俗语习语

To climb on the bandwagon. 看风使舵

Saved by the bell. 紧要关头获救

Bury the hatchet. 重归于好

H ave a chip on one’s shoulder.好斗

A close shave. 险过剃头

He who pays the piper calls the tune. 谁出钱谁做主

Dot the i’s and cross the t’s.一丝不苟

The pen is mightier than the sword.

The pot calling the kettle black. 五十步笑百步

Raining cats and dogs. 倾盆大雨

To shed crocodile tears. 猫哭老鼠

Clean bill of health.

Close but no cigar.

Cut from the same cloth.

A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情

No pains, no gains. 不劳无获

Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧

God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助

Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成

Slow and steady wins the race. 稳扎稳打，无往不胜

Rome was not built in a day. 罗马不是一日建成的（伟业非一日之功）Time waits for no man. 时间不等人

Opportunity are only for the prepared minds. 机会只青睐有准备的人Diligence is the mother of success. 勤奋是成功之母

Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母

Faith will move mountains. 精诚所至，金石为开

Honesty is the best policy. 诚实是上策

Manners makes the man. 礼貌造就人

Never too old(or late) to learn. 活到老学到老

Union is strength. 团结就是力量

Without a friend the world is a wilderness. 没有朋友，世界就等于一片荒野One false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘，差之千里

A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智

Experience is the mother of wisdom. 实践出真知

All work and no play makes jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍，聪明的孩子也变傻More haste, less speed. / Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. 千里之行，始于足下Look before you leap. / Think twice（or well）before you act. 三思后行Well begun, half done. 好的开始是成功的一半

Facts speak plainer than words. 事实胜于雄辩

Action speak louder than words. 行动胜于空言

Call black white and white black. 颠倒黑白

First things first. 事有轻重缓急

Ill news travels fast. 坏事传千里

East or west, home is the best. 金窝银窝，不如自家的草窝

Like and like make good friends. 趣味相投

The older, the wiser. 姜还是老的辣

An idle youth, a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲

As the tree, so the fruit. 种瓜得瓜

He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. 不犯错的人将一事无成

There is no such thing as a perpetual feast. 天下无不散之筵席

Answer violence with violence. 以牙还牙

Together, individuals can make a difference. 人多力量大

All rivers run into the sea. 殊途同归

All time is no time, when it is past.

A common danger causes common. 同舟共济

No fire, no smoke. 事出有因

Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind on it. 世上无难事，只怕有心人Serve people heart and soul. 全心全意为人民服务

One good turn deserves another. 善有善报

Clothes do not make the man.

You should look at a person with a new eye even only after a three days’ separation.

士别三日，当刮目相看

Man proposes, God disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天

Until all is over, ambition never dies. 不到黄河心不死

Every walking in the company of two other men, I’m bound to learn fr om them. 三人行必有我师

Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁

What’s done cannot be undone. / It’s no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收

There must be a use for my talent. 天生我材必有用

To see is to believe. 眼见为实