實用英文成語
Half a loaf is better than no bread.                   聊勝於無
Whatever a man sows that he will also reap.           種瓜得瓜，重豆得豆(聖經)
Get half the result with twice the effort.               事倍功半
To err is human, to forgive divine.                    人犯錯，神寬恕
Put the cart before the horse.                        本末倒置，顛倒因果
Never swap horses while crossing the stream.          切勿臨陣換將
Kill the goose that lays/laid golden eggs.               殺雞取卵
A great river is made up of myriads of drops of water.   長江大河源自無數滴小水珠
Contentment is better than riches.                    知足勝於財富
Add insult to injury.                                辱上加辱，落井下石
A friend in need is a friend indeed.                    患難見真情
A new broom sweeps clean.                          新官上任三把火
Actions speak louder than words.                    事實勝於雄辯
All roads lead to Rome.                             條條大路通羅馬
Art is long, life is short.                             吾生也有涯，而知也無涯
Birds of a feather flock together.                     物以類聚
Familiarity breeds contempt.                        近廟欺神
Give him an inch and he will take a mile.              得寸進尺
Haste makes waste. (More haste, less speed.)           欲速則不達
Idle young, needy old.                              少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲
Like father like son.                                有其父必有其子
Love me, love my dog.                              愛屋及鳥
Make hay while the sun shines.                       未雨綢繆
Man proposes, God disposes.                         謀事在人，成事在天
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.                    不入虎穴，焉得虎子
Seeing is believing.                                  百聞不如一見
Rome was not built in a day.                          羅馬不是一日造成的
The leopard cannot change its spot.                    本性難移
The pot calls the kettle black.                         五十步笑百步
There is no smoke without fire.                        無風不起浪
Walls have ears.                                     隔牆有耳
When in Rome, act as the Romans do.                  入境隨俗
Where there is life, there is hope.                       留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒 
God helps those who help themselves.                   天助自助者
Do unto others what you would like others to do unto you. 己所不欲，勿施於人
Wisdom comes with age.                              薑是老的辣
A little learning is a dangerous thing.                   膚淺的知識，極為危險    
Act locally. Think globally.                            立足本土，放眼天下
Learning is never a terminal.                          學無止境
Strike while the iron is hot.                            打鐵趁熱
A rolling stone gathers no moss.                        見異思遷，終無所獲
Man struggles upwards, water flows downwards.         人往高處爬，水往低處流
A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.            平靜的大海造就不出熟練的水手
An eye for an eye.                                    以牙還牙，罪有應得(聖經)
A friend is known in necessity.                         患難見真情
There is no end of learning.                            學無止境
Place Procrustes on his own bed.                       以其人之道，還治其人之身
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.        今日事，今日畢
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.              千鳥在林，不如一鳥在手
Where there is a will, there is a way.                     有志者事竟成
No pains, no gains.                                    付出才有收穫
In prosperity, our friends know us, in adversity, we know our friends.
Spend not where you must save, spare not where you must spend. 當省則省，當花則花
Don't gild the lily.                                     不要畫蛇添足，多此一舉
All that glitters is not gold.                      金玉其外，敗絮其中(凡事不可光看表
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Still waters run deep.                                   水深流靜，比喻大智若愚
What is done cannot be undone.                          覆水難收(馬克貝斯) 


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