English Idioms and Proverbs
1. No sweet without sweat. 没有耕耘就没有收获
2. One is as old as one’s heart. 心有多老人有多老
3. Time heals all sorrows. 时间治愈一切创伤
4. Many hands make light work. 人多力量大
5. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. 千里之行始于足下
6. Where there is smoke, there is fire.无风不起浪
7. As poor as a church mouse.一贫如洗
8. A good medicine tastes bitter.良药苦口
9. Clothes make the man.人靠衣装, 佛靠金装
10. Clothes don’t make the man.不能以貌取人
11. Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁
12. Look before you leap.三思而后行
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13. To teach a fish how to swim.班门弄斧
14. Self-trust is the first secret of success.自信是成功的秘诀
15. Better late than never.迟做总比不做好
16. God helps those who help themselves.自助者天助
17. Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌
18. Rome was not built in a day.伟业非一日之功
19. Like father , Like son.有其父必有其子
20. Well begun, half done好的开端,成功的一半
21. Every cloud has a silver lining否极泰来
22. Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成
23. Haste makes waste.欲速则不达
24. All roads lead to Rome.条条道路通罗马
25. Time and tide waits for no man岁月不等人
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26. Honesty is the best policy.诚实是上策
27. Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
早睡早起使人健康, 富有, 和聪明
28. An apple a day keeps doctor away一日一个苹果不用看医生
29. No venture, no gain不入虎穴,焉得虎子
30. No pains , no gains不劳无获
31. Action speaks louder than words事实胜于雄辩
32. Living well is the best revenge活得好就是最好的报复
33. A famed person and a fatted pig are alike人怕出名猪怕壮
34. Sow nothing, reap nothing.春不播, 秋不收
35. It is easy to be wise after the event.事后诸葛亮容易当
36. Pride goes before a fall.骄者必败
37. Let bygones be bygones.既往不咎 过去的事
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38. A man is known by the company he keeps观其友, 知其人
39. Learning is a bitter root, but it bears sweet fruit.学习根苦果甜
40. Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body.
智慧对大脑如健康对人体一样重要
41. Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man
读书使人渊博,交谈使人机敏,写作使人严谨
42. Knowledge comes from diligence知识来自勤奋
43. Silence gives consent 沉默就是赞成
44. Many a little makes a mickle 积少成多
45. Turn geese into swans 言过其实
46. As you make your bed, so you must lie on it 自作自受
47. Far fowls have fair feathers 得不到的东西最美
48. Better be sure than sorry 稳当总比后悔好
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49. No man is indispensable 离开谁地球都照样转
50. You can not make a crab walk straight 不能强人所难 螃蟹
51. A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone肉骨头打狗，狗不叫
52. Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl 近朱者赤，近墨者黑
53. A friend is known in necessity 患难见友情
54. Poverty tries friends 贫穷考验朋友
55. A friend to all is a friend to none 和人人是朋友，和谁也不是朋友
56. Friendship can’t stand always on one side 友谊是双方的事
57. A friend is easier lost than found 朋友易失不易得
58. Every man has his faults 人都有缺点
59. One tree does not make a forest 独木不成林
60. One flower does not make a spring 一花独放不是春
61. One swallow does not make a summer 孤雁不成夏
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62. Where there is unity, there is victory 团结就是力量
63. Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利
. Love me little, love me long 爱情应细水长流
65. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder 情人眼里出西施
66. Blood is thicker than water 血浓于水
67. Absence makes the heart grow fonder 越是不见越想念
68. A man is as old as he feels and a woman as old as she looks
69. Petted daughters make silly wives 宠坏的女儿会变成傻婆娘
70. Better a glorious death than a shameful life 宁为玉碎不为瓦全
71. When in Rome do as the Romans do 入乡随俗
72. A penny saved is a penny gained 省一分是一分
73. One false move may lose the whole game 一步走错步步错
74. Procrastination is the thief of time拖延是时间的贼
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75. Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today
今天能做的事情不要拖到明天做
76. Seeing is believing 眼见为实
77. Lightly gained, quickly lost得之容易失之快
78. You may take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink79. Art is long, life is short艺术永恒， 生命长久
80. No man is wise at all times没有聪明一世的人
81. Constant dropping wears away a stone水滴石穿
82. Killing two birds with one stone一箭双雕
83. Put the cart before the horse本末倒置
84. All your swans become geese美妙希望成泡影
85. Rob Peter, to pay Paul拆东补西
86. The mountains have brought forth a mouse雷声大，雨点小
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87. Make a mountain out of a molehill小题大做
88. After a storm comes a calm雨过天晴/苦尽甘来
. The childhood shows the man从小看大， 三岁知老
90. By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall合则存，分则亡
91. Knowledge is power知识就是力量
92. he laughs best who laughs last谁笑到最后， 谁笑得最好
93. Men may meet but mountains never人生何处不相逢
94. A little pot is soon hot壶小易沸，量小易怒
95. One is never too old to learn活到老学到老
96. No men is born wise or learned 人非生而知之
97. Books and friends should be few but good 书与友，贵精不贵多
98. Ignorance is the mother or impudence 无知是鲁莽之源
99. A rolling stone gathers no moss 滚石不生苔/见异思迁，终无所获
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100. April and May are the key of the year 一年之计在于春
101. Time is the great healer 时间是最好的医治者
102. Punctuality is the politeness of kings 守时是最大的礼貌
103. Opportunities do not wait 机不可失， 时不再来
104. Where there is life, there is hope留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
105. Wake not a sleeping lion./ Let sleeping dogs lie 不要自找麻烦/不要惹事生
106. Tastes differ/ One man’s meat is another man’s poison 人各有所好
107. Silence gives consent 沉默就是赞同
108. Patience is a virtue 忍耐是美德
109. Opportunity seldom knocks twice 富无双至
110. One good turn deserves another 有来有往/ 善有善报
111. A burnt child dreads the fire 一朝被蛇咬十年怕井绳
112. Bad news travels fast/ Bad news has wings 好事不出门 坏事传千里
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113. A bargain is a bargain 一言为定
114. Beggars can’t be choosers 饥不择食
115. Misfortunes never come single 祸不单行
116. Walls have ears 隔墙有耳
117. East or West. Home is best 金窝、银窝不如自家的草窝
118. Spare the rod and spoil the child 省了棍棒， 害了儿女
119. Silence is golden, speech is silver 沉默是金， 言语是银
120. One bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 一鸟在手胜于二鸟在林
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