1. A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 恶其始者必恶其终。
2. A bad bush is better than the open field. 有胜于无。
3. A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart. 做贼心虚。
4. A bad thing never dies. 坏事传千年。
5. A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀钝)。
6. A bargain is a bargain. 达成的协议不可撕毁。
7. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
8. 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。
9. A bird may be known by its song. 什么鸟唱什么歌。 A man is known by the company he keeps. 察其友知其人。 A man is known by his friends. 什么人交什么朋友。
10. A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. 略有胜于全无。
11. Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. 相聚爱益切，离别情更深。 （Absence will make the hearts grow fonder. 距离产生美/别久情深）
12. A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
13. A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛焚自身，光亮照别人。
14. Accidents will happen. 天有不测风云。 （Every cloud has a silver lining.）
15. A clean hand wants no washing. 身正不怕影子斜。
16. A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入，祸从口出。
17. A cock is valiant on his own dunghill. 夜郎自大。
18. A common danger causes common action. 同仇敌忾。
19. A contented mind is perpetual feast. 知足常乐。
20. A creaking door hangs long on its hinges. 户枢不蠹。 (a door-hinge is never worm-eaten) A rolling stone gathers no moss.
21. Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
22. Adversity is a good discipline. 苦难是磨练人的好机会。 Storms make trees take deeper roots.
23. A fair face may hide a foul heart. 人不可貌相。 （Appearances are deceitful.）
24. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。
25. A fool may give a wise man counsel. 愚者千虑，必有一得。 (A fool's bolt may sometimes hit the mark.)
26. A fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸会变，但本性难移。（An old dog cannot alter its way of barking. 老狗难改吠声。 江山易改，本性难移）
27. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难朋友才是真朋友。Acquaintance riend, good friend; close, intimate , bosom friend, soul mate
28. A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody. 广交友，无深交。
29. After a storm comes a calm. 否极泰来。 （After black clouds, clear weather.）
30. After death, the doctor. 放马后炮/雨后送伞。 It’s easier to be wise after the event. After meat, mustard. ）
31. A good appetite is a good sauce. 饥不择食。 (Beggars can not be choosers.)
32. A good beginning is half the battle. 首战告捷等于一半胜利。 Well begun is half done.
33. A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者必善其终。
34. A good example is the best sermon. 身教胜似言教。 Practise/practice what you preach.
35. A good face is a letter of recommendation. 好的相貌就是一封推荐的介绍信。
36. A good horse often needs a good spur. 好马常要好靴刺。
37. A good marksman may miss. 智者千虑，必有一失。
38. A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口，忠言逆耳。
39. A good neighbour is better than a brother in the next village. 远亲不如近邻。
40. A good winter brings a good summer. 瑞雪兆丰年。A heavy snow promises a good harvest.
41. A hero is known in the time of misfortune. 时势造英雄。
42. A Jack of all trades and master of none. 三脚猫无所长。
43. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. 千里之行，始于足下。
44. A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
45. Ale will make a cat speak. 酒后吐真言。
46. A little leak will sink a great ship. 千丈之堤溃于蚁穴。
47. A little learning is a dangerous thing. 浅学误人。
48. A little spark kindles a great fire. 星星之火，可以燎原。
49. All is fair in war. 兵不厌诈。
50. All is not gold that glitters. 闪光的东西并不都是黄金。 All that glitters is not gold.
51. All rivers run into the sea. 百川入海。
52. All roads lead to Rome. 条条道路通罗马。
53. All things are obedient to money. 有钱能使鬼推磨。 Money can make/makes the mare go.
54. All time is no time when it is past. 光阴一去不复返。
55. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy; all play and no work makes Jack a mere boy. 只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子要变傻；尽玩耍，不学习，聪明孩子没出息。
56. A man has his hour, and a dog has his day. 人有称心时，狗有得意日。
57. A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn. 路遥知马力，日久见人心。
58. 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。
59. A man may smile and smile and be villain. 笑里藏奸。
60. A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds. 讲而不做，犹如花园里长满了荒草。
61. Ambition never dies until there is no way out. 不到黄河心不死。
62. A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，差之千里。
63. Among the blind the one-eyed man is king. 山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。
64. A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman. 远亲不如近邻。
65. An empty hand is no lure for a hawk. 空手诱不来老鹰。
66. An evil chance seldom comes alone. 祸不单行。
67. A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。
68. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨。 Glory morning
69. An ill workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怪工具差。
70. A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. 对牛弹琴。A barley-corn is better than a diamond to a cock. 对一只公鸡来说，一颗麦粒好于一颗钻石。
71. An oak is not felled at one stroke. 万事不能一蹴而就。 Little strokes fell great oaks. Constant dropping wears away a stone.
72. An occasion lost cannot be redeemed. 时机失了无法挽回。Redeem the Voucher
73. Buy one get one free
74. Do as you would be done by.
75. A penny saved is a penny earned(or gained). 省钱就是赚钱。
76. Apparel makes the man. 马靠鞍装，人靠衣装。 Clothes make the man.
77. Art is long, but lift is short. 人生有涯，而学无涯。
78. A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
79. As a man sows, so he shall reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。(As you sow you shall mow. )
80. As the fool thinks, so the bell clinks. 一厢情愿。
81. A stitch in time saves nine. 小洞不补，大洞吃苦。(Better late than never. It’s never too late to mend. )
82. A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe. 身正不怕影子斜。
83. A straw shows which way the wind blows. 一叶便知秋。
84. As you brew, so must you drink. 自搬石头自压脚。 (As you make your bed so you must lie on it. )
85. A tall tree catches the wind. 树大招风。
86. A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，驷马难追。A word spoken is an arrow let fly.
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