血债要用血来偿
Blot on the landscape 杀风景
blow hot and cold 忽冷忽热；动摇不定
blow one's own trumpet 自吹自擂
blue ribbon 最高荣誉
Books and friends should be few but good. 书和朋友要少而精。
born in the purple 出生豪门
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth 出身高贵
Box and Cox 轮流交换
Brains trust 智囊团
breach of promise 毁约食言
bread and butter 生活必需品
Bread is the staff of life. 民以食为天。
Break a butterfly on a wheel 小题大做，杀鸡用牛刀
break one's words 说话不算话
break the ice 打破沉默
breath of life 不可缺少的东西
brevity is the soul of wit 言以简洁为贵
bring something home to somebody 使某人认识到
bring the house down 博得满堂喝彩
bring owls to Athens 多此一举
build upon sand 建在沙上
bull in a china shop 瓷器店里的公牛
Buridan's ass 优柔寡断之人
burn one's boats (bridges) 破釜沉舟
Burn one's fingers 吃亏上当
burn the candle at both ends 一根蜡烛两头烧
burn the midnight oil 开夜车
Bury one's hand in the sand 鸵鸟政策
Busiest men find the most time. 盲人最会利用时间。
Business before pleasure. 先工作，后娱乐。
Business is business.公事公办。
Business is the salt of life.事业是人生的第一需要。
But me no buts. 别老对我说"但是"了
butterflies in one's stomach 紧张不安
by all means 尽力；一定
by a hair's breadth 几乎；差不多
by and large 总的说来，大体上
by hook or by crook 不择手段
by the book 有根据，照章办事
by leaps and bounds 大幅度的，飞速的
by no means 决不
By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。
Call a spade a spade. 开门见山。直言不讳
call it a day 今天到此为止
call somebody names 骂人
Can't have it both ways 不能兼而有之
cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear 母猪耳朵做不出丝钱袋
cannot say bo to a goose 胆小如鼠
can't see the wood for the trees 只见树木不见森林
Care and diligence bring luck.谨慎勤奋，带来好运。
Care killed the cat 忧虑缠身
carry coal to Newcastle 徒劳无益；白费力气
Cast an anchor to windward.未雨绸缪。
cast sheep's eye 送秋播，以目传情
cast pearls before swine 明珠暗投
castle in the air 空中楼阁
catch someone napping 乘人不备
catch someone red-handed 当场抓获
Cats hide their claws.知人知面不知心。
cat's paw 为他人"火种取栗"的人
Caution is the parent of safety. 谨慎为安全之本。
Chalk it up 公布于众；记在帐上
Cheats never prosper.骗人发不了财。
Children and drunk people speak the truth. 小孩和醉汉说的是真话。
Children are what the mothers are.耳濡目染，身教言传。
Choose a wife by your ear rather than by your eye. 选择妻子最好用耳不用眼。
Choose an author as you choose a friend. 择书如择友
clean hands. 清正廉洁
clear the air 清除误会；清除隔阂
Clothes make man.人靠衣裳，马靠鞍。
cold comfort 不起作用的安慰
cold shoulder 冷淡对待
Command your men and do it yourself. 指挥别人就的以身作则。
Confession is the first step to repentance. 悔罪必先认罪。
Cool one's heel 坐冷板凳，苦等
come a long way 有了很大的进展
come clean 全盘招供
come in handy 用得上
come thick an fast 大批涌来
Come what may, heaven won't fall.做你的吧，天塌不下来。
compare notes 交流思想
Complacency is the enemy of study.学习的敌人是自己的满足。
Complete sincerity can affect even metal and stone. 精诚所至，金石为开。
Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.自信是走向成功的第一步。
Constant dripping wears away a stone.水滴石穿，绳锯木断。
Content is better than riches.知足者常乐。
Count one's chickens before they are hatched.蛋未孵先数雏。
Courtesy on one side only lasts not long.来而不往非礼也。
Creep before you walk.循序渐进。
Crocodile's tears 鳄鱼的眼泪；假慈悲
Cross one's fingers 求上帝保佑
cross one's mind 偶然想到
cross swords with someone 交锋；争论
Cry for the moon.海底捞月。
cry one's eyes out 悲痛欲绝，大哭失声
cry over spilt milk 牛奶一处，后悔无疑
curtain lecture 枕边训导
Custom is a second nature.习惯是后天养成的。
Custom makes all things easy. 有个好习惯，事事皆不难。
cut corners 走捷径，超近路
cut a good figure 给人好的印象
cut no ice 不起作用
cut one's coat according to one's cloth 量入为出，看布裁衣
cut and run 慌忙逃走
cut a long story short 长话短说
cut both ways 两方面都起作用
cut someone short 打断别人的话
cut things fine 算得很精确
cut somebody to the quick 戳到某人的痛处
Day in and day out 日复一日
Dead Sea fruit 死海之果--华而不实
Deeds are fruits; words are but leaves. 言语是叶，行为是果。
Deeds talk louder than words.少说空话多干实事。
Deep rivers move in silence, shallow brooks are noisy. 河深水静流，溪浅水声喧
Deliberate slowly; execute promptly. 决策要慢，行动要快。
Despair gives courage to a coward. 人急造反，狗急跳墙。
Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies. 猛药起沉疴。
Destroy the lion while he is yet but a whelp. 杀狮应在幼年时。
Diamonds cuts diamonds. 棋逢对手，将遇良才。强中自有强中手。
die game 致死不屈
die hard 很难消除；死硬派
die in harness 战死杀场
Diet cures more than doctors. 食疗胜于医疗
Diligence is the mother of success. 勤劳是成功之母
Diligence outstrips poverty. 勤能克穷
dine and wine 请酒席
dip into one's pocket 乱花钱
Discontent is the first step in progress. 不满足于现状是进步的开始。
Distrust is poison to friendship. 猜疑是友谊的毒药
Do as I think fit. 我行我素。
Do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗
Do as you would be done by. 己所不欲，勿施于人
Do it now.机不可失，时不再来。
Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。
Do nothing by halves.凡事不可半途而废。
Do well and have well.善有善报。
Dog does not eat dog. 同类不相残，同时不操戈
Doing everything is doing nothing. 贪多嚼不烂。
Doing is better than saying.与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。
Don't claim to know what you don't know.不要不懂装懂。
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. 不要过早乐观
Don't cross the bridge until you come to it. 不要杞人忧天。
Don't have too many irons in the fire.不要揽事过多。
Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.不要小题大做。
Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事，今日毕。
Don't put the cart before the horse.不要本末倒置。
Don't trouble troubles until trouble troubles you.不要自找麻烦。
Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.不要班门弄斧。
Dot one's I's and cross one's t's. 做收尾工作
Doubt is the key to knowledge. 多疑之人
down at the mouth 情绪低落
down and out 失败
drag one's feet 迟疑不前
draw a blank 落空；徒劳无功
draw the longbow 夸海口
drink like a fish 狂饮
drop in the ocean 沧海一粟
Drug on the market 卖不出的货物
Drowning man will catch at a straw. 溺水者见到稻草也要捞
Dumb dogs are dangerous. 不叫的狗咬人
Dutch courage 酒后之勇
Dreams are lies. 梦不足信。
Each bird love to hear himself sing.孤芳自赏。
Eagles fly alone, but sheep flock together. 鹰爱独飞，羊爱群居
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 睡得早，起的早，聪明、富裕、身体好。
Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。
East or west, home is best. 东好西好，在家最好。
Easy come, easy go. 来得容易，去的也快。
Eat one's cake and have it. 两者不能兼得
eat humble pie 忍气吞声
eat one's words 自食其言
eat one's head off 吃得过多
eat out of one's hands 柔顺，听话
eat somebody's salt 受人款待，欠人人请
Eat to live, but not live to eat.人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。
Empty vessels make the greatest sound.实磨无声空磨响，满瓶不动半瓶摇。
Empty vessels make the most sound. 满瓶不响，半瓶咣当
End in smoke 成为泡影
Enough is as good as a feast. 知足者常乐。
Enough make the angles weep 非常动人
Envy has no holidays.忌妒之人无宁日。
Envy shoots at others and wounds himself. 妒忌别人，伤了自己。
Even a worm will turn. 逼人太甚，必有反抗
Even Homer sometimes nods. 伟人也有打盹儿的时候
Even reckoning makes long friends.亲兄弟，明算账。
Even woods have ears.隔墙有耳。
Every advantage has its disadvantage.有利必有弊。
Every bean has its black. 金无足赤，人无完人。
Every day is not Sunday.好景不常在。
Every dog has his day. 人人都有得意的时候
Every dog is a lion at home. 狗是百步王，只在门前凶。
Every door may be shut, but death's door.人生在世，唯死难逃。
Every heart has its own sorrow.各人有各人的苦恼。
Every law has a loophole. 每部法律都有漏洞。
Every little helps a mickle.聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。
Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost.人不为己，天诛地灭。
Every man has his faults.金无足赤，人无完人。
Every man has his hobbyhorse.萝卜青菜，各有所爱。
Every man has his weak side.人人都有弱点。
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.自己的命运自己掌握。
Every medal has two sides. 每一枚奖章都有两个面
Every minute counts.分秒必争。
Every mother's child is handsome.孩子是自己的好。
Every potter praises hit pot.王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。
Every rule has its exception. 有规则就有例外。
Every tide has its ebb. 潮起必有潮落。
Every why has its wherefore. 凡事都有因。
Everybody is wise after the event. 人总是事后聪明
Everybody's business is nobody's business. 人人都管等于没有人管
Everything is good in its season. 春桃秋菊，物各有时。
Everything is good when new, but friends when old. 东西是新的好，朋友是老的好。
Example is better than precept. 经验是最好的教师。
Experience is the best teacher. 经验是最好的教师。
Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.经验是智慧之父，记忆是智慧之母。
Experience must be bought.吃一堑，长一智。
Extreme right is extreme wrong. 极端正确就是极端错误。
Eyes are bigger than one's stomach. 新有余而力不足。
Eye for eye; tooth for tooth 以牙还牙
Eyes speak all languages; wait for no letter of introduction. 眼睛能讲各种语言，他不需要介绍信。
Face value 表面上的价值
Fact is stranger than fiction. 大千世界，无奇不有。
Facts speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。
Failure teaches success. 失败是成功之母。
Faint heart never won fair lady. 懦夫决不会得到美丽的姑娘。
Faith moves mountains. 精诚所至，金石为开。
Faith can remove mountains. 精诚所至，金石为开。
Fall by the way 半途而废
fall flat 失败
Fall out 争吵
false alarm 虚惊
False friends are worse than bitter enemies.明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
Fame, like a river, is narrowest at its source. 名声如江河，开头最狭窄。
Far cry 很大的差距
Far from eye, far from heart.眼不见，心不烦。
far from the madding crowd 远离尘世
Far water does not put out near fire.远水救不了近火。
Fat hens lay few eggs. 肥鸡生蛋少。
Faults are thick where love is thin.一朝情意淡，样样不顺眼。
Fear always springs from ignorance.恐惧源于无知。
Feed a cold and starve a fever. 伤风宜吃，发烧宜睡。
Feed by measure and defy the physician. 饮食有节，医生失业。
Few words, many deeds. 少说话，多做事。
Fields have eyes, and woods have ears. 没有不透风的墙。
Fifth Column 第五纵队
Fight with one's back to the wall 决一死战
find fault with 挑毛病
finishing touches 收尾工作
Fire and water are good servants, but bad masters.水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
Fire and water have no mercy. 水火无情。
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.火是一把双刃剑。
Fire is the test of gold. 真金不怕火炼。
Fire proves gold; adversity proves man. 烈火见真金，逆境出好汉。
First come, first served. 先到者，先受招待。
First impressions are half the battle.初次见面，印象最深。
First think, then speak. 三思而后行。
First thrive, then wife. 先立业，后成家。
Fish in troubles water. 浑水摸鱼。
Fish out of water 离了水的鱼
flog a dead horse 徒劳无益
flowing with milk and honey 鱼米之乡
Flowers are the pledges of fruit. 花是火的保证。
Flutter and dovecotes 捣乱鸽鹏
fly high 情绪高昂，有抱负。
Fly in the ointment 一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅汤。
Fly on the wheel 狂妄自大的人
follow suit 如法炮制
Follow the river and you will get to the sea. 沿着河就一定会走到海边。
Fools grow without watering.朽木不可雕。
Fool's haste is no speed.欲速则不达。
Fools has fortune.呆人有呆福。
Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.愚者不学无术，智者不耻下问。
For better or for worse 不管好歹
Forbidden fruit is sweetest. 禁果分外甜。
Forced love does not last. 强求的爱情难持久。
Forgive others but not yourself. 原谅别人，但不要原谅自己。
Forgive and forget. 宽宏大量，不念旧恶。
Fortune favors those who use their judgement.机遇偏爱善断之人。
Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate.风水轮流转。
Forty winks 打个盹儿
Four eyes see more than two.集思广益。
Free and easy 无拘无束
Friends agree best at distance.朋友之间也会保持距离。
Friends are thieves of time.朋友是时间的窃贼。
Friends must part.再好的朋友也有分手的时候。
From labor health; from health contentment springs. 劳动使人健康，健康使人满足。
From saving comes having. 节约才能致富。
Full of beans 精力充沛
full steam ahead 全速前进
Full vessels give the least sound. 满罐子不响，半罐子晃荡。
Gain ground 取得进展
game not worth the candle 得不偿失
Genius is nothing but labour and diligence. 天才就是劳动加勤奋。
Get out bed on the wrong side 整天脾气不好
get someone's back up 惹恼某人
get the upper hand of 占上风
get to the bottom of 弄个水落石出
get wind of 风闻
gild the lily 画蛇添足
Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 谗言可畏，欲加之罪，何患无辞。
give a sop to Cerberus 行贿
Give a thief rope enough and he will hang himself. 给小偷足够的绳子，他就会自己上吊。
Give everyone his due. 一视同仁。
Give me liberty or give me death. 不自由，毋宁死。
Give oneself away 露马脚
give someone the cold shoulder 对人冷淡
give someone the cue 给人暗示
Give him the dose of his own medicine. 以其人之道还治其人之身。
Give him an inch and he will take an ell. 得寸进尺
Give someone a leg up 助一臂之力
give someone the sack 解雇某人
Give one enough rope and he will hang himself. 任其放纵必自取灭亡。
Glory is the shadow of virtue. 荣誉是美德的影子
go down like ninepins 被击败
go Dutch 各付各的帐
go fifty-fifty 平分；均摊
Go for it! 拚一次
go further and far worse 越搞越遭
Go in one ear and out the other. 左耳朵进，右耳朵出。
go the way of all flesh 走众生之路；死
Go through fire and water 赴汤蹈火
go to the dogs 每况愈下
Go to the sea, if you would fish well. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
go up in smoke 化为乌有
go west 死；上西天
go without saying 不言而喻
God helps those who help themselves. 皇天不负有心人。
Gold will not buy anything. 金钱并非万能。
Good fame is better than a good face. 美名胜于美貌。
Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly.以德报德是常理，以德报怨大丈夫。
Good health is above wealth. 好身体胜于财富
Good horses make short way. 骏马能使远程变近。
Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth.良药苦口利于病。
Good to begin well; better to end well. 善始不如善终。
Good watch prevents misfortune.谨慎消灾。
Good (or Great) wits jump. 英雄所见略同。
Grasp all, lose all.贪多必失。
grasp the nettle 大胆处理棘手问题
Great barkers are no biters.好狗不挡道。
Great hopes make great man.伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。
Great men have great faults. 大人物有大过
Great men's sons seldom do well.富不过三代。
Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。
Great trees are good for nothing but shade.大树底下好乘凉。
Great trees catch wind 树大招风
Great weights hang on small wires.千钧一发。
Great wits have short memories.贵人多忘事。
Greatest genius often lies concealed.大智若愚。
Greedy folks have long arms.心贪手长。
Green horn 新手
green light 同意；允许
green with envy 非常妒忌
Guilty consciences make men cowards.做贼心虚。
Habit cures habit.心病还需心药医。
Hair stand on end 毛发倒竖；毛骨悚然。
Half a tale is enough for a wise man. 智者一听就懂
Hand in glove 密切配合
Handsome is as handsome does. 行为美才是真美
Handsome is he who does handsomely.行为漂亮才算美。
Hang by a thread 千钧一发
hang-dog look 愁眉苦脸
hang in the balance 悬而未决
Happiness lies first of all in health. 幸福首要是健康
Happiness takes no account of time.欢乐不觉时光过。
Happy is he who owes nothing.要想活得痛快，身上不能背债。
Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others.吸取他人教训，自己才会走运。
hard and fast 严格；严密
Hard words break no bones. 忠言逆耳利于行。
Harm set; harm get. 害人反害己
Haste makes waste. 忙中出错。忙乱易错。欲速则不达。
Hasty love is soon hot and soon cold. 轻率的爱情热的快，冷的也快。
Have a bee in one's bonnet 胡思乱想
have a finger in the pie 参与；染指某事
have a good mind 很想
have an old head on young shoulders 少年老成
have … at one's fingertips 唾手可得；十分熟悉
have kissed the Blarney stone 能说会道
have one's hands full 有很多是要做
have one's heart in one's mouth 战战兢兢
have too much on one's plate 贪多嚼不烂
have words with someone 和某人吵嘴
He cries wine and sells vinegar 叫卖的是酒，出售的是醋。
He is a fool that forgets himself.愚者忘乎所以。
He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.背后说好话，才是真朋友。
He is a good physician who cures himself. 能给自己看病的才是好医生。
He is a wise man who speaks little.聪明不是挂在嘴上。
He is eloquent enough for whom truth speaks.事实胜于雄辩。
He is lifeless that is faultless.只有死人才不犯错误。
He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself.正人先正己。
He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first.自嘲者不会让人见笑。
He is richest that has few wants. 无所求的人最富
He is wise that is honest.诚实者最明智。
He knows most who speaks least.大智若愚。
He laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑到最后谁笑的最好
He needs a long spoon that sups with the devil. 没有金刚钻，不揽陶瓷活。
He sets the fox to keep the geese.引狼入室。
He sits no sure that sits too high. 高处不胜寒。
He that climbs high falls heavily. 爬的高，跌的重
He that does ill hates the light. 作恶的人憎恨亮光
He that helps the evil hurts the good. 帮助坏人等于伤害好人。
He that is full of himself is empty. 自满者无知。
He that lives with cripples learns to limp. 跟跛子一起，就会学瘸子走路。（近墨者黑）
He that never rode, never fell. 不骑马就永远不会甩下。
He that promises too much means nothing. 轻诺者寡信。
He that respects not is not respected. 欲受人敬，要先敬人。
He that returns good to evil obtains the victory. 胜利属于以德报怨的人。
He that runs fastest gets the ring. 捷足先登。
He that travels far knows much. 远行者见识广。
He that will not shall not eat. 不劳动不得食。
He that will thrive must rise at five. 要想发家，五点起床。
He who does not advance loses ground.逆水行舟，不进则退。
He who has no health has nothing. 没有健康就没有一切。
He who hesitates is lost. 当断不断，必受其患。
He who inquires much learns much. 问的多，学的也多。
He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning. 害怕问就是耻于学。
He who laughs at crooked men should need walk very straight. 正人先正己。
He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion.经常诉苦，没人同情。
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.想不犯错误，就一事无成。
He who plays with fire gets burned. 玩火者必自焚。
He who risks nothing, gains nothing. 不冒险就无所得。
He who steals an egg will steal an ox. 有时偷蛋，长大偷牛。
He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪，何患无词。
He who would search pearls dive deep. 不潜深水采不到珍珠。
head and shoulders above 远远高出
Health and wealth create beauty. 健康和财富能创造美
Health is better than wealth. 健康胜于财富。
Health is happiness.健康就是幸福。
Hear all parties.兼听则明。
Heart and soul 全心全意
Heaven never helps the man who will not act.自己不动，叫天何用。
Heaven never seals off all the exits.天无绝人之路。
High and dry 孤立无援
History repeats itself. 历史往往重演。
Hit below the belt 暗箭伤人
hit the ceiling 暴跳如雷
hit or miss 不论成败
hit the nail on the head 击中要害
Hobson's choice 没有选择余地
hoist with one's petard 害人反害己
hold water 有道理；站得住脚
hold out the olive branch 建议讲和
hold the purse string 掌管钱财
Homer sometimes nods. 智者千虑，终有一失。
Honesty is the best policy.做人诚信为本。
Honey is sweet but the bee stings. 蜜甜蜂蜇人
Honour to whom honour is due.论功行赏。
Hope is life and life is hope. 希望就是生活，生活也就是希望。
Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 抱最好的希望，做最坏的打算。
Hue and cry 通缉令；追捕犯人的喊声
Humility often gains more than pride.满招损，谦受益。
I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too.朋友不能阿谀奉承。
Idle folks lack no excuses. 懒汉借口多
Idleness is the key of beggary. 懒汉出乞丐
If a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me.上当一回头，再多就可耻。
If a man once falls, all will tread on him. 墙倒众人推
If at first you do not succeed, try, try, try again. 如果初次不成功，就要一试再试。
If the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain. 人事两将就
If the old dog barks, he give the counsel. 老狗叫，是忠告。
If there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun. 没有乌云， 就不只阳光的可贵。
If two men ride on a horse, one must sit behind. 如果两人骑一匹马，总有一个人坐在后面。
If you don't aim high, you will never hit high. 目标不高，成就不大
If you make yourself an ass, don't complain if people ride you.人善被人欺，马善被人骑。
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. 脚踏两只船，必然要落空。
If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too. 卖了奶牛就没有了奶
If you venture nothing, you will have nothing.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.要想求知，就得吃苦。
If you wish for peace, be prepared for war. 欲求和平，就得备战
If your ears glow, someone is talking of you.耳朵发烧，有人念叨。
I'll eat my hat if … 决无这回事；要是……我就不是人
Ill news travels fast. 坏事传千里
In a quarrel, both parties are to blame. 两人吵架，要怪双方。
In a breeze 轻而易举的
In a calm sea every man is a pilot. 风平浪静时，人人都可以当舵手。
In doing we learn. 在干中学
in high spirits 兴高采烈
in hot water 在困境中
in one's good books 受欢迎的
in the air 悬而未决的；人人都感觉到的
In prosperity think of adversity. 居安思危
in the same boat 同舟共济
in at one ear and out at the other 左耳朵进，右耳朵出
In every beginning think of the end. 未做一事，先思其结果
In every country the sun rises in the east. 太阳不分国别，永远升自东方。
In the long run 从长远的观点看
in one's mind's eye 在想象中
In the grave, the rich and the poor lie equal. 一朝入坟墓， 贫富无差别。
In water you see your face; in wine the heart of another. 水中可见自己的脸；酒中可知他人心。
In a word 总而言之
in the seventh heaven 在极乐世界
Industry is the parent of success.勤奋是成功之母。
ins and outs 来龙去脉；细节
iron hand in a velvet glove 外柔内刚
It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。
It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者不上两次当。
It is an ill wind that blows nobody good. 有利则有弊
It is better to die when life is a disgrace.宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。
It is easier to fall than to rise. 跌倒容易起来难
It is easier to get money than to keep it.挣钱容易攒钱难。
It is easier to make enemies than to make friends. 结仇容易交友难
It is easy to be wise after the event.事后诸葛亮好当。
It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.创业容易守业难。
It is Greek to me. 一无所知。
It is hard to please all. 众口难调
It is never too late to mend. 改过不嫌晚
It is never too later to learn. 活到老，学到老。
It is never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。
It is no use crying over spilt milk.覆水难收。
It is the first step that costs. 万事开头难
It is the first step that is troublesome. 万事开头难。
It is the hature of beasts.本性难移。
It is the unforeseen that always happens.天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。
It is too late to grieve when the chance is past.坐失良机，后悔已迟。
It is too later for the bird to scream when it is caught. 鸟被抓住才尖叫，为时以晚。
It never rains but it pours. 不下则已，下则倾盆。
It takes three generations to make a gentleman.十年树木，百年树人。
It takes two to make a quarrel. 一个巴掌拍不响。
Jack of all trades and master of none. 样样皆通，样样稀松。
Joy and sorrow and next door neighbours. 欢乐与悲伤是近邻
Judas kiss 死亡之吻
Judge not according to appearance. 人不可貌相
Judge not from appearances.人不可貌相，海不可斗量。
jump from the frying pan into the fire 出了泥坑，又进火坑
jump the gun 偷跑，提前行动
jump the queue 插队
junk food 零食
Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏
Keep an eye on 留神；注意
keep a cool head 保持头脑冷静
keep company 陪伴
Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
keep one's head above water 不欠债
keep one's word 信守诺言
keep one's powder dry 保持火药干燥；有备无患
keep the ball rolling 不中断
keep the pot boiling 维持生活
Keep your eyes wide open before marriage and half shut afterwards. 婚前要睁大眼睛；婚后要半闭眼睛
Keep your mouth shut and ears open. 多听少讲
Keeping is harder than winning. 创业不易，守业更难。
kill the fatted calf 热情款待
Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. 杀鸡取蛋；竭泽而渔
Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕。一石二鸟；一举两得
king of the castle 山大王
King Stork 残暴君王
King's English 标准英语
Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it.君王发狂，百姓遭殃。
Kings have long arms.普天之下，莫非王土。
Kiss and be friends. 握手言和。
Kith and kin 亲戚朋友
know the ropes 懂得窍门
Knowledge comes from diligence. 知识源于勤奋
Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is key to it. 实践得真知。
Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。
Knowledge makes humble; ignorance makes proud. 知识使人谦虚，无知使人骄傲
Laugh and grow fat. 笑一笑，少一少/心宽体胖。
Learn and live.活着，为了学习。
Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse.好人越学越好，坏人越学越坏。
Learn not and know not.不学无术。
Learn to walk before you run.先学走，再学跑。
Let bygones be bygones.过去的就让它过去吧。
Let sleeping dogs lie.别惹麻烦。
Let the cat out of the bag.泄漏天机。
Let things run their course.听其自然。
Let’s cross the bridge when we come to it.既来之，则安之。
Lies can never changes fact.谎言终究是谎言。
Lies have short legs.谎言站不长。
Life is but a span.人生苦短。
Life is half spent before we know what it is.人过半生，方知天命。
Life is not all roses.人生并不是康庄大道。
Life without a friend is death.没有朋友，虽生犹死。
Like a rat in a hole.瓮中之鳖。
Like author, like book.文如其人。
Like father, like son.有其父必有其子。
Like for like.一报还一报。
Like knows like.惺惺相惜。
Like mother, like daughter.有其母必有其女。
Like teacher, like pupil.什么样的老师教什么样的学生。
Like tree, like fruit.羊毛出在羊身上。
Little things amuse little minds.小人无大志。
Little chips light great fires. 星星之火，可以燎原。
Look before you leap.摸清情况再行动。
Lookers-on see more than players.当局者迷，旁观者清。
Losers are always in the wrong.胜者为王，败者为寇。
Lost time is never found again.岁月既往，一去不回。
Love at first sight.一见钟情。
Love cannot be compelled.爱情不能强求。
Love is blind.爱情是盲目的。
Love is full of trouble.爱情充满烦恼。
Love is never without jealousy.没有妒忌就没有爱情。
Love me little, love me long. 爱不贵亲爱，而贵长久。
Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌。
Make hay while the sun shines.良机勿失。
Make your enemy your friend.化敌为友。
Man is the soul of the universe.人是万物之灵。
Man proposes, God disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。
Many a little makes a mickle.积少成多．
Many hands make light work. 人多好办事。
Many heads are better than one.三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。
Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there.有心栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成荫。
Marry in haste, and repent at leisure. 草率结婚后悔多。
Measure for measure.针锋相对。
Misfortunes never come alone.祸不单行。
Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.患难见真情。
Money burns a hole in his pocket.钱烧口袋漏，一有就不留。
Money isn't everything.钱不是万能的。
Murder will out.纸包不住火。
My son is my son till he has got him a wife, but my daughter is my daughter all the days of her life.儿子婚前是儿子，女儿终生是女儿。
Nature is the true law.天行有常，不为尧存，不为桀亡。
Necessity is the mother of invention.需要是发明的动力。
Never fish in trouble water.不要混水摸鱼。
Never judge from appearances.不可以貌取人。
Never offer to teach fish to swim.不要班门弄斧。
Never say die.永不言败。
Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.亡羊补牢，为时未晚。
New wine in old bottles.旧瓶装新酒。
No cross, no crown.不吃苦中苦，难为人上人。
No garden without its weeds.没有不长草的园子。
No living man all things can.世上没有万事通。
No man can do two things at once.一心不可二用。
No man is born wise or learned.没有生而知之者。
No man is content.人心不足蛇吞象。
No man is wise at all times.聪明一世，糊涂一时。
No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息。
No one can call back yesterday.昨日不会重现。
No pains, no gains.没有付出就没有收获。
No pleasure without pain.没有苦就没有乐。
No rose without a thorn.没有不带刺的玫瑰。
No sweet without sweat.先苦后甜。
No smoke without fire.无风不起浪。
No way is impossible to courage.勇者无惧。
No weal without woe. 福兮祸所伏, 祸兮福所倚。
None are so blind as those who won't see.视而不见。
None are so deaf as those who won't hear.充耳不闻。
Not to advance is to go back.不进则退。
Not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child.不懂世故，幼稚可笑。
Nothing brave, nothing have.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Nothing comes wrong to a hungry man.饥不择食
Nothing dries sooner than a tear.眼泪干得最快。
Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.世上无难事，只怕有心人。
Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.世上无难事，只要肯登攀。
Nothing is easier than fault-finding. 站着说话不腰痛。
Nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages.外出旅行，语言最要紧。
Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。
Nothing seek, nothing find.没有追求就没有收获。
Obedience is the first duty of a soldier.军人以服从命令为天职。
Observation is the best teacher.观察是最好的老师。
Offense is the best defense.进攻是最好的防御。
Old friends and old wines are best.陈酒味醇，老友情深。
Old sin makes new shame.一失足成千古恨。
Once a man and twice a child.一次老，两次小。
Once a thief, always a thief.偷盗一次，做贼一世。
Once bitten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
One boy is a boy,two boys half a boy,three boy no boy.一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。
One can not be in two places at once. 一心不可二用。
One cannot put back the clock.时钟不能倒转。
One cloud is enough to eclipse all the sun.一叶障目，不见泰山。
One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.百闻不如一见。
One false move may lose the game.一着不慎，满盘皆输。
One good turn deserves another.行善积德。
One hour today is worth two tomorrow.争分夺秒效率高。
One man's fault is other man's lesson.前车之鉴。
One never loses anything by politeness.讲礼貌不吃亏。
One swallow does not make a summer.一花独放不是春。
One's words reflect one's thinking.言为心声。
Out of debt, out of danger.无债一身轻。
Out of office, out of danger.无官一身轻。
Out of sight, out of mind.眼不见，心为静。
Patience is the best remedy.忍耐是良药。
Penny wise, pound foolish.贪小便宜吃大亏。
Plain dealing is praised more than practiced.正大光明者，说到的多，做到的少。
Please the eye and plague the heart.贪图一时快活，必然留下隐祸。
Pleasure comes through toil.苦尽甘来。
Pour water into a sieve.竹篮子打水一场空。
Poverty is stranger to industry. 勤劳之人不受穷。
Practice is better than precept. 身教重于言教。
Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
Praise is not pudding.恭维话不能当饭吃。
Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse.好人越夸越好，坏人越夸越糟。
Prefer loss to unjust gain.宁可吃亏，不贪便宜。
Prevention is better than cure. 惩创于已然，不如防患于未然。
Pride goes before, and shame comes after.骄傲必败。
Promise is debt.一诺千金。
Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.谚语是日常经验的结晶。
Pull the chestnut out of fire.火中取栗。
Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置。
Put your shoulder to the wheel.鼎力相助。
Reading enriches the mind.开卷有益。
Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.读书健脑，运动强身。
Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.要人尊敬，必须自重。
Riches have wings. 富贵无常。
Rome is not built in a day.冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
Saying is one thing and doing another.言行不一。
Score twice before you cut once. 三思而后行。
Seeing is believing.眼见为实。
Seek the truth from facts.实事求是。
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.智者当差，不用交代。
Set a bagger on horseback and he'll ride to the devil.叫花子发财忘乎所以然。
Set a thief to catch a thief.以贼捉贼。
Setting a thief to catch a thief. 肉包子打狗。
Short accounts make long friends.好朋友勤算账。
So said, so done. 说到做到。言出必行。
So the world wags. 这就是人生。
Something is better than nothing.聊胜于无。
Soon learn, soon forgotten.学得快，忘得快。
Soon ripe, soon rotten.熟得快，烂得快。
Speech is silver, silence is gold.能言是银，沉默是金。
Still water run deep.静水常深。
Strick while the iron is hot.趁热打铁．
Success belongs to the persevering.坚持就是胜利。
Take things as they come.既来之，则安之。
Take time while time is, for time will away.机不可失，时不在来。
Talking mends no holes.空谈无补。
Talk of the devil and he will appear.说曹操，曹操就到。
Tall trees catch much wind.树大招风。
Teach others by your example.躬亲示范。
the all clear 解除警报
the apple of one's eyes 掌上明珠
The ass is not learned though he will be loaded with books. 驴子即使载满书本也不会有学问。
The ass that brays most eats least. 交的最响的驴吃的最少。
The battle is to the strong.两强相遇勇者胜。
The beacon does not shine on its own base. 灯塔不照自己。（当局者迷）
The beginning of all things is small. 万事起头小。
The best hearts are always the bravest.无私者无畏。
The best man stumbles.伟人也有犯错时。
The best of friends must part. 天下没有不散的宴席。
The best physicians are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Merry-man. 最好的医生是：节食、静养、愉快
The boot is on the other leg. 张冠李戴
The brighter the moon, the more the dogs howl. 月亮越明，狗叫得越凶。
The cat and dog may kiss, yet are none the better friends. 猫狗可以相吻，但不会成为好友。
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing creams. 猫偷吃奶油时总是闭着眼睛。掩耳盗铃。
The cat is out of the bag. 泄露了秘密；走漏了风声
The child is father of the man. 从小看大，三岁看老。
The course of true love never did run smooth. 好事多磨。
The cross on the breast, and the devil in the heart. 胸前十字架，心里怀鬼胎。
The danger past and God forgotten.过河拆桥。
The darkest hour is nearest dawn. 黎明之前天最黑。
The darkest place is under the candlestick.烛台底下最暗。
The death of wolves is the safety of sheep. 狼死羊安
The deed proves the man.观其行而知其人。
The devil knows many things because he is old.老马识途。
The devil sometimes speaks the truth.魔鬼有时也会说真话。
The devil takes the hindmost 迟者遭殃
The die is cast. 木已成舟
The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃，捷足先登
The early bird gets(/catches) the worm.捷足先登．
The end justifies the means.只要目的正当，可以不择手段。
The end makes all equal.死亡面前，人人平等。
The end tries all. 结局检验一切
The eye is bigger than the belly.贪多嚼不烂。
The eye is the mirror of the soul. 眼睛是灵魂的镜子。
The face is the index of the mind. 面孔是心灵的标志。
The fairest flowers soon fade. 好花易谢。
The fall of a leaf heralds the advent of autumn. 一片落叶预兆秋天的来临。
The farthest way about is the nearest way home.抄近路反而绕远路。
The finest diamond must be cut.玉不琢，不成器。
The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.烈火验真金，艰难磨意志。
The first blow is half the battle. 良好的开端是成功的一半。
The first dish pleases all. 第一道菜，人人都爱吃。
The first step is the only difficulty.迈出第一步是最艰难的。
The fox changes his skin, but not his habits. 江山易改，本性难移。
The fox knew too much, that's how he lost his tail.机关算尽太聪明，反误了卿卿性命。
The fox preys farthest from home.兔子不吃窝边草。
The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙，不知海大。
The game is up. 游戏收场了。
The good seaman is known in bad weather. 坏天气才知好水手。
The grass is greener on the other side.这山望着那山高。
The greater the truth, the worse the libel. 越是真理，越游人诽谤。
The greatest talkers are always least doers.语言的巨人总是行动的矮子。
The handsomest flower is not the sweetest. 最好看的花未必香。
The healthy knows not of their health, but only the sick. 有病才知道健康的幸福。
The heart is seen in wine. 酒后吐真言。
The heart's letter is read in the eyes.眼睛是心灵的窗户。
The higher the ape goes, the more he shows his tail. 猴子爬得越高，尾巴露的越长。
The higher up, the greater the fall.爬得高，摔得惨。
The hole calls the thief. 墙洞招小偷
The leopard cannot change its spots.本性难移。
The more noble, the more humble.人越高尚，越谦虚。
The more wit, the less courage.初生牛犊不怕虎。
The outsider sees the most of the game.旁观者清。
The pen is mightier than the sword.笔能杀人。
The pot calls the kettle black.五十步笑百步。
The shortest way round is the longest way home. 欲速则不达。
The style is the man.字如其人。
The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts.人言可畏。
The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all.清者自清，浊者自浊。
The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel.螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后。
The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.世界如阶梯，有人上有人下。
The world is but a little place, after all.海内存知己，天涯若比邻。
There are spots in the sun.太阳也有黑点。
There are two sides to every question.问题皆有两面。
There is a skeleton in the cupboard.家家有本难念的经。
There is kindness to be found everywhere.人间处处有温情。
There is no general rule without some exception.任何法规均有例外。
There is no medicine against death.没有长生不老药。
There is no place like home.金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝。
There is no royal road to learning.书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。
There is nosmoke without fire.无风不起浪．
Things at the worst will mend.否极泰来。
Think twice before act. 三思而后行。
Those are in the same boat should row together.同舟共济。
Time and tide wait for no man.时不我待。
Time cures all things.时间是医治一切创伤的良药。
Time flies.光阴似箭。
Time is money.时间就是金钱。
Time lost cannot be won again.时光流逝，不可复得。
Time past cannot be called back again.时间不能倒流。
Time tries all things. 时间检验一切。路遥知马力，日久见人心。
Tit for tat is fair play.人不犯我，我不犯人；人若犯我，我必犯人。
To err is human.人非圣贤，孰能无过。
To know everything is to know nothing.什么都知道，一如什么都不知道。
To know oneself is true progress.人贵有自知之明。
To save time is to lengthen life.节约时间就是延长生命。
Tomorrow never comes.我生待明日，万事成蹉跎。
Too much familiarity breeds contempt.过分熟悉会使人互不服气。
Too much knowledge makes the head bald.学问太多催人老。
Too much liberty spills all.自由放任，一事无成。
Too much praise is a burden.过多夸奖，反成负担。
Too much pudding will choke a dog.布丁太多噎死狗。
Touch pitch, and you will be defiled.常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋。
Troubles never come singly.福无双至，祸不单行。
True gold fears not the fire. 真金不怕火炼。
Truth never grows old.真理永存。
Turn over a new leaf.洗心革面，改过自新。
Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it.鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。
Two heads are better than one.一个好汉三个帮。
Two of a trade seldom agree.同行是冤家。
Two wrongs do not make a right.别人错了，不等于你对了。
Unity is strength.团结就是力量。
Unpleasant advice is a good medicine. 忠言逆耳利于行。
Until all is over one's ambition never dies.不到黄河心不死。
Venture a small fish to catch a great one.吃小亏占大便宜。
Virtue is fairer far than beauty.美德远远胜过美貌。
Walls have ears.小心隔墙有耳。
Wash your dirty linen at home.家丑不可外扬。
Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.滴水穿石。
We begun is half done. 良好的开端等于成功的一半。
We know not what is good until we have lost it.好东西，失去了才明白。
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.井干方知水可贵。
We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault.欲求完美无缺的朋友必然成为孤家寡人。
We should never remember the benefits we have offered nor forget the favor received.自己的好事别去提，别人的恩惠要铭记。
Wealth is nothing without health. 健康胜于财富。
Wedlock is a padlock. 婚姻是一把锁。
Well begun is half done.好的开头是成功的一半．
Wet behind the ears.乳臭未干。
What we do willingly is easy.愿者不难。
Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well. 凡是值得一做的事，就值得把它做好。
Whatever you do, do with all your might.不管做什么，都要一心一意。
What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.儿时所学，终生难忘。
What's done cannot be undone.生米煮成熟饭了。
What's lost is lost.失者不可复得。
When everybody's somebody then nobody's anybody.人人都伟大，世间没豪杰。
When in Rome,do as Romans do.入乡随俗．
When sorrow is asleep, wake it not.伤心旧事别重提。
When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.新仇旧恨，齐上心头。
When the fox preaches, take care of your geese.黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心。
When the wolf comes in at the door, love creeps out of the window. 贫穷则爱渝。
When wine is in truth, wit is out.酒后吐真言。
Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者，事竞成。
Where there is life, there is hope.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
Where there is smoke, there is fire.事出有因。
While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten.道高一尺，魔高一丈。
Who chatters to you, will chatter of you.搬弄口舌者必是小人。
Whom the gods love die young.好人不长命。
Wise man have their mouths in their hearts, fools have their hearts in their mouths.智者嘴在心里，愚者心在嘴里。
Work makes the workman.熟能生巧。
You are never too old to learn. 活到老学到老。
You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink.强扭的瓜不甜。
You cannot burn the candle at both ends.蜡烛不能两头点，精力不可过分耗。
You cannot eat your cake and have it.鱼与熊掌，不可得兼。
You cannot have your cake and eat it. 有得就有失。事难两全其美。
You'd better play the man a little more.你应该多一点男子汉气概。
You may know by a handful the whole sack.由一斑可知全貌。
You never know till you have tired.事非经过不知难。
You never know what you can till you try.是驴子是马，拉出来遛遛。
a bed of roses 安乐窝
a big mouth 夸夸其谈的人
A bird in the band is worth two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜于二鸟在林。
A bird may be known by its note, and a man by his talk. 以音知鸟，闻言而知其人
A bird's eye view 鸟瞰
A black hen lays a white egg. 黑鸡生白蛋，丑妇生俊儿。
a bolt from the blue 晴空霹雳
A brave man may fall but he cannot yield. 勇士可能会跌倒但不会屈服。
A brave retreat is a brave exploit. 勇敢的退却也是英勇的行为
A bride will enter without knocking. 贿赂进屋，不用敲门。
A bully is always a coward. 持强欺弱是懦夫
A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮了别人， 毁灭了自己。
a card up one's sleeve 王牌，绝招
a cat-and-dog life 争争吵吵的日子
A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。
A cat in gloves catches no mice. 戴手套的猫抓不住老鼠。
A cat may look at the king. 猫有权看国王
A crafty person has more than one hideout.狡兔三窟。
A creaking door hangs long. 旧门久用，病夫命长。
A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 江山易改，本性难移。
A faint heart never won a fair lady. 懦夫难得美人心。
A fair death honors the whole life. 死的正值，一生光荣。
A fall to the pit; again in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。
A feather in one's cap 值得骄傲的事
A fox may grow gray, but never good. 狐狸善变，本性难移。
A friend is best found in adversity. 患难见真情。
A good book is a great friend. 好书即益友
A good husband makes a good wife. 夫善则妻贤
A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。
A good thing is known when it is lost. 好东西没有了才知道可贵。
A good winter brings a good summer. 好冬带来好夏
A good wife and health is a man's best wealth. 男子的最大财富就是妻子贤惠，自身健康。
A great talker is a great liar. 言多必妄
A green wound is soon healed. 新伤容易愈合。
A hero is nothing but a product of his time. 实事造英雄。
A high building; a low foundation. 楼高基要深。
A honey tongue, a heart of gail. 口蜜腹剑
A hungry ass eats any straw. 饥不择食。
A hungry man is an angry man. 饿汉常发怒。
a Judas 犹大（叛徒）
A lazy youth,a lousy age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
A light heart live long. 心情开朗寿命长。不恼不愁，活到白头。
A little impatience spoils great plans.小不忍则乱大谋。
A little spark may kindle a great fire.星星之火，可以燎原。
A short cut is often a wrong cut.欲速则不达。
A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with.欲加之罪，何患无辞。
A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，驷马难追。
A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
Above board 光明正大
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 离别倍相思。
ace in the hole （未公开的）王牌
Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩
Add fuel to flame 火上浇油
Add insult to injury 痛上加辱
Adversity leads to prosperity 穷则思变
Advice is seldom welcome. 忠言逆耳。
afraid of one's own shadow 杯弓蛇影；极度胆小
After a delay comes a let. 夜长梦多。
after a fashion 依葫芦画瓢
After a storm comes a calm. 雨过天晴，风平浪静。
after lunch sit a while，after supper walk a mile. 午饭后坐一会，晚餐后走一里。
After one's own heart 称心如意
against the grain 格格不入
against time 争分夺秒
alive and kicking 活蹦乱跳
All are brave when the enemy flies. 敌人逃遁时，个个是勇士。
All are not saints that go to church. 进教堂的不都是圣人。
all at sea 不知所措
All covet, all lose. 样样垂涎，样样失落。贪多嚼不烂。
all ears 集中注意力听
all eyes 全神贯注的看
All his geese are swans. 他家的鹅都是天鹅。
All is not gold that glitters. 闪光的不一定都是金子。
All is well that ends well. 结局好，一切都好。
All rivers run into the sea. 条条江河归大海。
All roads lead to Rome.条条大道通罗马。
All shall be well; Jack shall have Gill. 有情人终成眷属。
All that is fair must fade. 花开有谢；红颜须老。
All the cats are grey in the dark. 猫在暗中都是灰色的。
All things are difficult before they are easy. 万事开头难。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只干工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
Alpha and Omega 自始至终
Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home. 未雨绸缪。
Among the blind, the one-eyes man is king. 山中无老虎，猴子称大王。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 日吃苹果一只，身体健康不求医。
An idle youth; a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲
another pair of shoes 另外一回事，另当别论
anybodys's guess 难以预料
April fool 傻瓜
armed to the teeth 武装到牙齿
Art is long, life is short. 生命短暂，艺术长存。
As a man is, so shall his company. 什麽样的任教什麽样的朋友。
As a man lives, so shall he die. 有生则有死。
As a man sows, so shall he reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
As a tree falls , so shall it lies. 树倒在那里，就躺在那里。
As busy as a bee. 非常忙碌
as changeable as the moon 变化无常
as cheerful as a lark 快乐无比
as cool as a cucumber 非常冷静
as cunning as a fox 像狐狸一样狡猾
as drunk as lord 喝的烂醉
as dumb as a statue 死不做声
as fit as a fiddle 非常健康
as greedy as a wolf 贪婪如狼
as hard as marble 非常坚硬
as light as a feather 轻如鸿毛
as like as two peas (beans) 一模一样
as merry as a cricket 非常快活
as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗
as proud as a peacock 不可一世
as slippery as an eel 滑如泥鳅
as still as the grave 静如坟墓
as straight as an arrow 直如飞箭
as strong as an ox 健壮如牛
as stupid as a donkey 蠢笨如驴
as sweet as honey 甜如蜂蜜
as swift as lightning 快如闪电
As the call, so the echo. 发什么声音，有什么回声。
As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man. 试金石可以试金，金子可以试人。
As the tree, so the fruit. 是什么树，结什么果。
As wise as Soloman 聪明过人
As you brew so you must drink .自作自受。
Ask for the moon 过分的要求
Ask much; know much. 问的多，知道的多。
At a loose end 无所事事
At court, everybody speaks for himself. 在法庭上，人人为自己辩护。
at large 逍遥法外
at one's wit's end 智穷计尽，一筹莫展
at sixes and sevens 乱七八糟
at the eleventh hour （还来得及的）最后一刻
at the tip of one's tongue 话说到了嘴边
Away goes the devil when he finds the door shut against him. 看见门户紧闭，魔鬼也要离开。
Bad blood 恶感，仇恨
Bad news has wings.好事不出门，坏事传千里。
Bad news travels fast. 恶事传千里
Bad times make a good man. 乱世出英雄
bad and baggage 彻底；全部
bakesr's dozen 十三个
bark up the wrong tree 攻击错了目标，白费力气
Barking dogs seldom bite. 叫狗不咬人。
Be honest rather than clever. 与其聪明，不如诚实。
Be swift to hear, slow to speak.听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。
Be well off 富裕；小康的
Bear the brunt 承受打击
Bears are caught by honey. 蜂蜜是捉熊的诱饵。
Beauty lies in the love's eyes. 情人眼里出西施。
Before be an old man's darling than a young man's slave. 宁为老人妻，不为青年奴。
Before gold, even kings take off their hats. 见钱眼开
beg the question 回避问题
Beggars cannot be choosers. 饥不择食
Behind the mountains there are people to be found.天外有天，山外有山。
Behind the secnes 在幕后，私下
Believe no tales from the enemy's tongue. 敌人的话不可信
beside oneself with 因为 。。。 而精神失常；得意忘形
beside the point 偏离话题
Better ask the way than go astray. 宁可问路，不可迷路。
Better be poor than wicked. 人穷不能志短
Better be envied than pitied. 宁被人妒，不受人怜。
Better late than never .迟做总比不做好。
Better to ask the way than go astray.问路总比迷路好。
Between friends all is common.朋友之间不分彼此。
between the devil and the blue sea 进退维谷
between you and me 天知地知，你知我知
Beware of a man who never speaks and of a dog never barks. 当心不语的人，提方不叫的狗。
Bide one's time 等待时机
Big mouthfuls often choke. 贪多嚼不烂。
Bird of passage 漂泊不定的人
Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。
Birth is much, but breeding is more. 教育重于门第。
Birthday suit 一丝不挂；赤身裸体
bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂
bite one's tongue off 后悔自己讲过的话
Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.良药苦口．
black and blue 轻一块，紫一块。
Black sheep 败家子；无用之辈
blaze the trail 开辟道路
bleed one white 榨干某人的血汗（或钱财）
blind alley 死胡同
Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水
Blood will have blood. 血债要用血来偿
Blot on the landscape 杀风景
blow hot and cold 忽冷忽热；动摇不定
blow one's own trumpet 自吹自擂
blue ribbon 最高荣誉
Books and friends should be few but good. 书和朋友要少而精。
born in the purple 出生豪门
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth 出身高贵
Box and Cox 轮流交换
Brains trust 智囊团
breach of promise 毁约食言
bread and butter 生活必需品
Bread is the staff of life. 民以食为天。
Break a butterfly on a wheel 小题大做，杀鸡用牛刀
break one's words 说话不算话
break the ice 打破沉默
breath of life 不可缺少的东西
brevity is the soul of wit 言以简洁为贵
bring something home to somebody 使某人认识到
bring the house down 博得满堂喝彩
bring owls to Athens 多此一举
build upon sand 建在沙上
bull in a china shop 瓷器店里的公牛
Buridan's ass 优柔寡断之人
burn one's boats (bridges) 破釜沉舟
Burn one's fingers 吃亏上当
burn the candle at both ends 一根蜡烛两头烧
burn the midnight oil 开夜车
Bury one's hand in the sand 鸵鸟政策
Busiest men find the most time. 盲人最会利用时间。
Business before pleasure. 先工作，后娱乐。
Business is business.公事公办。
Business is the salt of life.事业是人生的第一需要。
But me no buts. 别老对我说"但是"了
butterflies in one's stomach 紧张不安
by all means 尽力；一定
by a hair's breadth 几乎；差不多
by and large 总的说来，大体上
by hook or by crook 不择手段
by the book 有根据，照章办事
by leaps and bounds 大幅度的，飞速的
by no means 决不
By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。
Call a spade a spade. 开门见山。直言不讳
call it a day 今天到此为止
call somebody names 骂人
Can't have it both ways 不能兼而有之
cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear 母猪耳朵做不出丝钱袋
cannot say bo to a goose 胆小如鼠
can't see the wood for the trees 只见树木不见森林
Care and diligence bring luck.谨慎勤奋，带来好运。
Care killed the cat 忧虑缠身
carry coal to Newcastle 徒劳无益；白费力气
Cast an anchor to windward.未雨绸缪。
cast sheep's eye 送秋播，以目传情
cast pearls before swine 明珠暗投
castle in the air 空中楼阁
catch someone napping 乘人不备
catch someone red-handed 当场抓获
Cats hide their claws.知人知面不知心。
cat's paw 为他人"火种取栗"的人
Caution is the parent of safety. 谨慎为安全之本。
Chalk it up 公布于众；记在帐上
Cheats never prosper.骗人发不了财。
Children and drunk people speak the truth. 小孩和醉汉说的是真话。
Children are what the mothers are.耳濡目染，身教言传。
Choose a wife by your ear rather than by your eye. 选择妻子最好用耳不用眼。
Choose an author as you choose a friend. 择书如择友
clean hands. 清正廉洁
clear the air 清除误会；清除隔阂
Clothes make man.人靠衣裳，马靠鞍。
cold comfort 不起作用的安慰
cold shoulder 冷淡对待
Command your men and do it yourself. 指挥别人就的以身作则。
Confession is the first step to repentance. 悔罪必先认罪。
Cool one's heel 坐冷板凳，苦等
come a long way 有了很大的进展
come clean 全盘招供
come in handy 用得上
come thick an fast 大批涌来
Come what may, heaven won't fall.做你的吧，天塌不下来。
compare notes 交流思想
Complacency is the enemy of study.学习的敌人是自己的满足。
Complete sincerity can affect even metal and stone. 精诚所至，金石为开。
Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.自信是走向成功的第一步。
Constant dripping wears away a stone.水滴石穿，绳锯木断。
Content is better than riches.知足者常乐。
Count one's chickens before they are hatched.蛋未孵先数雏。
Courtesy on one side only lasts not long.来而不往非礼也。
Creep before you walk.循序渐进。
Crocodile's tears 鳄鱼的眼泪；假慈悲
Cross one's fingers 求上帝保佑
cross one's mind 偶然想到
cross swords with someone 交锋；争论
Cry for the moon.海底捞月。
cry one's eyes out 悲痛欲绝，大哭失声
cry over spilt milk 牛奶一处，后悔无疑
curtain lecture 枕边训导
Custom is a second nature.习惯是后天养成的。
Custom makes all things easy. 有个好习惯，事事皆不难。
cut corners 走捷径，超近路
cut a good figure 给人好的印象
cut no ice 不起作用
cut one's coat according to one's cloth 量入为出，看布裁衣
cut and run 慌忙逃走
cut a long story short 长话短说
cut both ways 两方面都起作用
cut someone short 打断别人的话
cut things fine 算得很精确
cut somebody to the quick 戳到某人的痛处
Day in and day out 日复一日
Dead Sea fruit 死海之果--华而不实
Deeds are fruits; words are but leaves. 言语是叶，行为是果。
Deeds talk louder than words.少说空话多干实事。
Deep rivers move in silence, shallow brooks are noisy. 河深水静流，溪浅水声喧
Deliberate slowly; execute promptly. 决策要慢，行动要快。
Despair gives courage to a coward. 人急造反，狗急跳墙。
Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies. 猛药起沉疴。
Destroy the lion while he is yet but a whelp. 杀狮应在幼年时。
Diamonds cuts diamonds. 棋逢对手，将遇良才。强中自有强中手。
die game 致死不屈
die hard 很难消除；死硬派
die in harness 战死杀场
Diet cures more than doctors. 食疗胜于医疗
Diligence is the mother of success. 勤劳是成功之母
Diligence outstrips poverty. 勤能克穷
dine and wine 请酒席
dip into one's pocket 乱花钱
Discontent is the first step in progress. 不满足于现状是进步的开始。
Distrust is poison to friendship. 猜疑是友谊的毒药
Do as I think fit. 我行我素。
Do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗
Do as you would be done by. 己所不欲，勿施于人
Do it now.机不可失，时不再来。
Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。
Do nothing by halves.凡事不可半途而废。
Do well and have well.善有善报。
Dog does not eat dog. 同类不相残，同时不操戈
Doing everything is doing nothing. 贪多嚼不烂。
Doing is better than saying.与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。
Don't claim to know what you don't know.不要不懂装懂。
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. 不要过早乐观
Don't cross the bridge until you come to it. 不要杞人忧天。
Don't have too many irons in the fire.不要揽事过多。
Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.不要小题大做。
Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事，今日毕。
Don't put the cart before the horse.不要本末倒置。
Don't trouble troubles until trouble troubles you.不要自找麻烦。
Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.不要班门弄斧。
Dot one's I's and cross one's t's. 做收尾工作
Doubt is the key to knowledge. 多疑之人
down at the mouth 情绪低落
down and out 失败
drag one's feet 迟疑不前
draw a blank 落空；徒劳无功
draw the longbow 夸海口
drink like a fish 狂饮
drop in the ocean 沧海一粟
Drug on the market 卖不出的货物
Drowning man will catch at a straw. 溺水者见到稻草也要捞
Dumb dogs are dangerous. 不叫的狗咬人
Dutch courage 酒后之勇
Dreams are lies. 梦不足信。
Each bird love to hear himself sing.孤芳自赏。
Eagles fly alone, but sheep flock together. 鹰爱独飞，羊爱群居
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 睡得早，起的早，聪明、富裕、身体好。
Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。
East or west, home is best. 东好西好，在家最好。
Easy come, easy go. 来得容易，去的也快。
Eat one's cake and have it. 两者不能兼得
eat humble pie 忍气吞声
eat one's words 自食其言
eat one's head off 吃得过多
eat out of one's hands 柔顺，听话
eat somebody's salt 受人款待，欠人人请
Eat to live, but not live to eat.人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。
Empty vessels make the greatest sound.实磨无声空磨响，满瓶不动半瓶摇。
Empty vessels make the most sound. 满瓶不响，半瓶咣当
End in smoke 成为泡影
Enough is as good as a feast. 知足者常乐。
Enough make the angles weep 非常动人
Envy has no holidays.忌妒之人无宁日。
Envy shoots at others and wounds himself. 妒忌别人，伤了自己。
Even a worm will turn. 逼人太甚，必有反抗
Even Homer sometimes nods. 伟人也有打盹儿的时候
Even reckoning makes long friends.亲兄弟，明算账。
Even woods have ears.隔墙有耳。
Every advantage has its disadvantage.有利必有弊。
Every bean has its black. 金无足赤，人无完人。
Every day is not Sunday.好景不常在。
Every dog has his day. 人人都有得意的时候
Every dog is a lion at home. 狗是百步王，只在门前凶。
Every door may be shut, but death's door.人生在世，唯死难逃。
Every heart has its own sorrow.各人有各人的苦恼。
Every law has a loophole. 每部法律都有漏洞。
Every little helps a mickle.聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。
Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost.人不为己，天诛地灭。
Every man has his faults.金无足赤，人无完人。
Every man has his hobbyhorse.萝卜青菜，各有所爱。
Every man has his weak side.人人都有弱点。
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.自己的命运自己掌握。
Every medal has two sides. 每一枚奖章都有两个面
Every minute counts.分秒必争。
Every mother's child is handsome.孩子是自己的好。
Every potter praises hit pot.王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。
Every rule has its exception. 有规则就有例外。
Every tide has its ebb. 潮起必有潮落。
Every why has its wherefore. 凡事都有因。
Everybody is wise after the event. 人总是事后聪明
Everybody's business is nobody's business. 人人都管等于没有人管
Everything is good in its season. 春桃秋菊，物各有时。
Everything is good when new, but friends when old. 东西是新的好，朋友是老的好。
Example is better than precept. 经验是最好的教师。
Experience is the best teacher. 经验是最好的教师。
Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.经验是智慧之父，记忆是智慧之母。
Experience must be bought.吃一堑，长一智。
Extreme right is extreme wrong. 极端正确就是极端错误。
Eyes are bigger than one's stomach. 新有余而力不足。
Eye for eye; tooth for tooth 以牙还牙
Eyes speak all languages; wait for no letter of introduction. 眼睛能讲各种语言，他不需要介绍信。
Face value 表面上的价值
Fact is stranger than fiction. 大千世界，无奇不有。
Facts speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。
Failure teaches success. 失败是成功之母。
Faint heart never won fair lady. 懦夫决不会得到美丽的姑娘。
Faith moves mountains. 精诚所至，金石为开。
Faith can remove mountains. 精诚所至，金石为开。
Fall by the way 半途而废
fall flat 失败
Fall out 争吵
false alarm 虚惊
False friends are worse than bitter enemies.明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
Fame, like a river, is narrowest at its source. 名声如江河，开头最狭窄。
Far cry 很大的差距
Far from eye, far from heart.眼不见，心不烦。
far from the madding crowd 远离尘世
Far water does not put out near fire.远水救不了近火。
Fat hens lay few eggs. 肥鸡生蛋少。
Faults are thick where love is thin.一朝情意淡，样样不顺眼。
Fear always springs from ignorance.恐惧源于无知。
Feed a cold and starve a fever. 伤风宜吃，发烧宜睡。
Feed by measure and defy the physician. 饮食有节，医生失业。
Few words, many deeds. 少说话，多做事。
Fields have eyes, and woods have ears. 没有不透风的墙。
Fifth Column 第五纵队
Fight with one's back to the wall 决一死战
find fault with 挑毛病
finishing touches 收尾工作
Fire and water are good servants, but bad masters.水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
Fire and water have no mercy. 水火无情。
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.火是一把双刃剑。
Fire is the test of gold. 真金不怕火炼。
Fire proves gold; adversity proves man. 烈火见真金，逆境出好汉。
First come, first served. 先到者，先受招待。
First impressions are half the battle.初次见面，印象最深。
First think, then speak. 三思而后行。
First thrive, then wife. 先立业，后成家。
Fish in troubles water. 浑水摸鱼。
Fish out of water 离了水的鱼
flog a dead horse 徒劳无益
flowing with milk and honey 鱼米之乡
Flowers are the pledges of fruit. 花是火的保证。
Flutter and dovecotes 捣乱鸽鹏
fly high 情绪高昂，有抱负。
Fly in the ointment 一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅汤。
Fly on the wheel 狂妄自大的人
follow suit 如法炮制
Follow the river and you will get to the sea. 沿着河就一定会走到海边。
Fools grow without watering.朽木不可雕。
Fool's haste is no speed.欲速则不达。
Fools has fortune.呆人有呆福。
Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.愚者不学无术，智者不耻下问。
For better or for worse 不管好歹
Forbidden fruit is sweetest. 禁果分外甜。
Forced love does not last. 强求的爱情难持久。
Forgive others but not yourself. 原谅别人，但不要原谅自己。
Forgive and forget. 宽宏大量，不念旧恶。
Fortune favors those who use their judgement.机遇偏爱善断之人。
Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate.风水轮流转。
Forty winks 打个盹儿
Four eyes see more than two.集思广益。
Free and easy 无拘无束
Friends agree best at distance.朋友之间也会保持距离。
Friends are thieves of time.朋友是时间的窃贼。
Friends must part.再好的朋友也有分手的时候。
From labor health; from health contentment springs. 劳动使人健康，健康使人满足。
From saving comes having. 节约才能致富。
Full of beans 精力充沛
full steam ahead 全速前进
Full vessels give the least sound. 满罐子不响，半罐子晃荡。
Gain ground 取得进展
game not worth the candle 得不偿失
Genius is nothing but labour and diligence. 天才就是劳动加勤奋。
Get out bed on the wrong side 整天脾气不好
get someone's back up 惹恼某人
get the upper hand of 占上风
get to the bottom of 弄个水落石出
get wind of 风闻
gild the lily 画蛇添足
Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 谗言可畏，欲加之罪，何患无辞。
give a sop to Cerberus 行贿
Give a thief rope enough and he will hang himself. 给小偷足够的绳子，他就会自己上吊。
Give everyone his due. 一视同仁。
Give me liberty or give me death. 不自由，毋宁死。
Give oneself away 露马脚
give someone the cold shoulder 对人冷淡
give someone the cue 给人暗示
Give him the dose of his own medicine. 以其人之道还治其人之身。
Give him an inch and he will take an ell. 得寸进尺
Give someone a leg up 助一臂之力
give someone the sack 解雇某人
Give one enough rope and he will hang himself. 任其放纵必自取灭亡。
Glory is the shadow of virtue. 荣誉是美德的影子
go down like ninepins 被击败
go Dutch 各付各的帐
go fifty-fifty 平分；均摊
Go for it! 拚一次
go further and far worse 越搞越遭
Go in one ear and out the other. 左耳朵进，右耳朵出。
go the way of all flesh 走众生之路；死
Go through fire and water 赴汤蹈火
go to the dogs 每况愈下
Go to the sea, if you would fish well. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
go up in smoke 化为乌有
go west 死；上西天
go without saying 不言而喻
God helps those who help themselves. 皇天不负有心人。
Gold will not buy anything. 金钱并非万能。
Good fame is better than a good face. 美名胜于美貌。
Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly.以德报德是常理，以德报怨大丈夫。
Good health is above wealth. 好身体胜于财富
Good horses make short way. 骏马能使远程变近。
Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth.良药苦口利于病。
Good to begin well; better to end well. 善始不如善终。
Good watch prevents misfortune.谨慎消灾。
Good (or Great) wits jump. 英雄所见略同。
Grasp all, lose all.贪多必失。
grasp the nettle 大胆处理棘手问题
Great barkers are no biters.好狗不挡道。
Great hopes make great man.伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。
Great men have great faults. 大人物有大过
Great men's sons seldom do well.富不过三代。
Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。
Great trees are good for nothing but shade.大树底下好乘凉。
Great trees catch wind 树大招风
Great weights hang on small wires.千钧一发。
Great wits have short memories.贵人多忘事。
Greatest genius often lies concealed.大智若愚。
Greedy folks have long arms.心贪手长。
Green horn 新手
green light 同意；允许
green with envy 非常妒忌
Guilty consciences make men cowards.做贼心虚。
Habit cures habit.心病还需心药医。
Hair stand on end 毛发倒竖；毛骨悚然。
Half a tale is enough for a wise man. 智者一听就懂
Hand in glove 密切配合
Handsome is as handsome does. 行为美才是真美
Handsome is he who does handsomely.行为漂亮才算美。
Hang by a thread 千钧一发
hang-dog look 愁眉苦脸
hang in the balance 悬而未决
Happiness lies first of all in health. 幸福首要是健康
Happiness takes no account of time.欢乐不觉时光过。
Happy is he who owes nothing.要想活得痛快，身上不能背债。
Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others.吸取他人教训，自己才会走运。
hard and fast 严格；严密
Hard words break no bones. 忠言逆耳利于行。
Harm set; harm get. 害人反害己
Haste makes waste. 忙中出错。忙乱易错。欲速则不达。
Hasty love is soon hot and soon cold. 轻率的爱情热的快，冷的也快。
Have a bee in one's bonnet 胡思乱想
have a finger in the pie 参与；染指某事
have a good mind 很想
have an old head on young shoulders 少年老成
have … at one's fingertips 唾手可得；十分熟悉
have kissed the Blarney stone 能说会道
have one's hands full 有很多是要做
have one's heart in one's mouth 战战兢兢
have too much on one's plate 贪多嚼不烂
have words with someone 和某人吵嘴
He cries wine and sells vinegar 叫卖的是酒，出售的是醋。
He is a fool that forgets himself.愚者忘乎所以。
He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.背后说好话，才是真朋友。
He is a good physician who cures himself. 能给自己看病的才是好医生。
He is a wise man who speaks little.聪明不是挂在嘴上。
He is eloquent enough for whom truth speaks.事实胜于雄辩。
He is lifeless that is faultless.只有死人才不犯错误。
He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself.正人先正己。
He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first.自嘲者不会让人见笑。
He is richest that has few wants. 无所求的人最富
He is wise that is honest.诚实者最明智。
He knows most who speaks least.大智若愚。
He laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑到最后谁笑的最好
He needs a long spoon that sups with the devil. 没有金刚钻，不揽陶瓷活。
He sets the fox to keep the geese.引狼入室。
He sits no sure that sits too high. 高处不胜寒。
He that climbs high falls heavily. 爬的高，跌的重
He that does ill hates the light. 作恶的人憎恨亮光
He that helps the evil hurts the good. 帮助坏人等于伤害好人。
He that is full of himself is empty. 自满者无知。
He that lives with cripples learns to limp. 跟跛子一起，就会学瘸子走路。（近墨者黑）
He that never rode, never fell. 不骑马就永远不会甩下。
He that promises too much means nothing. 轻诺者寡信。
He that respects not is not respected. 欲受人敬，要先敬人。
He that returns good to evil obtains the victory. 胜利属于以德报怨的人。
He that runs fastest gets the ring. 捷足先登。
He that travels far knows much. 远行者见识广。
He that will not shall not eat. 不劳动不得食。
He that will thrive must rise at five. 要想发家，五点起床。
He who does not advance loses ground.逆水行舟，不进则退。
He who has no health has nothing. 没有健康就没有一切。
He who hesitates is lost. 当断不断，必受其患。
He who inquires much learns much. 问的多，学的也多。
He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning. 害怕问就是耻于学。
He who laughs at crooked men should need walk very straight. 正人先正己。
He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion.经常诉苦，没人同情。
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.想不犯错误，就一事无成。
He who plays with fire gets burned. 玩火者必自焚。
He who risks nothing, gains nothing. 不冒险就无所得。
He who steals an egg will steal an ox. 有时偷蛋，长大偷牛。
He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪，何患无词。
He who would search pearls dive deep. 不潜深水采不到珍珠。
head and shoulders above 远远高出
Health and wealth create beauty. 健康和财富能创造美
Health is better than wealth. 健康胜于财富。
Health is happiness.健康就是幸福。
Hear all parties.兼听则明。
Heart and soul 全心全意
Heaven never helps the man who will not act.自己不动，叫天何用。
Heaven never seals off all the exits.天无绝人之路。
High and dry 孤立无援
History repeats itself. 历史往往重演。
Hit below the belt 暗箭伤人
hit the ceiling 暴跳如雷
hit or miss 不论成败
hit the nail on the head 击中要害
Hobson's choice 没有选择余地
hoist with one's petard 害人反害己
hold water 有道理；站得住脚
hold out the olive branch 建议讲和
hold the purse string 掌管钱财
Homer sometimes nods. 智者千虑，终有一失。
Honesty is the best policy.做人诚信为本。
Honey is sweet but the bee stings. 蜜甜蜂蜇人
Honour to whom honour is due.论功行赏。
Hope is life and life is hope. 希望就是生活，生活也就是希望。
Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 抱最好的希望，做最坏的打算。
Hue and cry 通缉令；追捕犯人的喊声
Humility often gains more than pride.满招损，谦受益。
I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too.朋友不能阿谀奉承。
Idle folks lack no excuses. 懒汉借口多
Idleness is the key of beggary. 懒汉出乞丐
If a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me.上当一回头，再多就可耻。
If a man once falls, all will tread on him. 墙倒众人推
If at first you do not succeed, try, try, try again. 如果初次不成功，就要一试再试。
If the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain. 人事两将就
If the old dog barks, he give the counsel. 老狗叫，是忠告。
If there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun. 没有乌云， 就不只阳光的可贵。
If two men ride on a horse, one must sit behind. 如果两人骑一匹马，总有一个人坐在后面。
If you don't aim high, you will never hit high. 目标不高，成就不大
If you make yourself an ass, don't complain if people ride you.人善被人欺，马善被人骑。
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. 脚踏两只船，必然要落空。
If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too. 卖了奶牛就没有了奶
If you venture nothing, you will have nothing.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.要想求知，就得吃苦。
If you wish for peace, be prepared for war. 欲求和平，就得备战
If your ears glow, someone is talking of you.耳朵发烧，有人念叨。
I'll eat my hat if … 决无这回事；要是……我就不是人
Ill news travels fast. 坏事传千里
In a quarrel, both parties are to blame. 两人吵架，要怪双方。
In a breeze 轻而易举的
In a calm sea every man is a pilot. 风平浪静时，人人都可以当舵手。
In doing we learn. 在干中学
in high spirits 兴高采烈
in hot water 在困境中
in one's good books 受欢迎的
in the air 悬而未决的；人人都感觉到的
In prosperity think of adversity. 居安思危
in the same boat 同舟共济
in at one ear and out at the other 左耳朵进，右耳朵出
In every beginning think of the end. 未做一事，先思其结果
In every country the sun rises in the east. 太阳不分国别，永远升自东方。
In the long run 从长远的观点看
in one's mind's eye 在想象中
In the grave, the rich and the poor lie equal. 一朝入坟墓， 贫富无差别。
In water you see your face; in wine the heart of another. 水中可见自己的脸；酒中可知他人心。
In a word 总而言之
in the seventh heaven 在极乐世界
Industry is the parent of success.勤奋是成功之母。
ins and outs 来龙去脉；细节
iron hand in a velvet glove 外柔内刚
It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。
It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者不上两次当。
It is an ill wind that blows nobody good. 有利则有弊
It is better to die when life is a disgrace.宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。
It is easier to fall than to rise. 跌倒容易起来难
It is easier to get money than to keep it.挣钱容易攒钱难。
It is easier to make enemies than to make friends. 结仇容易交友难
It is easy to be wise after the event.事后诸葛亮好当。
It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.创业容易守业难。
It is Greek to me. 一无所知。
It is hard to please all. 众口难调
It is never too late to mend. 改过不嫌晚
It is never too later to learn. 活到老，学到老。
It is never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。
It is no use crying over spilt milk.覆水难收。
It is the first step that costs. 万事开头难
It is the first step that is troublesome. 万事开头难。
It is the hature of beasts.本性难移。
It is the unforeseen that always happens.天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。
It is too late to grieve when the chance is past.坐失良机，后悔已迟。
It is too later for the bird to scream when it is caught. 鸟被抓住才尖叫，为时以晚。
It never rains but it pours. 不下则已，下则倾盆。
It takes three generations to make a gentleman.十年树木，百年树人。
It takes two to make a quarrel. 一个巴掌拍不响。
Jack of all trades and master of none. 样样皆通，样样稀松。
Joy and sorrow and next door neighbours. 欢乐与悲伤是近邻
Judas kiss 死亡之吻
Judge not according to appearance. 人不可貌相
Judge not from appearances.人不可貌相，海不可斗量。
jump from the frying pan into the fire 出了泥坑，又进火坑
jump the gun 偷跑，提前行动
jump the queue 插队
junk food 零食
Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏
Keep an eye on 留神；注意
keep a cool head 保持头脑冷静
keep company 陪伴
Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
keep one's head above water 不欠债
keep one's word 信守诺言
keep one's powder dry 保持火药干燥；有备无患
keep the ball rolling 不中断
keep the pot boiling 维持生活
Keep your eyes wide open before marriage and half shut afterwards. 婚前要睁大眼睛；婚后要半闭眼睛
Keep your mouth shut and ears open. 多听少讲
Keeping is harder than winning. 创业不易，守业更难。
kill the fatted calf 热情款待
Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. 杀鸡取蛋；竭泽而渔
Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕。一石二鸟；一举两得
king of the castle 山大王
King Stork 残暴君王
King's English 标准英语
Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it.君王发狂，百姓遭殃。
Kings have long arms.普天之下，莫非王土。
Kiss and be friends. 握手言和。
Kith and kin 亲戚朋友
know the ropes 懂得窍门
Knowledge comes from diligence. 知识源于勤奋
Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is key to it. 实践得真知。
Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。
Knowledge makes humble; ignorance makes proud. 知识使人谦虚，无知使人骄傲
Laugh and grow fat. 笑一笑，少一少/心宽体胖。
Learn and live.活着，为了学习。
Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse.好人越学越好，坏人越学越坏。
Learn not and know not.不学无术。
Learn to walk before you run.先学走，再学跑。
Let bygones be bygones.过去的就让它过去吧。
Let sleeping dogs lie.别惹麻烦。
Let the cat out of the bag.泄漏天机。
Let things run their course.听其自然。
Let’s cross the bridge when we come to it.既来之，则安之。
Lies can never changes fact.谎言终究是谎言。
Lies have short legs.谎言站不长。
Life is but a span.人生苦短。
Life is half spent before we know what it is.人过半生，方知天命。
Life is not all roses.人生并不是康庄大道。
Life without a friend is death.没有朋友，虽生犹死。
Like a rat in a hole.瓮中之鳖。
Like author, like book.文如其人。
Like father, like son.有其父必有其子。
Like for like.一报还一报。
Like knows like.惺惺相惜。
Like mother, like daughter.有其母必有其女。
Like teacher, like pupil.什么样的老师教什么样的学生。
Like tree, like fruit.羊毛出在羊身上。
Little things amuse little minds.小人无大志。
Little chips light great fires. 星星之火，可以燎原。
Look before you leap.摸清情况再行动。
Lookers-on see more than players.当局者迷，旁观者清。
Losers are always in the wrong.胜者为王，败者为寇。
Lost time is never found again.岁月既往，一去不回。
Love at first sight.一见钟情。
Love cannot be compelled.爱情不能强求。
Love is blind.爱情是盲目的。
Love is full of trouble.爱情充满烦恼。
Love is never without jealousy.没有妒忌就没有爱情。
Love me little, love me long. 爱不贵亲爱，而贵长久。
Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌。
Make hay while the sun shines.良机勿失。
Make your enemy your friend.化敌为友。
Man is the soul of the universe.人是万物之灵。
Man proposes, God disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。
Many a little makes a mickle.积少成多．
Many hands make light work. 人多好办事。
Many heads are better than one.三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。
Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there.有心栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成荫。
Marry in haste, and repent at leisure. 草率结婚后悔多。
Measure for measure.针锋相对。
Misfortunes never come alone.祸不单行。
Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.患难见真情。
Money burns a hole in his pocket.钱烧口袋漏，一有就不留。
Money isn't everything.钱不是万能的。
Murder will out.纸包不住火。
My son is my son till he has got him a wife, but my daughter is my daughter all the days of her life.儿子婚前是儿子，女儿终生是女儿。
Nature is the true law.天行有常，不为尧存，不为桀亡。
Necessity is the mother of invention.需要是发明的动力。
Never fish in trouble water.不要混水摸鱼。
Never judge from appearances.不可以貌取人。
Never offer to teach fish to swim.不要班门弄斧。
Never say die.永不言败。
Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.亡羊补牢，为时未晚。
New wine in old bottles.旧瓶装新酒。
No cross, no crown.不吃苦中苦，难为人上人。
No garden without its weeds.没有不长草的园子。
No living man all things can.世上没有万事通。
No man can do two things at once.一心不可二用。
No man is born wise or learned.没有生而知之者。
No man is content.人心不足蛇吞象。
No man is wise at all times.聪明一世，糊涂一时。
No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息。
No one can call back yesterday.昨日不会重现。
No pains, no gains.没有付出就没有收获。
No pleasure without pain.没有苦就没有乐。
No rose without a thorn.没有不带刺的玫瑰。
No sweet without sweat.先苦后甜。
No smoke without fire.无风不起浪。
No way is impossible to courage.勇者无惧。
No weal without woe. 福兮祸所伏, 祸兮福所倚。
None are so blind as those who won't see.视而不见。
None are so deaf as those who won't hear.充耳不闻。
Not to advance is to go back.不进则退。
Not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child.不懂世故，幼稚可笑。
Nothing brave, nothing have.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Nothing comes wrong to a hungry man.饥不择食
Nothing dries sooner than a tear.眼泪干得最快。
Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.世上无难事，只怕有心人。
Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.世上无难事，只要肯登攀。
Nothing is easier than fault-finding. 站着说话不腰痛。
Nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages.外出旅行，语言最要紧。
Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。
Nothing seek, nothing find.没有追求就没有收获。
Obedience is the first duty of a soldier.军人以服从命令为天职。
Observation is the best teacher.观察是最好的老师。
Offense is the best defense.进攻是最好的防御。
Old friends and old wines are best.陈酒味醇，老友情深。
Old sin makes new shame.一失足成千古恨。
Once a man and twice a child.一次老，两次小。
Once a thief, always a thief.偷盗一次，做贼一世。
Once bitten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
One boy is a boy,two boys half a boy,three boy no boy.一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。
One can not be in two places at once. 一心不可二用。
One cannot put back the clock.时钟不能倒转。
One cloud is enough to eclipse all the sun.一叶障目，不见泰山。
One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.百闻不如一见。
One false move may lose the game.一着不慎，满盘皆输。
One good turn deserves another.行善积德。
One hour today is worth two tomorrow.争分夺秒效率高。
One man's fault is other man's lesson.前车之鉴。
One never loses anything by politeness.讲礼貌不吃亏。
One swallow does not make a summer.一花独放不是春。
One's words reflect one's thinking.言为心声。
Out of debt, out of danger.无债一身轻。
Out of office, out of danger.无官一身轻。
Out of sight, out of mind.眼不见，心为静。
Patience is the best remedy.忍耐是良药。
Penny wise, pound foolish.贪小便宜吃大亏。
Plain dealing is praised more than practiced.正大光明者，说到的多，做到的少。
Please the eye and plague the heart.贪图一时快活，必然留下隐祸。
Pleasure comes through toil.苦尽甘来。
Pour water into a sieve.竹篮子打水一场空。
Poverty is stranger to industry. 勤劳之人不受穷。
Practice is better than precept. 身教重于言教。
Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
Praise is not pudding.恭维话不能当饭吃。
Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse.好人越夸越好，坏人越夸越糟。
Prefer loss to unjust gain.宁可吃亏，不贪便宜。
Prevention is better than cure. 惩创于已然，不如防患于未然。
Pride goes before, and shame comes after.骄傲必败。
Promise is debt.一诺千金。
Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.谚语是日常经验的结晶。
Pull the chestnut out of fire.火中取栗。
Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置。
Put your shoulder to the wheel.鼎力相助。
Reading enriches the mind.开卷有益。
Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.读书健脑，运动强身。
Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.要人尊敬，必须自重。
Riches have wings. 富贵无常。
Rome is not built in a day.冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
Saying is one thing and doing another.言行不一。
Score twice before you cut once. 三思而后行。
Seeing is believing.眼见为实。
Seek the truth from facts.实事求是。
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.智者当差，不用交代。
Set a bagger on horseback and he'll ride to the devil.叫花子发财忘乎所以然。
Set a thief to catch a thief.以贼捉贼。
Setting a thief to catch a thief. 肉包子打狗。
Short accounts make long friends.好朋友勤算账。
So said, so done. 说到做到。言出必行。
So the world wags. 这就是人生。
Something is better than nothing.聊胜于无。
Soon learn, soon forgotten.学得快，忘得快。
Soon ripe, soon rotten.熟得快，烂得快。
Speech is silver, silence is gold.能言是银，沉默是金。
Still water run deep.静水常深。
Strick while the iron is hot.趁热打铁．
Success belongs to the persevering.坚持就是胜利。
Take things as they come.既来之，则安之。
Take time while time is, for time will away.机不可失，时不在来。
Talking mends no holes.空谈无补。
Talk of the devil and he will appear.说曹操，曹操就到。
Tall trees catch much wind.树大招风。
Teach others by your example.躬亲示范。
the all clear 解除警报
the apple of one's eyes 掌上明珠
The ass is not learned though he will be loaded with books. 驴子即使载满书本也不会有学问。
The ass that brays most eats least. 交的最响的驴吃的最少。
The battle is to the strong.两强相遇勇者胜。
The beacon does not shine on its own base. 灯塔不照自己。（当局者迷）
The beginning of all things is small. 万事起头小。
The best hearts are always the bravest.无私者无畏。
The best man stumbles.伟人也有犯错时。
The best of friends must part. 天下没有不散的宴席。
The best physicians are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Merry-man. 最好的医生是：节食、静养、愉快
The boot is on the other leg. 张冠李戴
The brighter the moon, the more the dogs howl. 月亮越明，狗叫得越凶。
The cat and dog may kiss, yet are none the better friends. 猫狗可以相吻，但不会成为好友。
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing creams. 猫偷吃奶油时总是闭着眼睛。掩耳盗铃。
The cat is out of the bag. 泄露了秘密；走漏了风声
The child is father of the man. 从小看大，三岁看老。
The course of true love never did run smooth. 好事多磨。
The cross on the breast, and the devil in the heart. 胸前十字架，心里怀鬼胎。
The danger past and God forgotten.过河拆桥。
The darkest hour is nearest dawn. 黎明之前天最黑。
The darkest place is under the candlestick.烛台底下最暗。
The death of wolves is the safety of sheep. 狼死羊安
The deed proves the man.观其行而知其人。
The devil knows many things because he is old.老马识途。
The devil sometimes speaks the truth.魔鬼有时也会说真话。
The devil takes the hindmost 迟者遭殃
The die is cast. 木已成舟
The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃，捷足先登
The early bird gets(/catches) the worm.捷足先登．
The end justifies the means.只要目的正当，可以不择手段。
The end makes all equal.死亡面前，人人平等。
The end tries all. 结局检验一切
The eye is bigger than the belly.贪多嚼不烂。
The eye is the mirror of the soul. 眼睛是灵魂的镜子。
The face is the index of the mind. 面孔是心灵的标志。
The fairest flowers soon fade. 好花易谢。
The fall of a leaf heralds the advent of autumn. 一片落叶预兆秋天的来临。
The farthest way about is the nearest way home.抄近路反而绕远路。
The finest diamond must be cut.玉不琢，不成器。
The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.烈火验真金，艰难磨意志。
The first blow is half the battle. 良好的开端是成功的一半。
The first dish pleases all. 第一道菜，人人都爱吃。
The first step is the only difficulty.迈出第一步是最艰难的。
The fox changes his skin, but not his habits. 江山易改，本性难移。
The fox knew too much, that's how he lost his tail.机关算尽太聪明，反误了卿卿性命。
The fox preys farthest from home.兔子不吃窝边草。
The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙，不知海大。
The game is up. 游戏收场了。
The good seaman is known in bad weather. 坏天气才知好水手。
The grass is greener on the other side.这山望着那山高。
The greater the truth, the worse the libel. 越是真理，越游人诽谤。
The greatest talkers are always least doers.语言的巨人总是行动的矮子。
The handsomest flower is not the sweetest. 最好看的花未必香。
The healthy knows not of their health, but only the sick. 有病才知道健康的幸福。
The heart is seen in wine. 酒后吐真言。
The heart's letter is read in the eyes.眼睛是心灵的窗户。
The higher the ape goes, the more he shows his tail. 猴子爬得越高，尾巴露的越长。
The higher up, the greater the fall.爬得高，摔得惨。
The hole calls the thief. 墙洞招小偷
The leopard cannot change its spots.本性难移。
The more noble, the more humble.人越高尚，越谦虚。
The more wit, the less courage.初生牛犊不怕虎。
The outsider sees the most of the game.旁观者清。
The pen is mightier than the sword.笔能杀人。
The pot calls the kettle black.五十步笑百步。
The shortest way round is the longest way home. 欲速则不达。
The style is the man.字如其人。
The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts.人言可畏。
The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all.清者自清，浊者自浊。
The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel.螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后。
The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.世界如阶梯，有人上有人下。
The world is but a little place, after all.海内存知己，天涯若比邻。
There are spots in the sun.太阳也有黑点。
There are two sides to every question.问题皆有两面。
There is a skeleton in the cupboard.家家有本难念的经。
There is kindness to be found everywhere.人间处处有温情。
There is no general rule without some exception.任何法规均有例外。
There is no medicine against death.没有长生不老药。
There is no place like home.金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝。
There is no royal road to learning.书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。
There is nosmoke without fire.无风不起浪．
Things at the worst will mend.否极泰来。
Think twice before act. 三思而后行。
Those are in the same boat should row together.同舟共济。
Time and tide wait for no man.时不我待。
Time cures all things.时间是医治一切创伤的良药。
Time flies.光阴似箭。
Time is money.时间就是金钱。
Time lost cannot be won again.时光流逝，不可复得。
Time past cannot be called back again.时间不能倒流。
Time tries all things. 时间检验一切。路遥知马力，日久见人心。
Tit for tat is fair play.人不犯我，我不犯人；人若犯我，我必犯人。
To err is human.人非圣贤，孰能无过。
To know everything is to know nothing.什么都知道，一如什么都不知道。
To know oneself is true progress.人贵有自知之明。
To save time is to lengthen life.节约时间就是延长生命。
Tomorrow never comes.我生待明日，万事成蹉跎。
Too much familiarity breeds contempt.过分熟悉会使人互不服气。
Too much knowledge makes the head bald.学问太多催人老。
Too much liberty spills all.自由放任，一事无成。
Too much praise is a burden.过多夸奖，反成负担。
Too much pudding will choke a dog.布丁太多噎死狗。
Touch pitch, and you will be defiled.常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋。
Troubles never come singly.福无双至，祸不单行。
True gold fears not the fire. 真金不怕火炼。
Truth never grows old.真理永存。
Turn over a new leaf.洗心革面，改过自新。
Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it.鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。
Two heads are better than one.一个好汉三个帮。
Two of a trade seldom agree.同行是冤家。
Two wrongs do not make a right.别人错了，不等于你对了。
Unity is strength.团结就是力量。
Unpleasant advice is a good medicine. 忠言逆耳利于行。
Until all is over one's ambition never dies.不到黄河心不死。
Venture a small fish to catch a great one.吃小亏占大便宜。
Virtue is fairer far than beauty.美德远远胜过美貌。
Walls have ears.小心隔墙有耳。
Wash your dirty linen at home.家丑不可外扬。
Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.滴水穿石。
We begun is half done. 良好的开端等于成功的一半。
We know not what is good until we have lost it.好东西，失去了才明白。
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.井干方知水可贵。
We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault.欲求完美无缺的朋友必然成为孤家寡人。
We should never remember the benefits we have offered nor forget the favor received.自己的好事别去提，别人的恩惠要铭记。
Wealth is nothing without health. 健康胜于财富。
Wedlock is a padlock. 婚姻是一把锁。
Well begun is half done.好的开头是成功的一半．
Wet behind the ears.乳臭未干。
What we do willingly is easy.愿者不难。
Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well. 凡是值得一做的事，就值得把它做好。
Whatever you do, do with all your might.不管做什么，都要一心一意。
What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.儿时所学，终生难忘。
What's done cannot be undone.生米煮成熟饭了。
What's lost is lost.失者不可复得。
When everybody's somebody then nobody's anybody.人人都伟大，世间没豪杰。
When in Rome,do as Romans do.入乡随俗．
When sorrow is asleep, wake it not.伤心旧事别重提。
When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.新仇旧恨，齐上心头。
When the fox preaches, take care of your geese.黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心。
When the wolf comes in at the door, love creeps out of the window. 贫穷则爱渝。
When wine is in truth, wit is out.酒后吐真言。
Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者，事竞成。
Where there is life, there is hope.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
Where there is smoke, there is fire.事出有因。
While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten.道高一尺，魔高一丈。
Who chatters to you, will chatter of you.搬弄口舌者必是小人。
Whom the gods love die young.好人不长命。
Wise man have their mouths in their hearts, fools have their hearts in their mouths.智者嘴在心里，愚者心在嘴里。
Work makes the workman.熟能生巧。
You are never too old to learn. 活到老学到老。
You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink.强扭的瓜不甜。
You cannot burn the candle at both ends.蜡烛不能两头点，精力不可过分耗。
You cannot eat your cake and have it.鱼与熊掌，不可得兼。
You cannot have your cake and eat it. 有得就有失。事难两全其美。
You'd better play the man a little more.你应该多一点男子汉气概。
You may know by a handful the whole sack.由一斑可知全貌。
You never know till you have tired.事非经过不知难。
You never know what you can till you try.是驴子是马，拉出来遛遛。
