Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
The priest christens his own child first.
The priest christens his own child first.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
As the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
As the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
What is worse than ill luck?
What is worse than ill luck?
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Poverty is no crime.
Poverty is no crime.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
More flies are caught with a drop of honey than with a tun of vinegar.
More flies are caught with a drop of honey than with a tun of vinegar.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Many irons in the fire, some will cool.
Many irons in the fire, some will cool.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Enough is enough of bread and cheese.
Enough is enough of bread and cheese.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
February fill dike, be it black or be it white.
February fill dike, be it black or be it white.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
"Sour grapes," said the fox when he could not reach them.
"Sour grapes," said the fox when he could not reach them.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Close sits my shirt, but closer my skin.
Close sits my shirt, but closer my skin.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Let every sheep hang by its own shank.
Let every sheep hang by its own shank.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
The heart knoweth its own bitterness.
The heart knoweth its own bitterness.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
The chamber of sickness is the chapel of devotion.
The chamber of sickness is the chapel of devotion.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
One beats the bush and another catches the birds.
One beats the bush and another catches the birds.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
A ragged colt may make a good horse.
A ragged colt may make a good horse.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Never show your teeth when you can't bite.
Never show your teeth when you can't bite.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Before you make a friend, eat a peck of salt with him.
Before you make a friend, eat a peck of salt with him.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
If the deil be laird, you'll be tenant.
If the deil be laird, you'll be tenant.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
"Meikle cry and little woo'," as the deil said when he clipped the sow.
"Meikle cry and little woo'," as the deil said when he clipped the sow.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Never put out your arm further than you can easily draw it back again.
Never put out your arm further than you can easily draw it back again.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
He that shoots always right forfeits his arrow.
He that shoots always right forfeits his arrow.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Give a thief rope enough and he'll hang himself.
Give a thief rope enough and he'll hang himself.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
A tale never loses in the telling.
A tale never loses in the telling.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
It's gude to hae friends baith in heaven and hell.
It's gude to hae friends baith in heaven and hell.
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