Aneks:Przysłowia angielskie - T

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• take a hair of the dog that bit you
• taka care of number one
• take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves
• take opportunity by the forelock (in. take time by the forelock)
• take the goods the gods provide
• take the will for the deed
• take things as they come
• take time by the forelock
• talk about the devil and his imps will appear (in. speak of the devil and he always appears)
• talk is cheap
• talk of the devil and he's sure to appear (in. speak of the devil and he always appears)
• talk of the devil – and the devil appears
• tastes differ
• tell it not in Gath
• tell not all you know, nor do all you can
• tell the truth and shame the devil
• that government is best which governs least
• the absent are always in the wrong (in. he who is absent is always in the wrong)
• the absent are never without fault nor the present without excuse (in. he who is absent is always in the wrong)
• the age of miracles is past
• the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
• the apple never falls far from the tree
• the art of being a parent consists of sleeping when the baby isn't looking
• the back door robs the house (in. a postern door makes a thief)
• the best art conceals art
• the best defense is a good offense
• the best doctors are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Merryman
• the best is the enemy of the good
• the best is yet to be
• the best of friends must part
• the best of men are but men at best
• the best place for criticism is in front of your mirror
• the best things come in small packages
• the best things in life are free
• the best way to get even is to forget
• the best-laid schemes of mice and men gang aft a-gley
• the better the day, the better the deed
• the bigger they are, the harder they fall
• the bird that can sing and won't sing should be made to sing (in. little birds that can sing and won't sing must be made to sing)
• the biter is sometimes bit
• the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church
• the boot is on the other foot (in. the shoe is on the other foot)
• the busiest men have the most leisure
• the business of America is business
• the buyer needs a thousand eyes, the seller wants but one
• the cat would eat fish, but would not wet her feet
• the child is father of the man
• the child that is born on the Sabbath day is bonny and blithe and good and gay
• the church is an anvil that has worn out many hammers
• the clock goes as it pleases the clerk
• the closer to the bone, the sweeter the meat (in. the nearer the bone, the sweeter the flesh)
• the coat makes the man
• the cobbler should stick to his last (in. let the cobbler stick to his last)
• the cobbler to his last and the gunman to his linstock (in. let the cobbler stick to his last)
• the cobbler's children go barefooot (in. the shoemaker's child always goes barefoot)
• the company makes the feast
• the course of true love never did run smooth
• the cow knows not the value of her tail till she has lost it
• the cowl does not make the monk
• the cure may be worse than the disease
• the cure is worse than the disease
• the customer is always right
• the danger past and God forgotten
• the darkest cloud has a silver lining (in. every cloud has a silver lining)
• the darkest hour is just before dawn
• the day is short and the work is long
• the devil always leaves a stink behind him
• the devil can cite sculpture for his purpose
• the devil dances in an empty pocket
• the devil finds work for idle hands to do
• the devil gets up to the belfry by the vicar's skirts
• the devil is in the details
• the devil is not as black as he is painted
• the devil looks after his own
• the devil lurks behind the cross (in. the devil gets up to the belfry by the vicar's skirts)
• the devil makes his Christmas pies of lawyers' tounges and clerks' fingers
• the devil takes care of his own (in. the devil looks after his own)
• the devil was sick, the devil a saint would be; the devil was well, the devil a saint was he
• the devil's children have the devil's luck
• the difficult is done at once, the impossible takes a little longer
• the doctor is often more to be feared than the disease
• the dog always returns to his vomit
• the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on
• the early bird catches the worm
• the early bird gets the worm
• the early man never borrows from the late man
• the end crowns the work
• the end justifies the means
• the enemy of my enemy is my friend
• the English are a nation of shopkeepers
• the exception proves the rule
• the eye is bigger than the belly
• the eye of a master does more work than both his hands
• the eyes are the mirrors of the soul
• the face is the index of the mind (in. the eyes are the mirrors of the soul)
• the falling out of lovers is the renewing of love (in. the quarrel of lovers is the renewal of love)
• the family that prays together stays together
• the farthest way about is the nearest way home (in. the longest way around is the shortest way home)
• the female of the species is deadlier than the male
• the first duty of a soldier is obedience
• the first hundred years are the hardest
• the first seven years are the hardest
• the first step is the hardest
• the first step to health is to know that we are sick
• the fish always stinks from the head downward (in. a fish stinks from the head)
• the fox preys furthest from his hole
• the future ain't what it used to be
• the game is not worth the candle
• the glass is either half empty or half full
• the gods send nuts to those who have no teeth
• the golden age was never the present age
• the good die young
• the good is the enemy of the best
• the good seaman is known in bad weather
• the good that men do lives after them
• the grass is always greener on the other side
• the gray mare is the better horse
• the greater the truth, the greater the libel
• the habit does not make the monk
• the hair of the dog is good for the bite (in. take a hair of the dog that bit you)
• the half is better than the whole
• the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world
• the harder the storm, the sooner it's over (in. the sharper the storm, the sooner it's over)
• the hasty bitch bringeth forth blind whelps
• the head and feet keep warm, the rest will take no harm
• the higher the monkey climbs the more he shows his tail
• the higher the tree, the sweeter the plum
• the highest branch is not the safest roost
• the hole calls the thief
• the hook without bait catches no fish
• the house shows the owner
• the husband is always the last to know
• the joy of the heart makes the face fair (in. a merry heart makes a cheerful countenance)
• the king can do no wrong
• the labourer is worthy of his hire
• the larger the body, the bigger the heart
• the last drop makes the cup run over
• the last straw will break the camel's back (in. it's the last straw that breaks the camel's back)
• the leopard can't change its spots
• the lion is not so fierce as he is painted
• the longest day must have an end
• the longest journey begins with a single step (in. a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step)
• the longest night will have an end (in. the longest day must have an end)
• the longest way around is the shortest way home
• the Lord gives and the Lord takes away
• the Lord moves in mysterious ways (in. God moves in mysterious ways)
• the Lord who gave can take away (in. the Lord gives and the Lord takes away)
• the love of money is the root of all evil
• the man who is born in a stable is not a horse
• the meek shall inherit the earth
• the mill cannot grind with the water that is past
• the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceedingly small
• the more said, the less done
• the more the merrier
• the more things change, the more they stay the same
• the more you get, the mroe you want
• the more you stir it, the worse it stinks
• the mother of mischief is no bigger than a midge's wing
• the mouse that has but one hole is soon taken
• the earer the bone, the sweeter the flesh
• the nearrer the church, the farther from Good
• the north wind doth blow and we shall have snow
• the obvious choice is usually a quick regret
• the only difference between stumbling blocks and stepping-stones is the way you use them
• the only place where success comes before work is in a dictionary
• the only thing a heated argument ever produced is coolness
• the only thing we have to fear is fear itself
• the opera ain't over till the fat lady sings
• the optimist's cup is half full; the pesimmist's cup is half empty
• the path of true love never runs smooth (in. the course of true love never did run smooth)
• the pen is mightier than the sword
• the pitcher will go to the well once too often
• the post of honor is the post of danger
• the pot calls the kettle black
• the price of liberty is eternal vigilance
• the proof of the pudding is in the eating
• the quarrel of lovers is the renewal of love
• the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong
• the receiver is as bad as the thief
• the remedy may be worse than the disease
• the rich get richer and the poor get poorer
• the rich man has his ice in the summer and the poor man gets his in the winter
• the road to hell is paved with good intentions
• the robin and the wren are God's cock and hen
• the rotten apple spoils the barrel
• the sharper the storm, the sooner it's over
• the sheep that bleats loses a mouthful (in. a bleating sheep loses a bite)
• the shoe is on the other foot
• the shoemaker's child always goes barefoot
• the show must go on
• the sky's the limit
• the sooner begun, the sooner done
• the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
• the squeaky wheel gets the grease
• the straw that broke the camel's back
• the streets of hell are paved with promises (in. the road to Hell is paved with good intentions)
• the style is the man
• the sun loses nothing by shining into a puddle
• the sweetest wine makes the sharpest vinegar (in. from the sweetest wine, the tartest vinegar)
• the tailor makes the man
• the third time is the charm
• the thread breaks where it is weakest
• the three doctors Diet, Quiet, and Temperance are the best physicians (in. the best three doctors are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Merryman)
• the tongue always returns to the sore tooth
• the tongue is not steel, but it cuts
• the tree is known by its fruit
• the truth hurts
• the unexpected always happens
• the used key is always bright
• the vicar of Bray will be vicar of Bray still
• the voice of the people is the voice of God
• the way to a man's heart is through his stomach
• the way to be safe is never to feel secure (in. he that is too secure is not safe)
• the weakest go to the wall
• the wearer best knows where the shoe pinches
• the wheel comes full circle
• the wheel of fortune is forever in motion
• the wheel that does the squeaking is the one that gets the grease (in. the squeaky wheel gets the grease)
• the willing horse carries the load
• the winners laught, the losers weep (in. let them laugh that win)
• the wish is father to the thought
• the world is a stage and all the people in it actors (in. all the world's a stage)
• the world runs on wheels
• the worm will turn (in. even a worm will turn)
• the worst is yet to come
• the worth of a living is what it will bring
• the young cock crows as he heard the old one
• the young pig grunts like an old sow (in. the young cock crows as he heard the old one)
• them as asks, gits; them as don't ask, don't git (in. ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you)
• there are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it (in. there are other fish in the sea)
• there are lies, damned lies, and statistics
• there are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream
• there are no birds in last year's nest
• there are nogains without pains (in. no pain, no gain)
• there are none so blind as those who will not see
• there are none so deaf as those who will not hear
• there are other fish in the sea
• there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians
• there are tricks in every trade
• there are two sides to every story
• there goes more to marriage than four bare legs in a bed
• there must be a first time for everything (in. there's a first time for everything)
• there'll be sleeping enough in the grave
• there's a black sheep in every flock
• there's a first time for everything
• there's a Jack for every Jill (in. every Jack has his Jill)
• there's a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
• there's a remedy for everything except death
• there's a season and a time for every purpose under the heaven (in. to everything there is a season)
• there's a sin of omission as well as of commission
• there's a skeleton in every closet
• there's a sucker born every minute
• there's a tide in the affairs of man
• there's a time and place for everything
• there's a time to speak and a time to be silent
• there's always a calm before a storm
• there's always a first time (in. there's a first time for everything)
• there's always room at the top
• there's an exception to every rule
• there's good and bad in everything
• there's honour among thieves
• there's luck in leisure
• there's luck in odd numbers
• there's many a good cock come out of a tattered bag
• there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle
• there's many a slip between cup and lip
• there's many a true word said in jest (in. many a true word is spoken in jest)
• there's measure in all things
• there's more than one way to skin a cat
• there's no accounting for tastes
• there's no disputing about tastes
• there's no fool like an old fool
• there's no great loss without some gain
• there's no little enemy
• there's no peace for the wicked
• there's no place like home
• there's no pleasure without pain
• there's no putting old heads on young shoulders (in. you can't put an old head on young shoulders)
• there's no rest for the weary
• there's no rest for the wicked (in. there's no peace for the wicked)
• there's no rose without a thorn
• there's no royal road to learning
• there's no smoke without fire
• there's no such thing as a free lunch
• there's no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothes
• there's no time like the present
• there's nothing constant but inconstancy
• there's nothing lost by civility
• there's nothing new under the sun
• there's nothing so good for the inside of a man as the outside of a horse
• there's nowt so queer as folk
• there's one law for the rich and another for the poor (in. one law for the rich and another for the poor)
• there's reason in all things
• there's safety in numbers
• there's truth in wine
• they also serve who only stand and wait
• they that dance must pay the piper
• they that live longest see most
• they that sow the wind shall reap the whirlwind
• things come in threes
• things past cannot be recalled
• think all you speak, but speak not all you think
• think before you speak
• think much, speak little and write less
• think twice before you speak once (in. think before you speak)
• thinking is very far from knowing
• third time's a charm
• this, too, shall pass
• those who can, do; those who can't, teach
• those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it
• those who dance must pay the fiddler (in. they that dance must pay the piper)
• those who hide can find
• those who know don't speak; those who speak don't know
• those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
• those who play at bowls must look out for rubbers
• those who please everyboy please nobody (in. you can'y please everybody)
• thought is free
• threatened men live long
• three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead
• three moves are as bad as a fire
• three things are not to be trusted: a cow's horn, a dog's tooth and a horse's hoof
• three times a bridesmaid, never a bride (in. always a bridesmaid, never a bride)
• thrift is a great revenue
• throw dirt enough, and some will stick
• throw out a sprat to catch a mackerel
• Thursday's child has far to go
• time alone will tell (in. time will tell)
• time and tide wait for no man
• time ends all things
• time flies
• time hangs heavy on idle hands
• time is a great healer
• time is money
• time is the rider that breaks youth
• time lost cannot be recalled
• time will heal (in. time is a great healer)
• time will tell
• time works wonders
• times change, and we with time
• timing is everything
• 'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all
• to be or not to be
• to each his own
• to err is human, to forgive divine
• to everything there is a season
• to forget a wrong is the best revenge (in. the best way to get even is to forgive)
• to know all is to forgive all
• to the pure all things are pure
• to the victor belong the spoils
• today is yesterday's tomorrow
• today you, tomorrow me
• tomorrow is another day
• tommorow never comes
• too many chiefs and not enough Indians
• too many cooks spoil the broth
• too much of a good thing is worse than none at all (in. you can have too much of a good thing)
• toot your own horn lest the same be never tooted
• touch wood
• trade follows the flag
• travel broadens the mind
• travel east and travel west, a man's own home is still his best (in. east, west, home's best)
• trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle
• troubles never come singly (in. misfortunes never come singly)
• true blue will never stain
• trust everybody, but cut the cards
• trust in God and keep your powder dry (in. put your trust on God, and keep your powder dry)
• trust not a new friend nor an old enemy
• trust not one night's ice
• trust not the praise of a friend nor the contempt of an enemy (in. trust not a new friend nor an old enemy)
• truth crushed to earth will rise again
• truth is stranger than fiction
• truth is the first casualty of war
• truth is truth to the end of the reckoning
• truth lies at the bottom of a well
• truth will out
• try before you trust (in. first try then trust)
• Tuesday's chind is full of grace
• turnabout is fair play
• two and two make four
• two blacks don't make a white (in. two wrongs don't make a right)
• two boys are half a boy, and three boys are no boy at all
• two can keep a secret if one is dead (in. three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead)
• two dogs fight over a bone while a third runs away with it (in. while two dogs are fighting for a bone, a third runs away with it)
• two eyes see more than one (in. four eyes see more than two)
• two heads are better than one
• two is company but three is none
• two of a trade vener agree
• two tailors go to a man (in. nine tailors make a man)
• two things do prolong your life: A quiet heart, and a loving wife
• two wrongs don't make a right
• two's company, three's a crowd

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