a bad bush is better than the open field. 有勝於無。
a bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. 吃虧的和解也比勝訴強。
a bad conscience is a snake in one''s heart. 做賊心虛。
a bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept. 壞習慣像鮮餡餅，分食要比保存好。
a bad padlock invites a picklock. 開門揖盜。
a bad penny always turns up.
a bad thing never dies. 壞事傳千年。
a bad beginning makes a bad ending. 惡其始者必惡其終。
a bad workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀鈍)。
a bargain is a bargain. 達成的協定不可撕毀。
a beggar''s purse is bottomless. 乞丐的錢袋是無底洞。
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手。
a bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 聞其歌知其鳥，聽其言知其人。
a bird may be known by its song. 什麼鳥唱什麼歌。
a bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. 略有勝於全無。
a blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it''s the boundary of the world. 坐井觀天。
a blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. 秋波送盲，白費痴情。
a book is the same today as it always was and it will never change. 一本好書今天如此，將來也如此，永不改變。
a book that remains shut is but a block. 有書閉卷不閱讀，無異是一塊木頭。
a borrowed cloak does not keep one warm. 借來的斗篷不暖身。
a burden of one''s choice is not felt. 自己選的擔子不嫌重。
a burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。
absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. 相聚愛益切，離別情更深。
a candle lights others and consumes itself. 蠟燭焚自身，光亮照別人。
a cat may look at a king. 貓也有權晉見國王。
a cat has nine lives. 貓有九條命。
accidents will happen. 天有不測風雲。
a chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 鏈條的堅固程度取決於它最薄弱的環節。
a change of work is as good as a rest. 調換一下工作是很好的休息。
a cheerful wife is the joy of life. 快樂的妻子是生活的樂事。
a clean hand wants no washing. 身正不怕影子斜。
a clear conscience is a soft pillow. 問心無愧，高枕無憂。
a clear conscience is a sure card. 光明磊落，勝券在握。
a clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast. 寧為清貧，不為濁富。
a close mouth catches no flies. 病從口入，禍從口出。
a cock is valiant on his own dunghill. 夜郎自大。
a clear conscience laughs at false accusations. 白日不做虧心事，夜半敲門心不驚。
a contented mind is perpetual feast. 知足常樂。
a common danger causes common action. 同仇敵愾。
a constant guest is never welcome. 久住非佳賓，常來不歡迎。