问几个类似的英语句子(50分急求!)
比如"speak of devil"
有"魔鬼说话"的意思,但实意是"说曹操曹操到".
有什么像这种有深层含义的英文句子?能提供多少就提供多少,最好5句以上~~~~谢了!
不知道这些还够不够：
A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
不善始者不善终。
A bad workman always blames his tools.
不会撑船怪河弯。
A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
Adversity leads to prosperity.
穷则思变。
A fair death honors the whole life.
死得其所，流芳百世。
A faithful friend is hard to find.
知音难觅。
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。
A fox may grow gray, but never good.
江山易改，本性难移。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。
A friend is never known till a man has need.
需要之时方知友。
A good beginning is half done.
良好的开端是成功的一半。
A good beginning makes a good ending.
善始者善终。
A good book is a good friend.
好书如挚友。
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。
A good husband makes a good wife.
夫善则妻贤。
A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口。
A good wife health is a man's best wealth.
妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。
A great talker is a great liar.
说大话者多谎言。
A hedge between keeps friendship green.
君子之交淡如水。
A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.
戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。
A leopard cannot change its spots.
积习难改。
A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.
说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。
A light heart lives long.
静以修身。
A little body often harbors a great soul.
浓缩的都是精品。
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
一知半解，自欺欺人。
A little pot is soon hot.
狗肚子盛不得四两油。
All are brave when the enemy flies.
敌人逃窜时，人人都成了勇士。
All good things come to an end.
天下没有不散的筵席。
All rivers run into sea.
海纳百川。
All roads lead to Rome.
条条大路通罗马。
All that glitters is not gold.
闪光的不一定都是金子。
All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事总是由难而易。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
A man becomes learned by asking questions.
不耻下问才能有学问。
A man can do no more than he can.
凡事都应量力而行。
A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用。
A man is known by his friends.
什么人交什么朋友。
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
光说空话不做事，犹如花园光长刺。
A man without money is no man at all.
一分钱难倒英雄汉。
A merry heart goes all the way.
心旷神怡，事事顺利。
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘，差之千里。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
一天一苹果，不用请医生。
A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之计在于晨。
An old dog cannot learn new tricks.
老狗学不出新把戏。
An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.
聪明才智，不如运气。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
预防为主，治疗为辅。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
As a man sows, so he shall reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A single flower does not make a spring.
一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。
A snow year, a rich year.
瑞雪兆丰年。
A sound mind in a sound body.
健全的精神寓于健康的身体。
A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
身正不怕影子斜。
A wise head makes a close mouth.
真人不露相，露相非真人。
A word spoken is past recalling.
一言既出，驷马难追。
A year's plan starts with spring.
一年之计在于春。
A young idler, an old beggar.
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
Bad news has wings.
好事不出门，坏事传千里。
Barking dogs seldom bite.
吠犬不咬人。
Beauty lies in the love's eyes.
情人眼里出西施。
Better late than never.
不怕慢，单怕站。
Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚，人以群分。
Business is the salt of life.
事业是人生的第一需要。
By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.
读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。
Cannot see the wood for the trees.
一叶障目，不见泰山。
Care and diligence bring luck.
谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。
Caution is the parent of safety.
小心驶得万年船。
Children are what the mothers are.
耳濡目染，身教言传。
Constant dripping wears away a stone.
水滴石穿，绳锯木断。
Content is better than riches.
知足者常乐。
Diamond cuts diamond.
强中自有强中手。
Do as you would be done by.
己所不欲，勿施于人。
Do it now.
机不可失，时不再来。
Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.
今日事，今日毕。
Empty vessels make the greatest sound.
实磨无声空磨响，满瓶不动半瓶摇。
Envy has no holidays.
忌妒之人无宁日。
Even Homer sometimes nods.
智者千虑，必有一失。
Every little helps a mickle.
聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。
Every man has his faults.
金无足赤，人无完人。
Every man has his hobbyhorse.
萝卜青菜，各有所爱。
Every potter praises hit pot.
王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。
Everything is good when new, but friends when old.
东西是新的好，朋友是老的亲。
Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.
经验是智慧之父，记忆是智慧之母。
Experience must be bought.
吃一堑，长一智。
Fact speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
Failure is the mother of success.
失败是成功之母。
False friends are worse than bitter enemies.
明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
Far water does not put out near fire.
远水救不了近火。
Faults are thick where love is thin.
一朝情意淡，样样不顺眼。
Fear always springs from ignorance.
恐惧源于无知。
Fields have eyes, and woods have ears.
隔墙有耳。
Fools grow without watering.
朽木不可雕。
Fool's haste is no speed.
欲速则不达。
Fools has fortune.
呆人有呆福。
Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.
愚者不学无术，智者不耻下问。
Forbidden fruit is sweet.
禁果格外香。
Fortune favors those who use their judgement.
机遇偏爱善断之人。
Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate.
风水轮流转。
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
众口铄金，积毁销骨。
God helps those who help themselves.
自助者天助。
Gold will not buy anything.
黄金并非万能。
Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly.
以德报德是常理，以德报怨大丈夫。
Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth.
良药苦口利于病。
Good watch prevents misfortune.
谨慎消灾。
Great barkers are no biters.
好狗不挡道。
Great hopes make great man.
伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。
Great minds think alike.
英雄所见略同。
Great men have great faults.
英雄犯大错误。
Great men's sons seldom do well.
富不过三代。
Great trees are good for nothing but shade.
大树底下好乘凉。
Great wits have short memories.
贵人多忘事。
Greedy folks have long arms.
心贪手长。
Happy is he who owes nothing.
要想活得痛快，身上不能背债。
Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others.
吸取他人教训，自己才会走运。
He is a wise man who speaks little.
聪明不是挂在嘴上。
He is lifeless that is faultless.
只有死人才不犯错误。
He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself.
正人先正己。
He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first.
自嘲者不会让人见笑。
He is wise that is honest.
诚实者最明智。
He knows most who speaks least.
大智若愚。
He laughs best who laughs last.
谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。
He who does not advance loses ground.
逆水行舟，不进则退。
He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion.
经常诉苦，没人同情。
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.
想不犯错误，就一事无成。
He who risks nothing gains nothing.
收获与风险并存。
Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。
I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too.
朋友不能阿谀奉承。
If a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me.
上当一回头，再多就可耻。
If you make yourself an ass, don't complain if people ride you.
人善被人欺，马善被人骑。
If your ears glow, someone is talking of you.
耳朵发烧，有人念叨。
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
脚踏两条船，必定落空。
If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too.
杀鸡取卵。
If you venture nothing, you will have nothing.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.
要想求知，就得吃苦。
Industry is the parent of success.
勤奋是成功之母。
It is better to die when life is a disgrace.
宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。
It is easy to be wise after the event.
事后诸葛亮好当。
It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.
创业容易守业难。
It is hard to please all.
众口难调。
It is never too old to learn.
活到老，学到老。
It is no use crying over spilt milk.
覆水难收。
It is the first step that costs troublesome.
万事开头难。
It is the unforeseen that always happens.
天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。
It is too late to grieve when the chance is past.
坐失良机，后悔已迟。
It never rains but it pours.
不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。
It takes three generations to make a gentleman.
十年树木，百年树人。
Jack of all trades and master of none.
门门精通，样样稀松。
Judge not from appearances.
人不可貌相，海不可斗量。
Justice has long arms.
天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.
近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
Kill two birds with one stone.
一箭双雕。
Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it.
君王发狂，百姓遭殃。
Kings have long arms.
普天之下，莫非王土。
Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse.
好人越学越好，坏人越学越坏。
Learn not and know not.
不学无术。
Learn to walk before you run.
先学走，再学跑。
Let the cat out of the bag.
泄漏天机。
Lies can never changes fact.
谎言终究是谎言。
Lies have short legs.
谎言站不长。
Life is but a span.
人生苦短。
Life is half spent before we know what it is.
人过半生，方知天命。
Life is not all roses.
人生并不是康庄大道。
Life without a friend is death.
没有朋友，虽生犹死。
Like a rat in a hole.
瓮中之鳖。
Like knows like.
惺惺相惜。
Like tree, like fruit.
羊毛出在羊身上。
Little things amuse little minds.
小人无大志。
Look before you leap.
摸清情况再行动。
Lookers-on see more than players.
当局者迷，旁观者清。
Losers are always in the wrong.
胜者为王，败者为寇。
Lost time is never found again.
岁月既往，一去不回。
Love cannot be compelled.
爱情不能强求。
Love is blind.
爱情是盲目的。
Love is full of trouble.
爱情充满烦恼。
Love is never without jealousy.
没有妒忌就没有爱情。
Love me, love my dog.
爱屋及乌。
Make hay while the sun shines.
良机勿失。
Make your enemy your friend.
化敌为友。
Man is the soul of the universe.
人是万物之灵。
Man proposes, God disposes.
谋事在人，成事在天。
Many hands make light work.
众人拾柴火焰高。
Many heads are better than one.
三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。
Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there.
有心栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成荫。
Measure for measure.
针锋相对。
Misfortunes never come alone.
祸不单行。
Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.
患难见真情。
Money isn't everything.
钱不是万能的。
Murder will out.
纸包不住火。
Nature is the true law.
天行有常，不为尧存，不为桀亡。
Never say die.
永不言败。
Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.
亡羊补牢，为时未晚。
New wine in old bottles.
旧瓶装新酒。
No cross, no crown.
不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹。
No man is born wise or learned.
没有生而知之者。
No man is content.
人心不足蛇吞象。
No man is wise at all times.
聪明一世，糊涂一时。
No news is good news.
没有消息就是好消息。
No one can call back yesterday.
昨日不会重现。
No pains, no gains.
没有付出就没有收获。
No pleasure without pain.
没有苦就没有乐。
No rose without a thorn.
没有不带刺的玫瑰。
No sweet without sweat.
先苦后甜。
No smoke without fire.
无风不起浪。
Nothing brave, nothing have.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Nothing dries sooner than a tear.
眼泪干得最快。
Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.
世上无难事，只怕有心人。
Old sin makes new shame.
一失足成千古恨。
Once a man and twice a child.
一次老，两次小。
Once a thief, always a thief.
偷盗一次，做贼一世。
Once bitten, twice shy.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.
一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。
One cannot put back the clock.
时钟不能倒转。
One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.
百闻不如一见。
One false move may lose the game.
一着不慎，满盘皆输。
Pour water into a sieve.
竹篮子打水一场空。
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
鼎力相助。
Reading enriches the mind.
开卷有益。
Rome is not built in a day.
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
Saying is one thing and doing another.
言行不一。
Speech is silver, silence is gold.
能言是银，沉默是金。
Still water run deep.
静水常深。
Take things as they come.
既来之，则安之。
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing.
掩耳盗铃。
The danger past and God forgotten.
过河拆桥。
The darkest hour is nearest the dawn.
黎明前的黑暗。
The darkest place is under the candlestick.
烛台底下最暗。
The devil knows many things because he is old.
老马识途。
The devil sometimes speaks the truth.
魔鬼有时也会说真话。
The die is cast.
木已成舟。
The early bird catches the worm.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
The end justifies the means.
只要目的正当，可以不择手段。
The end makes all equal.
死亡面前，人人平等。
The eye is bigger than the belly.
贪多嚼不烂。
The farthest way about is the nearest way home.
抄近路反而绕远路。
The finest diamond must be cut.
玉不琢，不成器。
The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.
烈火验真金，艰难磨意志。
The first step is the only difficulty.
迈出第一步是最艰难的。
The fox knew too much, that's how he lost his tail.
机关算尽太聪明，反误了卿卿性命。
The fox preys farthest from home.
兔子不吃窝边草。
The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.
坐井观天。
The grass is greener on the other side.
这山望着那山高。
The greatest talkers are always least doers.
语言的巨人总是行动的矮子。
The higher up, the greater the fall.
爬得高，摔得惨。
The leopard cannot change its spots.
本性难移。
The more noble, the more humble.
人越高尚，越谦虚。
The more wit, the less courage.
初生牛犊不怕虎。
The outsider sees the most of the game.
旁观者清。
The pen is mightier than the sword.
笔能杀人。
The pot calls the kettle black.
五十步笑百步。
There are spots in the sun.
太阳也有黑点。
There are two sides to every question.
问题皆有两面。
There is a skeleton in the cupboard.
家家有本难念的经。
There is kindness to be found everywhere.
人间处处有温情。
There is no general rule without some exception.
任何法规均有例外。
There is no medicine against death.
没有长生不老药。
There is no place like home.
金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝。
There is no royal road to learning.
书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。
The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts.
人言可畏。
The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.
水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all.
清者自清，浊者自浊。
The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel.
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后。
The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.
世界如阶梯，有人上有人下。
The world is but a little place, after all.
海内存知己，天涯若比邻。
Think twice before you do.
三思而后行。
Things at the worst will mend.
否极泰来。
Time and tide wait for no man.
时不我待。
Time cures all things.
时间是医治一切创伤的良药。
Time flies.
光阴似箭。
Time is money.
时间就是金钱。
Time tries all.
路遥知马力，日久见人心。
Tit for tat is fair play.
人不犯我，我不犯人；人若犯我，我必犯人。
To err is human.
人非圣贤，孰能无过。
To know everything is to know nothing.
什么都知道，一如什么都不知道。
To know oneself is true progress.
人贵有自知之明。
Tomorrow never comes.
我生待明日，万事成蹉跎。
Too much familiarity breeds contempt.
过分熟悉会使人互不服气。
Touch pitch, and you will be defiled.
常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋。
Troubles never come singly.
福无双至，祸不单行。
Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it.
鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。
Two heads are better than one.
一个好汉三个帮。
Unity is strength.
团结就是力量。
Unpleasant advice is a good medicine.
忠言逆耳利于行。
Until all is over one's ambition never dies.
不到黄河心不死。
Virtue is fairer far than beauty.
美德远远胜过美貌。
Walls have ears.
小心隔墙有耳。
Wash your dirty linen at home.
家丑不可外扬。
Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.
滴水穿石。
Wealth is nothing without health.
失去健康，钱再多也没用。
Well begun is half done.
好的开始，是成功的一半。
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
井干方知水可贵。
We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault.
欲求完美无缺的朋友必然成为孤家寡人。
We should never remember the benefits we have offered nor forget the favor received.
自己的好事别去提，别人的恩惠要铭记。
Wet behind the ears.
乳臭未干。
What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.
儿时所学，终生难忘。
What's done cannot be undone.
生米煮成熟饭了。
What's lost is lost.
失者不可复得。
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
入国问禁，入乡随俗。
When the fox preaches, take care of your geese.
黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心。
When wine is in truth, wit is out.
酒后吐真言。
Where there is a will, there is a way.
有志者事竟成。
Where there is life, there is hope.
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten.
道高一尺，魔高一丈。
Wise man have their mouths in their hearts, fools have their hearts in their mouths.
智者嘴在心里，愚者心在嘴里。
Work makes the workman.
勤工出巧匠。
You cannot burn the candle at both ends.
蜡烛不能两头点，精力不可过分耗。
You cannot eat your cake and have it.
鱼与熊掌，不可得兼。
You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink.
强扭的瓜不甜。
You may know by a handful the whole sack.
由一斑可知全貌。
You never know what you can till you try.
是驴子是马，拉出来遛遛。
A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
不善始者不善终。
A bad workman always blames his tools.
不会撑船怪河弯。
A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
Adversity leads to prosperity.
穷则思变。
A fair death honors the whole life.
死得其所，流芳百世。
A faithful friend is hard to find.
知音难觅。
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。
A fox may grow gray, but never good.
江山易改，本性难移。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。
A friend is never known till a man has need.
需要之时方知友。
A good beginning is half done.
良好的开端是成功的一半。
A good beginning makes a good ending.
善始者善终。
A good book is a good friend.
好书如挚友。
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。
A good husband makes a good wife.
夫善则妻贤。
A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口。
A good wife health is a man's best wealth.
妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。
A great talker is a great liar.
说大话者多谎言。
A hedge between keeps friendship green.
君子之交淡如水。
A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.
戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。
A leopard cannot change its spots.
积习难改。
A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.
说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。
A light heart lives long.
静以修身。
A little body often harbors a great soul.
浓缩的都是精品。
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
一知半解，自欺欺人。
A little pot is soon hot.
狗肚子盛不得四两油。
All are brave when the enemy flies.
敌人逃窜时，人人都成了勇士。
All good things come to an end.
天下没有不散的筵席。
All rivers run into sea.
海纳百川。
All roads lead to Rome.
条条大路通罗马。
All that glitters is not gold.
闪光的不一定都是金子。
All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事总是由难而易。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
A man becomes learned by asking questions.
不耻下问才能有学问。
A man can do no more than he can.
凡事都应量力而行。
A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用。
A man is known by his friends.
什么人交什么朋友。
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
光说空话不做事，犹如花园光长刺。
A man without money is no man at all.
一分钱难倒英雄汉。
A merry heart goes all the way.
心旷神怡，事事顺利。
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘，差之千里。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
一天一苹果，不用请医生。
A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之计在于晨。
An old dog cannot learn new tricks.
老狗学不出新把戏。
An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.
聪明才智，不如运气。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
预防为主，治疗为辅。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
As a man sows, so he shall reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A single flower does not make a spring.
一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。
A snow year, a rich year.
瑞雪兆丰年。
A sound mind in a sound body.
健全的精神寓于健康的身体。
A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
身正不怕影子斜。
A wise head makes a close mouth.
真人不露相，露相非真人。
A word spoken is past recalling.
一言既出，驷马难追。
A year's plan starts with spring.
一年之计在于春。
A young idler, an old beggar.
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
Bad news has wings.
好事不出门，坏事传千里。
Barking dogs seldom bite.
吠犬不咬人。
Beauty lies in the love's eyes.
情人眼里出西施。
Better late than never.
不怕慢，单怕站。
Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚，人以群分。
Business is the salt of life.
事业是人生的第一需要。
By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.
读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。
Cannot see the wood for the trees.
一叶障目，不见泰山。
Care and diligence bring luck.
谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。
Caution is the parent of safety.
小心驶得万年船。
Children are what the mothers are.
耳濡目染，身教言传。
Constant dripping wears away a stone.
水滴石穿，绳锯木断。
Content is better than riches.
知足者常乐。
Diamond cuts diamond.
强中自有强中手。
Do as you would be done by.
己所不欲，勿施于人。
Do it now.
机不可失，时不再来。
Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.
今日事，今日毕。
Empty vessels make the greatest sound.
实磨无声空磨响，满瓶不动半瓶摇。
Envy has no holidays.
忌妒之人无宁日。
Even Homer sometimes nods.
智者千虑，必有一失。
Every little helps a mickle.
聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。
Every man has his faults.
金无足赤，人无完人。
Every man has his hobbyhorse.
萝卜青菜，各有所爱。
Every potter praises hit pot.
王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。
Everything is good when new, but friends when old.
东西是新的好，朋友是老的亲。
Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.
经验是智慧之父，记忆是智慧之母。
Experience must be bought.
吃一堑，长一智。
Fact speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
Failure is the mother of success.
失败是成功之母。
False friends are worse than bitter enemies.
明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
Far water does not put out near fire.
远水救不了近火。
Faults are thick where love is thin.
一朝情意淡，样样不顺眼。
Fear always springs from ignorance.
恐惧源于无知。
Fields have eyes, and woods have ears.
隔墙有耳。
Fools grow without watering.
朽木不可雕。
Fool's haste is no speed.
欲速则不达。
Fools has fortune.
呆人有呆福。
Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.
愚者不学无术，智者不耻下问。
Forbidden fruit is sweet.
禁果格外香。
Fortune favors those who use their judgement.
机遇偏爱善断之人。
Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate.
风水轮流转。
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
众口铄金，积毁销骨。
God helps those who help themselves.
自助者天助。
Gold will not buy anything.
黄金并非万能。
Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly.
以德报德是常理，以德报怨大丈夫。
Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth.
良药苦口利于病。
Good watch prevents misfortune.
谨慎消灾。
Great barkers are no biters.
好狗不挡道。
Great hopes make great man.
伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。
Great minds think alike.
英雄所见略同。
Great men have great faults.
英雄犯大错误。
Great men's sons seldom do well.
富不过三代。
Great trees are good for nothing but shade.
大树底下好乘凉。
Great wits have short memories.
贵人多忘事。
Greedy folks have long arms.
心贪手长。
Happy is he who owes nothing.
要想活得痛快，身上不能背债。
Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others.
吸取他人教训，自己才会走运。
He is a wise man who speaks little.
聪明不是挂在嘴上。
He is lifeless that is faultless.
只有死人才不犯错误。
He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself.
正人先正己。
He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first.
自嘲者不会让人见笑。
He is wise that is honest.
诚实者最明智。
He knows most who speaks least.
大智若愚。
He laughs best who laughs last.
谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。
He who does not advance loses ground.
逆水行舟，不进则退。
He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion.
经常诉苦，没人同情。
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.
想不犯错误，就一事无成。
He who risks nothing gains nothing.
收获与风险并存。
Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。
I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too.
朋友不能阿谀奉承。
If a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me.
上当一回头，再多就可耻。
If you make yourself an ass, don't complain if people ride you.
人善被人欺，马善被人骑。
If your ears glow, someone is talking of you.
耳朵发烧，有人念叨。
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
脚踏两条船，必定落空。
If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too.
杀鸡取卵。
If you venture nothing, you will have nothing.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.
要想求知，就得吃苦。
Industry is the parent of success.
勤奋是成功之母。
It is better to die when life is a disgrace.
宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。
It is easy to be wise after the event.
事后诸葛亮好当。
It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.
创业容易守业难。
It is hard to please all.
众口难调。
It is never too old to learn.
活到老，学到老。
It is no use crying over spilt milk.
覆水难收。
It is the first step that costs troublesome.
万事开头难。
It is the unforeseen that always happens.
天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。
It is too late to grieve when the chance is past.
坐失良机，后悔已迟。
It never rains but it pours.
不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。
It takes three generations to make a gentleman.
十年树木，百年树人。
Jack of all trades and master of none.
门门精通，样样稀松。
Judge not from appearances.
人不可貌相，海不可斗量。
Justice has long arms.
天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.
近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
Kill two birds with one stone.
一箭双雕。
Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it.
君王发狂，百姓遭殃。
Kings have long arms.
普天之下，莫非王土。
Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse.
好人越学越好，坏人越学越坏。
Learn not and know not.
不学无术。
Learn to walk before you run.
先学走，再学跑。
Let the cat out of the bag.
泄漏天机。
Lies can never changes fact.
谎言终究是谎言。
Lies have short legs.
谎言站不长。
Life is but a span.
人生苦短。
Life is half spent before we know what it is.
人过半生，方知天命。
Life is not all roses.
人生并不是康庄大道。
Life without a friend is death.
没有朋友，虽生犹死。
Like a rat in a hole.
瓮中之鳖。
Like knows like.
惺惺相惜。
Like tree, like fruit.
羊毛出在羊身上。
Little things amuse little minds.
小人无大志。
Look before you leap.
摸清情况再行动。
Lookers-on see more than players.
当局者迷，旁观者清。
Losers are always in the wrong.
胜者为王，败者为寇。
Lost time is never found again.
岁月既往，一去不回。
Love cannot be compelled.
爱情不能强求。
Love is blind.
爱情是盲目的。
Love is full of trouble.
爱情充满烦恼。
Love is never without jealousy.
没有妒忌就没有爱情。
Love me, love my dog.
爱屋及乌。
Make hay while the sun shines.
良机勿失。
Make your enemy your friend.
化敌为友。
Man is the soul of the universe.
人是万物之灵。
Man proposes, God disposes.
谋事在人，成事在天。
Many hands make light work.
众人拾柴火焰高。
Many heads are better than one.
三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。
Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there.
有心栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成荫。
Measure for measure.
针锋相对。
Misfortunes never come alone.
祸不单行。
Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.
患难见真情。
Money isn't everything.
钱不是万能的。
Murder will out.
纸包不住火。
Nature is the true law.
天行有常，不为尧存，不为桀亡。
Never say die.
永不言败。
Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.
亡羊补牢，为时未晚。
New wine in old bottles.
旧瓶装新酒。
No cross, no crown.
不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹。
No man is born wise or learned.
没有生而知之者。
No man is content.
人心不足蛇吞象。
No man is wise at all times.
聪明一世，糊涂一时。
No news is good news.
没有消息就是好消息。
No one can call back yesterday.
昨日不会重现。
No pains, no gains.
没有付出就没有收获。
No pleasure without pain.
没有苦就没有乐。
No rose without a thorn.
没有不带刺的玫瑰。
No sweet without sweat.
先苦后甜。
No smoke without fire.
无风不起浪。
Nothing brave, nothing have.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Nothing dries sooner than a tear.
眼泪干得最快。
Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.
世上无难事，只怕有心人。
Old sin makes new shame.
一失足成千古恨。
Once a man and twice a child.
一次老，两次小。
Once a thief, always a thief.
偷盗一次，做贼一世。
Once bitten, twice shy.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.
一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。
One cannot put back the clock.
时钟不能倒转。
One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.
百闻不如一见。
One false move may lose the game.
一着不慎，满盘皆输。
Pour water into a sieve.
竹篮子打水一场空。
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
鼎力相助。
Reading enriches the mind.
开卷有益。
Rome is not built in a day.
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
Saying is one thing and doing another.
言行不一。
Speech is silver, silence is gold.
能言是银，沉默是金。
Still water run deep.
静水常深。
Take things as they come.
既来之，则安之。
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing.
掩耳盗铃。
The danger past and God forgotten.
过河拆桥。
The darkest hour is nearest the dawn.
黎明前的黑暗。
The darkest place is under the candlestick.
烛台底下最暗。
The devil knows many things because he is old.
老马识途。
The devil sometimes speaks the truth.
魔鬼有时也会说真话。
The die is cast.
木已成舟。
The early bird catches the worm.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
The end justifies the means.
只要目的正当，可以不择手段。
The end makes all equal.
死亡面前，人人平等。
The eye is bigger than the belly.
贪多嚼不烂。
The farthest way about is the nearest way home.
抄近路反而绕远路。
The finest diamond must be cut.
玉不琢，不成器。
The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.
烈火验真金，艰难磨意志。
The first step is the only difficulty.
迈出第一步是最艰难的。
The fox knew too much, that's how he lost his tail.
机关算尽太聪明，反误了卿卿性命。
The fox preys farthest from home.
兔子不吃窝边草。
The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.
坐井观天。
The grass is greener on the other side.
这山望着那山高。
The greatest talkers are always least doers.
语言的巨人总是行动的矮子。
The higher up, the greater the fall.
爬得高，摔得惨。
The leopard cannot change its spots.
本性难移。
The more noble, the more humble.
人越高尚，越谦虚。
The more wit, the less courage.
初生牛犊不怕虎。
The outsider sees the most of the game.
旁观者清。
The pen is mightier than the sword.
笔能杀人。
The pot calls the kettle black.
五十步笑百步。
There are spots in the sun.
太阳也有黑点。
There are two sides to every question.
问题皆有两面。
There is a skeleton in the cupboard.
家家有本难念的经。
There is kindness to be found everywhere.
人间处处有温情。
There is no general rule without some exception.
任何法规均有例外。
There is no medicine against death.
没有长生不老药。
There is no place like home.
金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝。
There is no royal road to learning.
书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。
The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts.
人言可畏。
The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.
水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all.
清者自清，浊者自浊。
The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel.
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后。
The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.
世界如阶梯，有人上有人下。
The world is but a little place, after all.
海内存知己，天涯若比邻。
Think twice before you do.
三思而后行。
Things at the worst will mend.
否极泰来。
Time and tide wait for no man.
时不我待。
Time cures all things.
时间是医治一切创伤的良药。
Time flies.
光阴似箭。
Time is money.
时间就是金钱。
Time tries all.
路遥知马力，日久见人心。
Tit for tat is fair play.
人不犯我，我不犯人；人若犯我，我必犯人。
To err is human.
人非圣贤，孰能无过。
To know everything is to know nothing.
什么都知道，一如什么都不知道。
To know oneself is true progress.
人贵有自知之明。
Tomorrow never comes.
我生待明日，万事成蹉跎。
Too much familiarity breeds contempt.
过分熟悉会使人互不服气。
Touch pitch, and you will be defiled.
常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋。
Troubles never come singly.
福无双至，祸不单行。
Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it.
鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。
Two heads are better than one.
一个好汉三个帮。
Unity is strength.
团结就是力量。
Unpleasant advice is a good medicine.
忠言逆耳利于行。
Until all is over one's ambition never dies.
不到黄河心不死。
Virtue is fairer far than beauty.
美德远远胜过美貌。
Walls have ears.
小心隔墙有耳。
Wash your dirty linen at home.
家丑不可外扬。
Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.
滴水穿石。
Wealth is nothing without health.
失去健康，钱再多也没用。
Well begun is half done.
好的开始，是成功的一半。
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
井干方知水可贵。
We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault.
欲求完美无缺的朋友必然成为孤家寡人。
We should never remember the benefits we have offered nor forget the favor received.
自己的好事别去提，别人的恩惠要铭记。
Wet behind the ears.
乳臭未干。
What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.
儿时所学，终生难忘。
What's done cannot be undone.
生米煮成熟饭了。
What's lost is lost.
失者不可复得。
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
入国问禁，入乡随俗。
When the fox preaches, take care of your geese.
黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心。
When wine is in truth, wit is out.
酒后吐真言。
Where there is a will, there is a way.
有志者事竟成。
Where there is life, there is hope.
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten.
道高一尺，魔高一丈。
Wise man have their mouths in their hearts, fools have their hearts in their mouths.
智者嘴在心里，愚者心在嘴里。
Work makes the workman.
勤工出巧匠。
You cannot burn the candle at both ends.
蜡烛不能两头点，精力不可过分耗。
You cannot eat your cake and have it.
鱼与熊掌，不可得兼。
You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink.
强扭的瓜不甜。
You may know by a handful the whole sack.
由一斑可知全貌。
You never know what you can till you try.
是驴子是马，拉出来遛遛。
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第1个回答 2009-03-28
have one's cake and eat it too 既想留着蛋糕，又想吃（既要鱼，又要熊掌）
hindsight is 20/20 事后的先见之明
hit stride 脚步走顺了
hit the books 撞书（用功）
hit the hay 倒在稻草上（睡觉、就寝）
hit the jackpot 中了头彩
hit the road 上路
hold a candle to 给他拿蜡烛都不配（元不能相比）
hold the key to my heart 掌管我心灵的钥匙
hold your horses 勒住你的马（慢来）
hang somebody out to dry 把……晾起来了（把……坑苦了）
in one's back pocket 在某人裤子后口袋里（是某人的囊中之物）
in the dark 在黑暗中（茫然，什么也不知道）
in the lime light 站在聚光灯圈里（出风头）
in the spotlight 站在聚光灯圈里（出风头）
it's Greek to me 希腊文（天书）
in the middle of nowhere 周围什么也没有（前不见村，后不着店）
joined at the hip 连体婴（死党，从不分开的两个人）
jump the gun 枪未响先偷跑（抢先）
just what the doctor ordered 正是大夫说的（对症下药）
keep an ear to the ground 一耳贴地（注意新动向）
keep one's fingers crossed/cross one's fingers 把手指交叉成十字架（暗祈上苍保佑）
kick the bucket 踢水桶（翘辫子）
kill two birds with one stone一 箭双雕，一举两得
kiss up to 讨好
kitty corner 小猫的角落（斜对角）
knuckle sandwich 指节骨三明治（饱以老拳）
landslide 山崩（压倒性的胜利）
last straw 最后一根稻草
left a bitter taste in one's mouth 留下满嘴苦味（留下不愉快的回忆）
left hanging 被晾起来了（被挂起来，悬而不决）
let sleeping dogs lie 别惊动睡着的狗（别无事生非，过去的事不要再提）
let the cat out of the bag 放出袋中猫（泄密，说漏嘴）
light a fire under your butt 在屁股下点一把火（促其行动）
light at the end of the tunnel 隧道末端的光（一线希望）
like hot cakes 象刚出炉的蛋糕（很受欢迎的东西，抢手货）
like looking for a needle in a haystack 如同在稻草堆里找一根针（大海捞针）
like pulling hen's teeth 跟拔母鸡的牙一样（艰苦不堪）
like shooting fish in a barrel 桶里射鱼（瓮中捉鳖）
like stealing candy from a baby 娃娃手里骗糖（易事）
ling winded 长舌，碎嘴
loose cannon 松动的大炮（一触即发的脾气）
lose one's marbles 疯了，神智不清
low blow 不正当的攻击，下流手段
make a mountain out of a molehill 把小土堆说成大山（小题大作）
make him and break the mold 上帝造了他以后就把模型砸了（再没有跟他一样的人了）
Monday morning quarterback 星期一早晨的四分卫（马后炮）
monkey business 猢狲把戏（胡闹）
monkey on one's back 背上的猴子（难以摆脱的负担）
more than you can shake a finger at 屈指难数
more than one way to skin a cat 剥猫皮各有巧妙不同（另有办法）
music to my ears 爱听的话
my old man 我的老头（我父亲）
nail in the coffin 棺材钉子（致使的一击，决定成败的最重要因素）
neck and neck 马脖子靠着马脖子（齐头并进，不分轩轾）
no sweat不出汗（没什么大不了）
not dealing with a full deck 脑子里少几张牌（头脑不正常）
nothing will leave these walls 话不传出这四堵墙之外（言不入六耳）
off the charts 好得没治了
off the deep end 暴跳如雷
off the fop of one's head 临时一想，随口一说
on a good note 尽欢而散
on a roll 做得很顺，势如破竹
on cloud nine 九霄云上
on fire 着火了（红火，手气旺）
on my nerves 惹我心烦
on pins and needles 如坐针毡，坐立不安
on tap 桶装啤酒（现成的，预备好的）
on the back burner 搁在靠后的炉子上（靠边站）
on the ball 看球看得准（做事有准备，有把握）
on the edge of my seat 坐在椅子前沿（专心地看和听）
on the rocks 触礁，搁浅；加冰块
on the same page 在同一页上（进度相同）
on the tip of my tongue 话到舌尖，呼之欲出
once in a blue moon 出蓝月亮的时候（稀罕，少见）
one foot in the grave 一脚已经入了坟（入土三尺）
one of a kind 独一无二
one step ahead of you 领先你一步
out of the pan and into the fire 跳出锅里，掉进火里（每况愈下）
out of the picture 不在画面里
out of this world 人世所无，只应天上有
pale in comparison 相形失色
peas in a pod一 荚之豆（好哥儿们）
pieces come together 拼图游戏凑成图案（诸事顺利，达成完美结果）
play it by ear不 用看谱（随机应变）
plenty of other fish in the sea 海里的鱼多得很（天涯何处无芳草）
poker face 扑克面孔（喜怒不形于色）
pop the question 提出大问题（求婚）
pot calling the kettle black 锅嫌壶黑（五十步笑百步）
pull oneself up by one's bootstraps 拎着鞋带把自己提起来（凭自己的力量重新振作起来）
pull the rug out from underneath someone 地毯从脚下被抽出（事出意外）
punch your lights out 揍得你两眼发黑
put all of one's eggs in one basket 鸡蛋都放在一个篮子里（孤注一掷）
put one's foot in one's mouth 把脚丫放进嘴里（说错话了）
put one's nose to the grindstone 鼻子冲着磨刀石（专心工作）
put the cart before the horse 车在马前（本末倒置）
put up the white flag 竖白旗（投降，放弃）
rain on your parade 游行时下雨（扫兴，浇冷水）
rain cats and dogs 天上下猫，天上下狗（倾盆大雨）
raise the bar 提高横竿（更上一层楼）
read someone like a book 对这个人一目了然
red handed 趁着手上的血还没洗净时候抓住，在犯罪现场被逮
red tape（扎公文的）红带子，官样文章（繁文缛节）
right down my alley 恰是我的路（正能者多劳的胃口）
rob the cradle 劫摇篮（老牛吃嫩草）
rock the boat晃船（无事生非，制造不安定）
rumple my feathers 逆指羽毛（逆批龙鳞）
seamless 天衣无缝
secret weapon 秘密武器
see right through someone 一眼看穿，洞烛其奸
shoot for the stars sick and tired 射星星（立志要高）
sit shotgun 厌烦
six one way, half a dozen the other一 边六个，一边半打（半斤八两）
skate on thin ice 在薄冰上滑冰（如履薄冰，身历险境）
skeleton in one's closet 壁橱里的骷髅（不可告人的事）
skin and bones 皮包骨
sleep on it 睡在上面（考虑一晚上）
small talk 寒喧，闲聊
smooth sailing 一帆风顺
snowball 滚雪球，越滚越大
snowball's chance in hell 雪球进了地狱（希望不大）
spark 火星（来电）
spineless 没脊梁（没有骨气）
split hairs 细分头发（吹毛求疵）
stab in the back 背后插刀（遭人暗算）
stallion 千里驹（貌美体健的男人）
stand someone up 对方失约，让人空等
stick a fork in him, he's done 用叉子戳他一下看看，他烤熟了吧
stop and smell the roses 停下来闻玫瑰（享受生活）
straw that broke the camel's back压断骆驼脊梁的稻草（最后致命的一击）
straight from the horse's mouth 听马说的（根据最可靠的消息来源）
strike out 三振出局
stud 种马（貌美体健的男人）
swing for the fence 打全垒打
take a hike 走路（滚蛋）
take a rain check 因雨停赛时送给观众下次免费来看的票（另一次机会）
take off 动身
take one for the team 为了全队挨一下（为了集体利益，牺牲个人利益）
take the word right out of someone's mouth 替我说了（你所说的正是我想要说的）
the ball is in someone's court 球在你那边（该你行动了）
the walls have ears 墙有耳朵（隔墙有耳）
the whole nine yards 整整九码（一举成功，美式足球的攻方一次需推进十码）
throw in the towel 扔毛巾（认输，放弃）
tie the knot 打结（结婚）
toe the line 循规蹈矩，沿着线走
tongue in cheek 闲磕牙（挖苦地）
too many cooks in the kitchen 厨房里厨子太多（筑室道谋，三个和尚没水渴）
twinkle in your mother's eye 母亲眼中的一闪灵光（未出娘胎）
twisted 脾气拧，别扭
two left feet 有两左脚（笨手笨脚）
under my skin 钻到我的皮下（让我极不舒服）
under the weather 受了风寒
until the cows come home 等到牛回家（空等，白等）
until you are blue in the face 干到脸发青（也是白干）
unwind 放松发条（轻松下来）
up for grabs 大家有份
up in the air 挂在空中（悬而未决）
walk in someone's shoes 穿他的鞋走走看（设身处地，经历相同）
walk on air（高兴得）脚不点地，飘飘然
washed up 像是洗过的（筋疲力尽，力气都放完了）
water off a duck's back 鸭背的水珠（马耳东风）
water under the bridge 桥下的水（逝水，覆水）
when hell freezes over 地狱结冰（绝不可能的事）
weed out 除去杂草（淘汰）
well rounded全 能，全才
when pigs fly 猪飞的时候（绝不可能）
not lift a finger 连手指都不动一动（袖手旁观）
wound up 上足发条（紧张，兴奋）
wrapped around his/her little finger 化为绕指柔（玩弄于股掌之间）本回答被提问者采纳
hindsight is 20/20 事后的先见之明
hit stride 脚步走顺了
hit the books 撞书（用功）
hit the hay 倒在稻草上（睡觉、就寝）
hit the jackpot 中了头彩
hit the road 上路
hold a candle to 给他拿蜡烛都不配（元不能相比）
hold the key to my heart 掌管我心灵的钥匙
hold your horses 勒住你的马（慢来）
hang somebody out to dry 把……晾起来了（把……坑苦了）
in one's back pocket 在某人裤子后口袋里（是某人的囊中之物）
in the dark 在黑暗中（茫然，什么也不知道）
in the lime light 站在聚光灯圈里（出风头）
in the spotlight 站在聚光灯圈里（出风头）
it's Greek to me 希腊文（天书）
in the middle of nowhere 周围什么也没有（前不见村，后不着店）
joined at the hip 连体婴（死党，从不分开的两个人）
jump the gun 枪未响先偷跑（抢先）
just what the doctor ordered 正是大夫说的（对症下药）
keep an ear to the ground 一耳贴地（注意新动向）
keep one's fingers crossed/cross one's fingers 把手指交叉成十字架（暗祈上苍保佑）
kick the bucket 踢水桶（翘辫子）
kill two birds with one stone一 箭双雕，一举两得
kiss up to 讨好
kitty corner 小猫的角落（斜对角）
knuckle sandwich 指节骨三明治（饱以老拳）
landslide 山崩（压倒性的胜利）
last straw 最后一根稻草
left a bitter taste in one's mouth 留下满嘴苦味（留下不愉快的回忆）
left hanging 被晾起来了（被挂起来，悬而不决）
let sleeping dogs lie 别惊动睡着的狗（别无事生非，过去的事不要再提）
let the cat out of the bag 放出袋中猫（泄密，说漏嘴）
light a fire under your butt 在屁股下点一把火（促其行动）
light at the end of the tunnel 隧道末端的光（一线希望）
like hot cakes 象刚出炉的蛋糕（很受欢迎的东西，抢手货）
like looking for a needle in a haystack 如同在稻草堆里找一根针（大海捞针）
like pulling hen's teeth 跟拔母鸡的牙一样（艰苦不堪）
like shooting fish in a barrel 桶里射鱼（瓮中捉鳖）
like stealing candy from a baby 娃娃手里骗糖（易事）
ling winded 长舌，碎嘴
loose cannon 松动的大炮（一触即发的脾气）
lose one's marbles 疯了，神智不清
low blow 不正当的攻击，下流手段
make a mountain out of a molehill 把小土堆说成大山（小题大作）
make him and break the mold 上帝造了他以后就把模型砸了（再没有跟他一样的人了）
Monday morning quarterback 星期一早晨的四分卫（马后炮）
monkey business 猢狲把戏（胡闹）
monkey on one's back 背上的猴子（难以摆脱的负担）
more than you can shake a finger at 屈指难数
more than one way to skin a cat 剥猫皮各有巧妙不同（另有办法）
music to my ears 爱听的话
my old man 我的老头（我父亲）
nail in the coffin 棺材钉子（致使的一击，决定成败的最重要因素）
neck and neck 马脖子靠着马脖子（齐头并进，不分轩轾）
no sweat不出汗（没什么大不了）
not dealing with a full deck 脑子里少几张牌（头脑不正常）
nothing will leave these walls 话不传出这四堵墙之外（言不入六耳）
off the charts 好得没治了
off the deep end 暴跳如雷
off the fop of one's head 临时一想，随口一说
on a good note 尽欢而散
on a roll 做得很顺，势如破竹
on cloud nine 九霄云上
on fire 着火了（红火，手气旺）
on my nerves 惹我心烦
on pins and needles 如坐针毡，坐立不安
on tap 桶装啤酒（现成的，预备好的）
on the back burner 搁在靠后的炉子上（靠边站）
on the ball 看球看得准（做事有准备，有把握）
on the edge of my seat 坐在椅子前沿（专心地看和听）
on the rocks 触礁，搁浅；加冰块
on the same page 在同一页上（进度相同）
on the tip of my tongue 话到舌尖，呼之欲出
once in a blue moon 出蓝月亮的时候（稀罕，少见）
one foot in the grave 一脚已经入了坟（入土三尺）
one of a kind 独一无二
one step ahead of you 领先你一步
out of the pan and into the fire 跳出锅里，掉进火里（每况愈下）
out of the picture 不在画面里
out of this world 人世所无，只应天上有
pale in comparison 相形失色
peas in a pod一 荚之豆（好哥儿们）
pieces come together 拼图游戏凑成图案（诸事顺利，达成完美结果）
play it by ear不 用看谱（随机应变）
plenty of other fish in the sea 海里的鱼多得很（天涯何处无芳草）
poker face 扑克面孔（喜怒不形于色）
pop the question 提出大问题（求婚）
pot calling the kettle black 锅嫌壶黑（五十步笑百步）
pull oneself up by one's bootstraps 拎着鞋带把自己提起来（凭自己的力量重新振作起来）
pull the rug out from underneath someone 地毯从脚下被抽出（事出意外）
punch your lights out 揍得你两眼发黑
put all of one's eggs in one basket 鸡蛋都放在一个篮子里（孤注一掷）
put one's foot in one's mouth 把脚丫放进嘴里（说错话了）
put one's nose to the grindstone 鼻子冲着磨刀石（专心工作）
put the cart before the horse 车在马前（本末倒置）
put up the white flag 竖白旗（投降，放弃）
rain on your parade 游行时下雨（扫兴，浇冷水）
rain cats and dogs 天上下猫，天上下狗（倾盆大雨）
raise the bar 提高横竿（更上一层楼）
read someone like a book 对这个人一目了然
red handed 趁着手上的血还没洗净时候抓住，在犯罪现场被逮
red tape（扎公文的）红带子，官样文章（繁文缛节）
right down my alley 恰是我的路（正能者多劳的胃口）
rob the cradle 劫摇篮（老牛吃嫩草）
rock the boat晃船（无事生非，制造不安定）
rumple my feathers 逆指羽毛（逆批龙鳞）
seamless 天衣无缝
secret weapon 秘密武器
see right through someone 一眼看穿，洞烛其奸
shoot for the stars sick and tired 射星星（立志要高）
sit shotgun 厌烦
six one way, half a dozen the other一 边六个，一边半打（半斤八两）
skate on thin ice 在薄冰上滑冰（如履薄冰，身历险境）
skeleton in one's closet 壁橱里的骷髅（不可告人的事）
skin and bones 皮包骨
sleep on it 睡在上面（考虑一晚上）
small talk 寒喧，闲聊
smooth sailing 一帆风顺
snowball 滚雪球，越滚越大
snowball's chance in hell 雪球进了地狱（希望不大）
spark 火星（来电）
spineless 没脊梁（没有骨气）
split hairs 细分头发（吹毛求疵）
stab in the back 背后插刀（遭人暗算）
stallion 千里驹（貌美体健的男人）
stand someone up 对方失约，让人空等
stick a fork in him, he's done 用叉子戳他一下看看，他烤熟了吧
stop and smell the roses 停下来闻玫瑰（享受生活）
straw that broke the camel's back压断骆驼脊梁的稻草（最后致命的一击）
straight from the horse's mouth 听马说的（根据最可靠的消息来源）
strike out 三振出局
stud 种马（貌美体健的男人）
swing for the fence 打全垒打
take a hike 走路（滚蛋）
take a rain check 因雨停赛时送给观众下次免费来看的票（另一次机会）
take off 动身
take one for the team 为了全队挨一下（为了集体利益，牺牲个人利益）
take the word right out of someone's mouth 替我说了（你所说的正是我想要说的）
the ball is in someone's court 球在你那边（该你行动了）
the walls have ears 墙有耳朵（隔墙有耳）
the whole nine yards 整整九码（一举成功，美式足球的攻方一次需推进十码）
throw in the towel 扔毛巾（认输，放弃）
tie the knot 打结（结婚）
toe the line 循规蹈矩，沿着线走
tongue in cheek 闲磕牙（挖苦地）
too many cooks in the kitchen 厨房里厨子太多（筑室道谋，三个和尚没水渴）
twinkle in your mother's eye 母亲眼中的一闪灵光（未出娘胎）
twisted 脾气拧，别扭
two left feet 有两左脚（笨手笨脚）
under my skin 钻到我的皮下（让我极不舒服）
under the weather 受了风寒
until the cows come home 等到牛回家（空等，白等）
until you are blue in the face 干到脸发青（也是白干）
unwind 放松发条（轻松下来）
up for grabs 大家有份
up in the air 挂在空中（悬而未决）
walk in someone's shoes 穿他的鞋走走看（设身处地，经历相同）
walk on air（高兴得）脚不点地，飘飘然
washed up 像是洗过的（筋疲力尽，力气都放完了）
water off a duck's back 鸭背的水珠（马耳东风）
water under the bridge 桥下的水（逝水，覆水）
when hell freezes over 地狱结冰（绝不可能的事）
weed out 除去杂草（淘汰）
well rounded全 能，全才
when pigs fly 猪飞的时候（绝不可能）
not lift a finger 连手指都不动一动（袖手旁观）
wound up 上足发条（紧张，兴奋）
wrapped around his/her little finger 化为绕指柔（玩弄于股掌之间）本回答被提问者采纳
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