1. call a spade a spade. 据实而言。
2. can the leopard change his spots?/an old dog can never alter its way of barking 江山易改,本性难移。
3. care killed the cat. 忧虑伤身。
4. cast not your pearls before swine. 明珠莫投暗。
5. cats hide their paws. 大智若愚,大巧若拙。
6. caution is the parent of safety. 谨慎小心是安全之源。
7. cheek brings success. 和气生财。
8. christmas comes but once a year. 佳节良辰,机会难得。
9. clothes make the man. 人要衣装,佛要金装。
10. coming events cast their shadows before them. 山雨欲来风满楼。
11. comparisons are odious. 人比人,气死人。
12. constant dropping wears away a stone./a little stroke fell great oaks. 滴水穿石。
13. content is happiness. 知足常乐。
14. count not your chickens before they are hatched. 不要过早乐观。
15. crows do not pick crow's eyes. 同室不操戈。
16. cry up wine and sell vinegar. 挂羊头,卖狗肉。
17. curiosity killed the cat. 好奇心,惹祸根。
18. custom is a second nature. 习惯是第二天性。
19. cut the coat according to the cloth. 量布/体裁衣。
20. danger is next neighbor to security. 危险是安全的近邻。
21. deep rivers move in silence, shallow brooks are noisy. 深水静静流,浅溪潺潺流。/静水流深。
22. delays are dangerous. 坐失良机必有忧患。
23. despair gives courage to a coward. 人急造反,狗急跳墙。
24. destruction pursues the great. 树大招风。
25. devil must be driven out with devils. 以毒攻毒。
26. diamond cuts diamond. 强中更有强中手。
27. diet cures more than the doctor. 药补不如食补。
28. diligence is the mother of success. 勤奋是成功之母。
29. diseases come on horseback, but go away on foot. 病来如山倒,病去如抽丝。
30. do as the romans do./do as they do at rome./ do in rome as the romans do.入乡随俗。
31. dog does not eat dog. 物不伤其类。
32. do in rome as the romans do. 入乡随俗。
33. do not cut down the tree that gives you shade./bite not the hand that feeds you.
不要忘恩负义。
34. do not despise your enemy. 万勿轻敌。
35. do not wash dirty linen in public. 家丑不可外扬。
36. don't count your chicken before they are hatched. 不要过早乐观。
37. don't cross the bridge till you get to it. 不要杞人忧天。
38. don't keep all your eggs in one basketball.勿孤注一掷。
39. draw water with a sieve. 竹篮子打水一场空。
40. dumb dogs are dangerous. 哑犬最凶恶。
41. eagles fly alone, but sheep flock together. 鹰单飞,羊群集。
42. early to bed and early to rise make a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起,令人健康、富有而且聪明。
43. east or west, home is best. 在家千日好,出门时时难。
44. easy come, easy go. 易得易失。
45. elbow grease gives the best polish. 只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针。
46. empty vessels make the greatest sound. 空桶响声大。
a little learning is a dangerous thing.
47. every bullet has its billet./everything has its seed. 无风不起浪。
48. every cloud has a silver lining. 山穷水尽疑无路,柳暗花明又一村。
49. every couple is not a pair. 同床异梦,貌合神离。
50. every day is not sunday. 好景不常在,好花不常开。
51. every dog has his day, and every man his hour. 人人都有得意的日子。
52. every dog is a lion at home. 夜郎自大。
53. every jack has his jill. 有情人终成眷属。
54. every little makes a mickle. 积少成多。
55. every man has his hobby-horse./ every man has his liking.人各有所好。
56. every man has his liking. 人各有所好。
57. every medal has its reverse. 事物都有它的反面。
58. every mother's child is handsome. 老王卖瓜,自卖自夸。
59. every potter praises his own pot. 老王卖瓜,自卖自夸。
60. experience must be bought.经验是要付出代价的。
61. extremes are dangerous. 物极必反。
62. extremes meet. 否极泰来。
63. eye for eye and tooth for tooth. 以牙还牙,以眼还眼。
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