○スピード系 1.Easy come, easy go.(悪銭身につかず。) 2.Slow and steady wins the race.(急がば回れ。) 3.First come, first served.(早い者勝ち。)
○時間系 4.Time and tide wait forno man.(歳月人を待たず。) 5.Time flies like an arrow.(光陰矢のごとし。)
○数系 6.Two heads are better than one.(三人寄れば文殊の知恵。) 7.A stitch in time saves nine.(転ばぬ先の杖。) 8.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.(明日の百より今日の五十。) 9.A word is enough to a wise man.(一を聞いて十を知る。)
○鳥系 10.Kill two birds with one stone.(一石二鳥。) 11.Birds of a feather flock together.(類は友を呼ぶ。)
○Spoil系 12.Too many cooks spoil the broth.(船頭多くして船山へ上る。) 13.Spare the rod and spoil the child.(かわいい子には旅をさせよ。)