kill two bird with one stone 一石二鳥
a church mouse 一貧如洗
consider oneself most fortunate 三生有幸
repeated orders 三令五申
be of two minds 三心二意
unexpected misfortune,esp. death 三長兩短
Look before you leap 三思而後行
once in a blue moon 千載難逢
eloquent 口若懸河
mend the fold after a sheep is lost 亡羊補牢
people mountain people sea 人山人海
in apple pie order 井井有條
Blow one's own trumpet 自吹自擂
Bury one's head in the sand 自欺欺人
Wake up a sleeping dog 自討苦吃
actions speak louder than words 坐言起行
Put all one's eggs in one basket 孤注一擲
castles in the air 空中樓閣
Bite the hands that feeds one 恩將仇報
The black sheep或The black sheep of the family 害群之馬
crocodile tears 貓哭老鼠
A bad workman always blames his tools劣工尤器
A bargain is a bargain說話要算數
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush一鳥在手勝於二鳥在林
A book that is shut is but a block開卷有益
A burnt child dreads the fire一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩
A contended mind is a perpetual feast知足常樂
A drowning man will catch a straw飢不擇食
A fault confessed is half redresses肯認錯是改過的一半
A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks愚者多語,智者講話
A friend in need is a friend indeed患難見真情
A friend is a second self朋友乃第二個自己
A good beginning makes a good ending善始必有善終
A good book is the purest essence of a human soul好書是人類靈魂最純淨的精髓
A heart of steel鐵石心腸
A hop and a skip地方很近
A Jack of all trades is master of none樣樣通樣樣鬆
A leopard cannot change his spots江山易改品性難移
A little learning is a dangerous thing一知半解最危險
A man is know by the company he keeps觀其友知其人
A man's reach should exceed his grasp多多益善
A miss is as good as a mile差之毫釐失之千釐
A new broom sweeps clean新官上任三把火
A penny saved is a penny earned聚沙可以成塔,積水可以成河
A pin a day is great a year聚沙可以成塔,積水可以成河
A promise is a promise一言為定
A rolling stone gathers no moss滾石不生苔; 轉業不聚財
A soft answer turneth away wrath忍一句,息一怒
A stitch in time saves nine及時行事,事半功倍
A woman's strength is her tongue能言善辯
A word spoken is past recalling一言既出駟馬難追
Absence makes the heart grow fonder小別勝新婚
Accidents will happen人有旦夕禍福
Actions speak louder than words行動勝於雄辯
Advice when most needed is least heeded忠言逆耳
After rain comes sunshine雨過必天晴
All good things come to an end天下沒有不散的席
All is well that ends well吉人自有天相
All of one's life is music - if we tough the notes right and in tune人生如音樂
All roads lead to Rome條條大路通羅馬;行行都會出狀元
All that glitters is not gold人不可貌相
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy玩物喪志
An apple a day keeps the doctor away一日一蘋果,醫生遠離我
An eye for an eye; and a tooth for a tooth以眼還眼,以牙還牙
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; A pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity樂觀者在 災難中見到機會,悲觀者在機會中見到災難
April showers bring May flowers五月花帶來六月雨
As a you sows, so shall you reap種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆
Ask and you shall receive勤問必有所得
Ask no questions and hear no lies少打聽就聽不到假話
Bad news travels fast好事不出門,壞事傳千里
Barking dogs seldom bite會叫的狗不會咬人
Be it ever so humble , there is no lace like home在家日日好
Beauty is but skin-deep人不可貌相
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder情人眼裡出西施
Beauty is only skin deep人不可貌相
Beggars mustn't be choosers饑者不該擇食
Better be alone than in bad company與其交壞友,不如不交友
Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse寧為雞首不為牛尾
Better bend than break寧曲勿折;大丈夫能屈能伸
Better do it than wish it done求人不如求己
Better later than never亡羊補牢,永不為遲
Beyond one's grasp鞭長莫及
Birds of a feather flock together物以類聚
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