"be the tortoise, not the hare"とは 意味・読み方・使い方

a tortoise said to have a mysterious power

The tortoise beat the hare.

A tortoise puts out its head.

a land turtle called giant tortoise

A tortoise draws in its head.

the hard shell that covers a tortoise's back

The hare was outdistanced by the tortoise.

“Tread on a worm, and it will turn”

A hare raced with a tortoise.

tortoises and turtles

“When cats are mousing, they won't mew”

“Beggars should not be choosers”

in Chinese legends, the pattern seen on a tortoise's shell, called 'rakusho'

the giant tortoises galumphed around in their pen

a turtle called 'yanisashi'

the young offspring of a tortoise

In the story a hare raced with a tortoise.

a type of turtle, called soft-shelled turtle

“Set a thief to catch a thief”

“Let sleeping dogs lie”

“Let bygones be bygones”

“Like master, like may”

“Harm watch, harm catch”

“Harm watch, harm catch”

“Youth cometh not again”

“Live and let live”

“One can not see the wood for the trees”

Don't be so soft. That's just a tiny bug.

We are not amused.

“More haste, less speed.”