Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
An inch o' a nag is worth a span o' an aver.
An inch o' a nag is worth a span o' an aver.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Tell your secret to your servant, and you make him your master
Tell your secret to your servant, and you make him your master
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
He should hae a lang-shafted spune that sups kail wi' the deil.
He should hae a lang-shafted spune that sups kail wi' the deil.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Were it not for hope the heart would break.
Were it not for hope the heart would break.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
His wind shakes no corn.
His wind shakes no corn.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Standing pools gather filth.
Standing pools gather filth.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Patience is a plaster for all sores.
Patience is a plaster for all sores.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
"Hope is a good breakfast, but a bad supper."
"Hope is a good breakfast, but a bad supper."
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Once a use and ever a custom.
Once a use and ever a custom.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
No one knows where the shoe pinches so well as he that wears it.
No one knows where the shoe pinches so well as he that wears it.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Don't buy a pig in a poke.
Don't buy a pig in a poke.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Put a coward on his mettle and he'll fight the devil.
Put a coward on his mettle and he'll fight the devil.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
The smoke follows the fairest.
The smoke follows the fairest.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Have a horse of thine own, and thou may'st borrow another's.
Have a horse of thine own, and thou may'st borrow another's.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Haste trips up its own heels.
Haste trips up its own heels.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
March wind and May sun
March wind and May sun
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Speir at Jock Thief if I be a leal man.
Speir at Jock Thief if I be a leal man.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
First hang and draw, Then hear the cause by Lidford law.
First hang and draw, Then hear the cause by Lidford law.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Ye'll no sell your hens on a rainy day;
Ye'll no sell your hens on a rainy day;
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
September blow soft till the fruit's in the loft. November take flail, let ships no more sail.
September blow soft till the fruit's in the loft. November take flail, let ships no more sail.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
A lie has no legs.
A lie has no legs.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
To lock the stable door when the steed is stolen.
To lock the stable door when the steed is stolen.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
A fool and his money are soon parted.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
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