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Fight fire with fire,you'll get burnt.  冤冤相报何时了。
once bitten,twice shy. （A burnt child dreads the fire. ）  一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
A word spoken is past recalling. （A word spoken is an arrow let fly. ）  一言既出，驷马难追
The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden at first sight.   一见钟情
Kill two birds with one stone.   一箭双雕/一举两得
Time is money.  一寸光阴一寸金
The error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.  一失足成千古恨
What millions died that Caesar might be great.   一将功名万古枯 
Plan your year in spring and your day at dawn.   一年之计在於春，一日之计在於晨  
You cannot please everyone.   一人难称百人意
Never make two bites of a cherry.   一气呵成
white complexion is powerful enough to hide seven faults.　 一白遮三丑。
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.   一知半解　　　
John is a person who always works with undivided attention.   一心一意
These people are cut from the same cloth/tarred with the same brush.   一丘之貉
His words just leapt to the eye. Do you need me to explain it?   一目了然
The accounts don't seem to be as clear as crystal   一清二楚
go one's own way   一意孤行
go to pot   一落千丈
as a bombshell   一鸣惊人
be as good as word   一诺千金
hit the nail on the head   一针见血
The news came as a bombshell.  这个消息犹如晴天霹雳。
I'm sure the party will go off without a hitch.   一帆风顺
Some contrasts and changes leapt to the eye.   一目了然
What you said is all Greek to me.   一窍不通
look as like as two peas   一模一样
on the spur of the moment   一时冲动，一时兴起
a drop in the bucket  沧海一粟，九牛一毛
a hair's-breadth escape   九死一生
fits and snatches   一时兴起
at one stroke   一蹴而就
at my wit's end    一筹莫展
in full view   一览无余
across the board   一视同
go to the washing room   去厕所
between jobs   委婉地表达失业,暗含着努力找工作的意思
have words with someone   与某人争吵
vertically challenged   他很矮
Life is but a dream.   人生如梦
Death comes to all men.   人生自古谁无死
It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.   人生七十古来稀
Man can conquer nature.   人定胜天
Appearances are often deceptive.   人不可貌相
All men are created equal. 人人平等
a sea of faces  人山人海
human nature  人之常情
echo others’words  人云亦云
the master was absent  人去楼空
a wolf in sheep’s clothing   披着羊皮的狼//人面兽心
Opinion rules the world.  人言可畏
Every dog has its day.   凡人皆有得意日。/十年风水轮流转
leaves nothing to be desired   十全十美
in the bag  囊中之物/十拿九稳
in hot haste   十万火急
had nothing to do with that scandal  了无瓜葛
my spirit is willing, but my flesh is weak.   爱莫能助/力不从心
stem the tide   力挽狂澜
Do in Rome as the Romans do.   入乡随俗
Look before you leap.  三思而行
to talk shop    三句不离本行
Two heads are better than one.   三个臭皮匹,顶个诸葛亮
time after time.(time and again; time and time again.)   三番五次
hold your peace    三缄其口
hang by a thread 千钧一发
A good nail does not fear the hammer. 千锤百炼
It only happens once in a blue moon. 千载难逢
The unexpected always happens. 天有不测风云/千变万化
blow your own trumpet 大言不惭
Make a mountain out of a molehill.   小题大做。
Patience is a virtue.   忍耐是一种美德。/小不忍则乱大谋
You cannot make bricks without straw.   巧妇难为无米之炊。/工欲善其事，必先利其器
Do unto others as you would be done.   己所不欲勿施于人。
Better late than never./ It’s never too late to mend.   亡羊补牢，为时未晚。
ate my fill    大快朵颐
came off with honors (bring home the bacon; come through with flying colors)   大功告成
can't play the fool is not a wise man  大智若愚
Rome was not built in a day   罗马不是一天建成的/大器晚成
looking for a needle in a haystack    大海捞针
got out of breath   上气不接下气
keeps book at his elbow   手不释卷
talks nine words at once   口若悬河
speaks with his tongue in his cheek. (play a double game; say one thing and mean another )  口是心非
Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails.口蜜腹剑
taking French leave    不辞而别/擅离职守
put a quarter into a pint pot   不自量力
make fish of one and flesh of another   厚此薄彼
Take the bull by the horns    不畏艰险
How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tiger’s lair.    不入虎穴焉得虎子
Experience is the mother of wisdom.   不经一事，不长一智
as proud as a peacock   不可一世
beyond remedy   无可救药
beyond his depth    不自量力
keeps his chin up. (as steady as a rock; firm and unyielding; fight for tooth and nail; hang on by the eyelashes; stick to one’s color)   不屈不挠
to the ends of the earth. (out-of-the-way places; the uttermost part of the earth)   天涯海角
of his own accord    心甘情愿
absent-minded   心不在焉
as happy as a clam   心满意足
burned the candle at both ends   心力交瘁
in black despair   心灰意冷
A burned child dreads the fires.  心有余悸
on the impulse of the moment.  心血来潮
My heart sings with joy  心花怒放
have the peace of mind.(have an easy conscience)   心安理得
frank and out spoken   心直口快
carry fire in one hand and water in the other  心猿意马
Bury the tomahawk(hatchet)   化干戈为玉帛
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.  今日事今日毕
is wide of the mark. ( beside the point )  文不对题
cuts loose from old ties. ( turn one’s back on one’s own flesh and blood ) 六亲不认
pour oil on the flame  火上浇油
torn to pieces. (in shreds; rip apart)  支离破碎
just courage without discipline . (brute courage)  匹夫之勇
here and there and everywhere. (right and left)  比比皆是
Life is but a dream.   人生如梦
Death comes to all men.   人生自古谁无死
It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old. 人生七十古来稀
Man can conquer nature.   人定胜天
Appearances are often deceptive.     人不可貌相
were in deep water and oppressed   水深火热
is actually not worth a dump   分文不值
be in two places at once   分身乏术
practice what one practices. ( set a good example for others)   以身作则
to render/return good for evil    以德报怨
where the shoe pinches like the wearer   切肤之痛
A good Jack makes a good Jill.   夫唱妇随
set a fox to keep the geese if I take him for a good friend   引狼入室
proud of myself    引以为荣
was unstable as water    水性杨花
Set a thief to catch a thief.   以其人之道还治其人之身
Willows are weak yet they bind other wood. (Soft and fair goes far.)   以柔克刚
A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.   以和为贵
What you do is throw a straw against the wind.   以卵击石
All is vanity.   四大皆空
All are brothers within the four seas.  四海之内皆兄弟
in all directions (far and wide; there and everywere; length and breadth)   四面八方
is here today and gone tomorrow   四海为家
Keep some extra money for a rainy day.   未雨绸缪
Failure is the mother of success.   失败是成功之母

ad workman quarrels with his tools.
拙匠常怨工具差。
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.
闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人。
A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world.
坐井观天。
Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
相聚爱益切，离别情更深。

Accidents will happen.
天有不测风云。
A clean hand wants no washing.
身正不怕影子斜。
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
问心无愧，高枕无忧。
A clear conscience is a sure card.
光明磊落，胜券在握。
A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.
白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。
A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast.
宁为清贫，不为浊富。
A close mouth catches no flies.
病从口入，祸从口出。
A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.
夜郎自大。
A common danger causes common action.
同仇敌忾。
A contented mind is perpetual feast.
知足常乐。
Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜於雄辩。
Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public.
在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
人不可貌相。
A faithful friend is hard to find.
益友难得。
A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。
After a storm comes a calm.
否极泰来。
After black clouds, clear weather.
否极泰来。
After death, the doctor.
放马后炮。
A good appetite is a good sauce.
饥不择食。
A good example is the best sermon.
身教胜似言教。
A good face is a letter of recommendation.
好的相貌就是一封推荐的介绍信。
A good fame is better than a good face.
好的名望胜於好的相貌。
A good friend is my nearest relation.
良友如近亲。
A good marksman may miss.
智者千虑，必有一失。
A good maxim is never out of season.
至理名言不会过时。
A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口，忠言逆耳。
A good winter brings a good summer.
瑞雪兆丰年。
A happy heart makes a blooming visage.
心花怒放，笑逐颜开。
A hero is known in the time of misfortune.
时势造英雄。
A lazy youth, a lousy age.
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
Ale will make a cat speak.
酒后吐真言。
A little is better than none.
聊胜於无。
A little leak will sink a great ship.
千丈之堤溃於蚁穴。
A little neglect may breed great mischief.
小不忍则乱大谋。
A little spark kindles a great fire.
星星之火，可以燎原。
A little wind kindles, much puts out the fire.
适可而止，过犹不及。
All covet, all lose.
贪多必失。
All is fair in war.
兵不厌诈。
All is not gold that glitters.
闪光的东西并不都是黄金。
All roads lead to Rome.
条条道路通罗马。
All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill.
有情人终成眷属。
All the treasures of the earth would not bring back one lost moment.
机会失去不再来，千贯万贯难赎回。
All things are easy that are done willingly.
做事乐意，诸事容易。
All things are obedient to money.
有钱能使鬼推磨。
A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst.
少女有了许多求婚者往往选中了最差的一个。
A man apt to promise is apt to forget.
轻诺者易忘。
A man can not spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用。
A man cannot whistle and drink at he same time.
一心不能二用。
A man has two ears and one mouth that he may hear much and speak little.
人有两只耳朵一张嘴，就是为了多听少说话。
A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn.
路遥知马力，日久见人心。
A man may dig his grave with his teeth.
祸从口出。
A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink.
牵马到河易，强马饮水难。
A man may love his house well without riding on the ridge.
有宝何必人前夸。
A match will set fire to a large building.
星星之火，可以燎原。
Ambition never dies until there is no way out.
不到黄河心不死
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘，差之千里。
Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.
山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。
A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.
远亲不如近邻。
An enemy's mouth seldom speaks well.
狗嘴里吐不出象牙。
An evil chance seldom comes alone.
祸不单行。
A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之计在於晨。
An old physician, and a young lawyer.
医生年老的好，律师年轻的俏。
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
乐观的人在灾难中看到希望；悲观的人在希望中看到灾难。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
预防胜於治疗。
Answer a fool according to his folly.
以其人之道，还治其人之身。
A penny saved is a penny earned.
省钱就是赚钱。
Apparel makes the man.
马靠鞍装，人靠衣装。
Appearances are deceitful.
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。
A road of a thousand miles begins with one step.
千里之行始於足下。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
As a man sows, so he shall reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A secret between more than two is no secret.
两人以上知道的秘密就不算秘密。
A servant is known by his master's absence.
主人不在可以看出仆人的品行来。
A silent tongue and true heart are the most admirable things on earth.
缄默的嘴，真诚的心，是世界上最令人赞美的东西。
A single spark can start a prairie fire.
星星之火，可以燎原。
A smart coat is a good letter of introduction.
人要衣装，佛要金装。
A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.
平静的海洋练不出熟练的水手。
A sow, when washed; returns to the muck.
江山易改，本性难移。
As the old cock crows, so doth the young.
有其父必有其子。
As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man.
试金石可以试金，正如黄金可以试人。
As the tree falls, so shall it lie.
自作自受。
As they sow, so let them reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A still tongue makes a wise head.
智者寡言。
A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
身正不怕影子斜。
A straw shows which way the wind blows.
一叶便知秋。
A stumble may prevent a fall.
小惩大诫。
As you make your bed so you must lie on it.
自食其果。
As you sow you shall mow.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A tall tree catches the wind.
树大招风。
A tree is known by its fruit.
观其行而知其人。
A true friend is known in the day of adversity.
疾风知劲草，患难知友情。
Avarice blinds our eyes.
财迷心窍。
Avarice increases with wealth.
越富越贪。
A wanderer who is determined to reach his destination does not fear the rain.
决心赶到目的地，浪汉何惧雨来淋。
A watched pot is long in boiling.
心急水不沸。
A wilful man will have his way.
有志者是竟成。
Bad workmen often blame their tools.
拙匠常怪工具差。
Beauty is but skin-deep.
红颜易变。
Beauty is in the eye of the gazer.
情人眼里出西施。
Beauty lies in lover's eyes.
情人眼里出西施。
Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails.
口蜜腹剑。
Before gold, even kings take off their hats.
有钱能使鬼推磨。
Beggars cannot be choosers.
饥不择食。
Beggars must be no choosers.
饥不择食。
Behind bad luck comes good luck.
塞翁失马，焉知非福。
Be honest rather clever.
诚实比聪明更要紧。
Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.
随遇而安。
Be just to all, but trust not all.
要公正对待所有的人，但不要轻信所有的人。
Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.
眼见的不能全信，耳闻的也不能半信。
Be slow to promise and quick to perform.
不轻诺，诺必果。
Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
多听少说。
Better an empty purse than an empty head.
宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。
Better an open enemy than a false friend.
明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
Better good neighbours near than relations far away.
远亲不如近邻。
Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.
功亏一篑。
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
脚踏两头要落空。
Beware beginnings.
慎始为上。
Big mouthfuls ofter choke.
贪多嚼不烂。
Bind the sack before it be full.
做事应适可而止。
Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚，人以群分。
Birth is much, but breeding is more.
出身固然重要，教养更且重要。
Bite off more than one can chew.
贪多咽不下。
Bite the hand that feeds one.
恩将仇报。
Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.
良药苦口利於病。
Blind men can judge no colours.
不宜问道於盲。
Blood is thicker than water.
血浓於水。
Bread is the staff of life.
民以食为天。
Brevity is the soul of wit.
言以简洁为贵。
Bring up a raven and he'll pick out your eyes.
养虎贻患。
Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse.
投鼠忌器。 
Business before pleasure.
事业在先，享乐在后。
Business is business.
公事公办。
By doing we learn.
经一事，长一智。
By falling we learn to go safely.
吃一堑，长一智。
By other's faults, wise men correct their own.
他山之石，可以攻玉。
By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it.
读书可以使我门的思想充实，谈话使其更臻完美。