习语汇总

芇

kick the bucket

死掉，去世

crocodile tears

假慈悲

rain cats and dogs

倾盆大雨

till the cows come home

长期地

show the white feather

表现胆怯

wear one

’

s heart upon one

’

s sleeve

感情外露

in a brown study

沉思；呆想

lip service

空口的应酬话

tit for tat

针锋相对

the lion

’

s share

最大的份额

out of the question

不可能的

out if question

毫无疑问

in question

讨论中的，考虑中的

like cures like

以毒攻毒

diamond cut diamond

棋逢对手

with a heavy heart

心情沉重

heart and soul

全心全意

heart to heart

推心置腹

strike while the iron is hot

趁热打铁

more haste,less speed

欲速不达

practice makes perfect

熟能生巧

to pass fish eyes for peals

鱼目混珠

like mushrooms

雨后春笋

as stubborn as a mule

倔得像牛

to fish in the air

水底捞月

to be at the end of one

’

s rope

山穷水尽

as dry as sawdust

味同嚼蜡

chop and change

变化无常

dilly- dally

磨磨蹭蹭

at sixes and sevens

七七八八

money makes the mare go.

有钱能使鬼推磨

toil and moil

辛辛苦苦工作

fair and aquare

正大光明

high and dry

孤立无援

hoity-toity

装腔作势

safe and sound

安然无恙

cool and calm

镇静

turns and twist

曲折

wail and whine

啼哭

mud and mire

泥泞不堪

step and step

逐步向前

call a spade a spade

直言不讳

harm set,harm get

害人反害己

neck and neck

齐家并驱

as cool as a cucumber

镇定自若

sleep like a log

熟睡

as dead as a doornail

彻底死去

as clear as crystal

像水晶一样清澈

as proud as a peacock

像孔雀一样骄傲

as bold as brass

厚颜无耻的

as silent as the grave

守口如瓶

as cool as a cucumber

镇定自若

as tough as leather

硬如皮革；

（食物）粗粝

snake in the grass

不可靠的人

a wet blanket

扫兴的人或物

black bottle

毒药

Many hands make light work

人多好办事

Great minds think alike.

英雄所见略同

螆

膄

蚁

肈

袇

芃

肀

螈

羈

蚅

薀

蕿

螆

螃

芃

艿

螇

膆

蚂

聿

薅

芄

Homer sometimes nods.

伟人有时也会犯错误。

Like father

，

like son.

有其父，必有其子。

Out of sight, out of mind

眼不见，心不想。

Penny wise, pound foolish.

小事聪明，大事糊涂。

as timid as a rabbit

胆小如鼠

as timid as a rabbit

人多智广

burn one’s boats

破釜沉舟

One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy

spill the beans

泄密

一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。

肂

螀

蚆

莂

Talk of devil and he will appear

说曹操曹操

That

’s the way the cookie crumbles.这就是生活

the

apple of one’s eye

掌上明珠

going bananas

发疯

feel blue

闷闷不乐

in hot water

有麻烦

蒀

hold your tongue and button your lip

闭口不谈

have eyes in the back of your head

眼光六路

be

fishy

可疑的

A good anvil (

砧石

) does not fear the hammer. (

穿鞋的

).

真金不 怕火炼

蚇

The cobbler

’

s (

补鞋匠

) wife is the worst shod

鞋匠的老婆没鞋穿

螅

Such carpenters, such chips

什么匠出什么活儿

羀

Cut the coat according to the cloth. .

看步裁衣

As a man sows, so shall he reap

种瓜得瓜

芁

The best fish swim near the bottom.

真人不露相

蒅

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bushes.

双手在林不如一鸟在手

袃

All is gristthat comes to his mill.

入他磨者皆成粉

莀

All is not gold that glitters

会发光的都不是金子

羁

A boisterous horse must have a rough bridle.

烈马要套粗龙头

薆

Make hay while the sun shines.

晒草要趁太阳好

膆

A stitch in time saves nine.

一针及时省九针

肃

over head and ear

淹过头部和耳朵

between the devil and the deep blue sea

进退两难

蒇

Stir up a Hornet

’

s Nest

捅马蜂窝

snug as a bug in a rug snug as a bug in a rug

极其安逸地

薇

in a bag

十拿九稳

bark up the wrong one

攻击错了对象；找错对象

莄

in the pink

状态极佳；非常健康

till the cows come home

很久地

蒁

蒃

as fussy as hen with one chick

大惊小怪

as mad as a wet hen

（常指女性）非常生气

scarce

（

r

）< /p>

as hen

’

s teeth

及其稀少

donkey

’

s work

艰苦单调又无趣的生活

talk the hind legs off a donkey

滔滔不绝

donkey's years (donkey

’

s ears)

很久；很多年

stubborn as a mule / mule- headed

像骡子一样固执；非常倔强

kicks like a mule

强有力地踢

(

有时不是真的“踢”，而指后果或反应较大。

)

straight from the horse

’

s mouth

来自权威和可靠的消息

look a gift horse in the mouth

对收到的礼物吹毛求疵

to eat like a horse

狼吞虎咽

to eat a horse

(

肚子饿得

)

能吃下一匹马

to flog / beat a dead horse

徒劳无功；白费功夫

a dark horse

黑马

a horse of another color

完全另一回事

put the cart before the horse

本末倒置

one-horse town

偏僻小镇

You can lead a horse to water but you can

’

t make it drink

只可引导

,

不可强求

Lock the stable door after the horse has bolted.

亡羊补牢

the iron horse

铁路

Hold your

h

orses

别着急

< br>horse around

胡闹

get off her high horse

别摆架子

Wild horses couldn't keep me away

没什么能阻止我

ponytail

马伟彪

wild horses could not drag me away from the…八抬大轿也不能拉我离开…

beating a dead horse

徒劳无益白费口舌

do not change horses in midstream

不要临阵换将

the pot calling the kettle black

五十步笑百步

go nuts

发疯；失去理智

butter someone up

巴结奉承某人

nutty as a fruitcake

有点疯狂；发疯的

hard nut to crack

难题；难对付的人或事

make mincemeat of

彻底击溃

over-egg the pudding

过度修饰

Put all your eggs in one basket

孤注一掷

couch potato

沙发土豆

Everything but the kitchen sink

几乎所有的一切

膈

莅

蒂

袂

羈

蒆

螅

莁

蚈

薈

袃

螁

葿

莅

芅

膀

腿

莆

莄

袄

罿