キーワードで探す英語の格言――「馬」
beat (flog) a dead horse |
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Set a beggar on horseback, and he'll ride to the devil. |
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Don't change horses at midstream. |
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Close the stable (barn ) door after the horse has bolted. |
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Don't put the cart before the horse. |
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Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. |
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Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest. |
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If two men ride on a horse, one must ride behind. |
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If wishes were horses, (then) beggars might ride. |
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You can lead (take) a horse to water, but you cannot make him (it) drink. |
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Money makes the mare go. |
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Only fools and horses work. |
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For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the man was lost... |
For want of a shoe the horse was lost. 蹄鉄がないので馬を失い For want of a horse the rider was lost. 馬がないので使者を失い For want of a rider the message was lost. 使者がいないので連絡が届かず For want of a message the battle was lost. 連絡が届かず戦いに負け For want of a battle the kingdom was lost. 戦いに負けたので国を失った。 And all for the want of a horseshoe nail. それはすべて1本の蹄鉄の釘がなかったから。 |
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Nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. |
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get something straight from the horse's mouth |
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beat (flog) a dead horse
(barn
) door after the horse has bolted.