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捕らぬたぬきの皮算用 Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

鬼の居ぬ間に洗濯 When the cat's away,the mice will play.

二つよいことはない You cannot have your cake and eat it too.

隣の花は赤い The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

一難去ってまた一難 Out of the frying pan into the fire.

三人寄れば文殊の知恵 Two heads are better than one.

薬も過ぎれば毒となる It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

鳴く猫はねずみを捕らぬ A barking dog never bites.

能あるたかは爪を隠す Still waters run deep.

ひさしを貸して母屋を取られる Give him an inch and he'll take a mile.

三つ子の魂百まで Old habits die hard.

馬子にも衣装 Clothes make the man.

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うそも方便 The end justifies the means.

思うこと一つかなえばまた一つ The more you get,the more you want.

五十歩百歩 A miss is as good as mile.

本末転倒 Don't put the cart before the horse.

人を呪わば穴二つ Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

下手の道具調べ A bad workman always blames his tools.

あつものに懲りてなますを吹く Once bitten,twice shy.

勝てば官軍 Might is right.

老い木は曲がらぬ You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

たで食う虫も好き好き There is no accounting for tastes.

かわいい子には旅をさせよ Spare the rod and spoil the child.

八方美人頼むに足らず A freind to all is a freind to none.

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千丈の堤もありの一穴から A small leak will sink a great ship.

因果応報 Live by the sword,die by the sword.

無用の用 Everything is good for something.

柿が赤くなれば医者は青くなる An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

片手できりはもまれぬ It takes two to tango.

甲の薬は乙の毒 One man's meat is another man's poison.

赤信号、みんなで渡れば怖くない There is safety in numbers.

小人閑居して不善をなす An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

待つ身は長い A watched pot never boils.

口は災いのもと Least said,soonest mended.

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