歇后语的英文翻译

生活中常用的歇后语

two-part allegorical saying

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茶壶里煮饺子——有也倒不出

Dumpling in a boiler(kettle)

—

cannot be poured out.

船头上跑马——走投无路

horse race on the bow- back to the wall

打破沙锅——问到底

Insist on getting to the bottom

滴水石穿——非一日之功

Constant dropping wears the stone

电线杆上绑鸡毛——好大的掸（胆）子

Feathers tied on the pole----How dare it!

丢了西瓜捡芝麻——因小失大

lose the watermelon and pick up the sesame - keep the tail from wagging

the dog

粪坑里的石头——又臭又硬

The stone in the cesspit

——

smelly and hard

韩信点兵——多多益善

Han Xin reviewed troops, the more the better.

猴子捞月亮——白忙一场

Monkeys Grasp for the Moon, all in vain.

脚踩两只船——摇摆不定

sit on the fence

——

swing