有关动物的俚语和成语集锦LM

有关动物的俚语和成语集锦Payattention!以下内容是本人互联网上下载收集后重新整理出来的资料，比较全面，部分内容稍有重复。主要内容：各种动物在 英语 关于好奇心的名言警句英语高中英语词汇下载高中英语词汇 下载英语衡水体下载小学英语关于形容词和副词的题 俚语中的喻意英语中有关动物的俚语英语中有关动物的谚语（上）英语中有关动物的谚语（下）英语中有关动物的俗语英语中有关动物的成语各种动物在英语俚语中的喻意日常生活中，人一般不能与动物相提并论，但语言中却有不少借动物的特性来形容人的特性的词语。值得注意的是，这种比喻性 表 关于同志近三年现实表现材料材料类招标技术评分表图表与交易pdf视力表打印pdf用图表说话 pdf 达法往往因语言、文化的不同而具有不同的含义。下面，我们比较一下英汉语言中同一动物名词的不同喻意。cat（猫）俗话说“猫有九命”，这是汉语的说法。此外，中国人常戏称嘴馋的人为“馋猫”。cat在西方是人们宠爱之物（pet），但令人奇怪的是，在英语俚语中，cat的含义为aspitefulorunpleasantwoman（心地恶毒或令人讨厌的女人）。照此看来，似乎是中国的猫可亲，西方的猫可恶了。dog（狗）在英语中dog的形象一般不差，常可泛指"个人"。如谚语：Everydoghashisday.（人人皆有得意日。）又如：agaydog（快活的人、好玩的人）。但dog也有形象不佳之时。如：dogeatdog（注意eat为原形），意指"人们自相残害"；同样，adoginthemanger喻“占着茅坑不拉屎的人”。在汉语里，尽管狗在某些地方也为宠物，但“狗”的形象总是不雅，因而用来指人时多含贬义。如“狗咬狗”、“哈巴狗”、“走狗”、“狗仗人势”、“癞皮狗”等等。pig（猪）pig所受待遇可谓最糟，人们总是一边吃猪肉（pork），一边又对猪恶语相加。汉语里，猪集“懒、笨、馋”于一身，借此喻人具有刻毒之意，其用语不胜枚举。英国人也给pig以丑恶的形象。apig意为agreedy，dirtyorbad-manneredperson（贪婪、肮脏或无礼貌的人）。注意，最后一喻意似乎未进入汉语。rat（鼠）汉语中的“胆小如鼠、鼠目寸光、鼠肚鸡肠”及“鼠辈”等词语，皆有“畏琐、卑微”及“心胸狭窄”等含义，可见鼠在汉语中简直一无是处。作为俚语，英语的rat指人时喻意与汉语稍有岀入，但也含贬义：arat即apersonwhobehavesselfishly（自私的人）或apersonwhoisdisloyal（不忠的人）。ass（驴）汉语有“笨驴”之说，用来指人，则表达“愚、笨”之意。英语同汉语在这一点上有相通之处：anass意为afoolishperson（傻瓜），同义语还有donkey,但常用来指小孩。bear（熊）在中国人的心目中，熊的形象一般是“行为缓慢”，因而具有“呆傻”之态；指人时常有“熊样”之说；目前形容股市不景气乃称“熊市”。但英语用bear指人时，则为abad-temperedorbad-manneredperson（粗鄙之人、鲁莽之人）；另一习惯用语belikeabearwithasorehead则表示“脾气暴躁”。lion（狮）百兽之王狮子在中西方文化中有一点是相通的，即“勇猛”，借此喻人时，汉语有“勇猛如狮”之说；英语也有习语asbraveasalion。在英语中，alion亦用来指“名流、社交场合的宠儿”。rabbit（兔）“兔”在中国人心中可谓形象复杂，有好的一面，如“形如脱兔”（喻快捷）；也有差的一面，如“狡兔三窟、兔子尾巴长不了”。后者用来形容人时则分别暗示“狡猾”与“难以持久”之意。对英国人来说，rabbit的形象亦不美。不过用来指人时，所取喻意同汉语大相径庭：arabbit意为apersonwhoplaysagamebadly（蹩脚的运动员尤指网球运动员）；与中国兔子不同的是，西rabbit一岀场就显得“窝囊"。cukoo:疯子，笨蛋;-fish:无足轻重的小人物；-bird:活泼可爱的女孩；-fox:1.狡诈的人2.性感热火的人；-horse:吃苦耐劳的人-dongky:笨蛋英语中有关动物的俚语英语中的俚语层出不穷，尤其是在电视和电影中，一些常见的词往往会构成你从没听说过的意思。熟知这些俚语是掌握地道的英语口语必不可少的途径。现总结与动物相关的俚语和大家一起分享。1、sittingduck容易上当的人MyfriendJoeisasittingduck,lotsofpeoplecancheathismoney.2、chickenfeed很小数量的钱Iturneddownthejobatthehamburgerrestaurant,becausetheyonlypaychickenfeed.3、turkeyfarm指领导把一些能力低或不愿勤恳工作而又不能解雇的人调到的那个地方。Ifyoucontinuetobehavethatway,onedayIamgoingtosendyoutotheturkeyfarm.4、goosebumps鸡皮疙瘩EverytimeIseeasnake,eveninazoo,Igetgoosebumps.5、loverat爱情骗子Loveratsareterrible,they'repeoplewhocheatontheirpartners,andthey'requiteoftenmen.6、fly-by-night骗子机构TheytoldmeIcouldtakeafour-citytripforthreehundreddollars,includinghotelsandmeals,butIthinkitwasafly-by-nightorganization.7、mallrat喜欢到购物中心去逛的年轻人There'salwayssomethingtodothereforusmallrats。Atleastwecanwatchthecrowds,especiallythegirls.8、sweettalk拍马屁Youknow,Ithinkmyyoungestdaughterwasbornwithhoneyinhermouth!Shecansweet-talkmeintodoinganythingshewantsmetodo.9、haveaturkeyonone'sback喝醉酒或吸毒成瘾Hehasgotturkeyonhisback.10、letsleepingdogslie别惹事生非IletsleepingdogsliethoughIknewthesecret.11、killthegoosethatlaysthegoldeneggs杀鸡取卵Ifwedon'tgiveweighttotheenvironment,we'llkillgoosethatlaysthegoldeneggs.12、theHongKongdog吃坏了肚子、拉肚子Dr.WalkerhasatouchoftheHongKongdogandwillbeherealittlelate.13、springchicken已不再年轻WhoamIkidding?IamnotSpringchicken.14、bellthecat担当风险，挺身而岀Thewholeclassthinkitagoodideatoasktheteachertoallowthemtogooutforapicnictomorrow.Butwhowillbellthecatandtalktohim.15、ahorselaugh嘲笑WeallgavehimthehorselaughwhenHarryaskedthenewgirlinclasstogotoamovieandshetoldhimtogetlost.16、smellarat不太对劲，感觉奇怪Howgreatyouaretoday!Ismellarat!17、blacksheep败家子Dickisablacksheep,alwaysbringingtroubletohisfamily.18、straightfromthehorse'smouth消息绝对可靠DidyouhearthatSallyandBobaregoingtogetmarried?I'mnotjoking.IhearditfromBobhimself,soit'sstraightfromthehorse'smouth!19、tobeatadeadhorse白费力气---Dad,areyousurewecan'tgetanewcomputer、---Son,wetalkedaboutthisandthedecisionwas'no'.Youarebeatingadeadhorse.20、nit-picker刺儿头Sheisanit-picker.=Sheisanit-pickinglawyer.21、buyapiginapoke瞎买东西Buyingacarwithouttryingitbyyourselfjustlikebuyingapiginapoke,isn'tit?22、highhorse趾高气扬、自以为很了不起Ican'tstandPeter;he'salwaysonhishighhorse.YouknowI'mright!Getoffhighhorseandadmityourmistake.23、aluckydog幸运儿topdog当权派doginthemanger占着——toputonthedog耍阔gotothedogs破产，潦倒24、beardown加倍努力Youwillbeardownifyouexpecttopasstheexam.25、forthebirdsTheiropinionsonartaresimplyforthebirds.26、don'thaveacow别大惊小怪Don'thaveacow!I'IIpayforthedamages.27、tillthecowscomehome很久，很久I'llstandheretillthecowscomehomeunlessyoupaymebackthemoneyIlendyou.28、getone'sgoat把某人气炸了You'vecarriedittoofar,thatreallygetsmygoat!29、abigfishinasmallpond小地方的大人物Inherhometown,shewasabigfishinasmallpond,butshemovedtoNewYork,shewasjustonlyoneamongmanymillions.(芸芸众生之一)30、inthedoghouse陷入困境Thewholeteamwasinthedoghousebecausetheylostthegame.31、raincatsanddogs倾盆大雨It'srainingcatsanddogs,sowecan'tgoouttoplayrightnow.32、talkturkey严肃地谈某事Thetimehascometotalkturkeyaboutourhometowndebt.Wehavetotalkturkeyabouttheproject.33、cashcow摇钱树Thenewmovietheaternearourschoolisarealcashcow.Ticketsarereallyexpensive,butwedon'thaveachoicebecausetherearen'tanyothermovietheatersnearby.34、Hasthecatgotyourtongue?你怎么不说话了？35、belikeacatonhotbricks热锅上的蚂蚁He'salwaysveryuneasylikeacatonhotbrickswheneverheiswaitingtoheartheresultsoftheexam.36、sickasadog病的十分严重YesterdayIwassickasadogwiththeflu.Istayedinbedallday.37、Whataturkey!真是个草包！38、I'mhungryasawolf!我要饿死了！39、Youdirtyrat!你这卑鄙的小人！40、Hewonamonkeyatthehorseraces.monkey意为500美元41、Stopmonkeyingwithmycamera!别摆弄我的相机！其他常用俚语：letthecatoutofthebag泄密afatcat大款，很有钱的人becatty爱搬弄是非的，爱诽谤人的bellthecat为别人利益冒险的chickenout(on)逃脱chicken-livered/hearted胆小的，胆怯的countthechickensbeforetheyarehatched高兴的过早bechicken害怕，显得胆怯cataround寻花问柳runaroundlikeachickenwithitsheadcutoff晕头转向turkeycock装腔作势的人aslydog阴险的aluckdog幸运儿adoginthemanger占着'茅坑不拉屎dog-eat-dog竞争激烈的loveme,lovemydog爱屋及乌dogdays热天，三伏天gotothedogs破产sleepingdogs阴险的人underdog走狗everydoghashisday终有岀头之日leadadog'slife过着非人的生活awolfinasheep'sclothing披着羊皮的狼eatlikeawolf狼吞虎咽befoxy吹毛求疵的haveatigerbythetail骑虎难下lionhearted非常勇敢的thelion'sshare绝大部分assinalion'sskin说大话的胆小鬼boldasanEssexlion(irony)勇敢如艾塞克斯之狮Cantheleopardchangeitsspots?本性难移beatadeadhorse争论已解决的问 题 快递公司问题件快递公司问题件货款处理关于圆的周长面积重点题型关于解方程组的题及答案关于南海问题 flogadeadhorse做无用功，耽误功夫onahorse快马加鞭rideonone'shighhorse趾高气扬adarkhorse黑马holdone'shorse耐心点儿，别急Jackass愚蠢的人getants紧张，烦躁jailbird关在监狱里的人stoolpigeon卧底，内鬼pigeonhearted非常胆小的Feathermakesafinebird.美人美衣Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.物以类聚alameduck不能继续任职的人，没有前途的人inabig'swhisper说话声音小，轻声细语atasnail'space慢吞吞的smellarat察觉事情不对头mallrats商场里年轻的不买东西的逛客pigout狼吞虎咽地大吃pigheaded顽固的，愚蠢的Buyapiginpoke.草率同意或接受，隔山买老牛acan(bag)ofworms复杂而麻烦的难题ablacksheep败家子likealamb逆来顺受bullshit吹牛皮bulldyke同性恋中的男性角色asocialbutterfly交际花busylikeabee忙忙碌碌tobeajellyfish做事无头脑的haveotherfishtofry另有要事得干plentyfishinthesea人才济济coldfish性情怪癖不和群之人Fishbeginstorot(stink)fromthehead.上梁不正下梁歪playcamels喝多了，醉醺醺的上面所列举的俚语和成语中，有一些意义比较直观，比如chicken平时给我们一种警觉，胆小的感觉，这些在”chickenout“"chicken-livered""bechicken"都有所体现；但是有些俚语和成语的意义看起来却与其中涉及的动物风马牛不相及，比如”dogdays“"bellthecat""stoolpigeon"等，若想知道其中的所以然，恐怕就得花点功夫亲自探询它们的文化背景和历史渊源了。好在第一部分已经简单的介绍过了常见动物的寓意。英语中有关动物的谚语（上）Bird⑴Killtwobirdswithonestone.一箭双雕；一举两得。⑵Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。⑶Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.物以类聚，人以群分。⑷It'sanillbirdthatfoulsownnest.家丑不可外扬。（5）Finefeathersmakefinebirds.人要衣装，马要鞍。（6）Abirdisknownbyitsnote,andamanbyhistalk.听音识鸟，闻言识人。⑺Eachbirdlovestohearhimselfsing.鸟儿都爱听自己唱。（自我欣赏）（8）Youcannotcatcholdbirdswithchaff.（粗糠）.用粗糠捉不住老鸟。（有经验的人难骗。）（9）Birdsintheirlittlenestsagree.同巢之鸟心儿齐。Cat⑴Acathasninelives.猫有九条命；吉人天相。⑵Catshidetheirclaws.知人知面不知心。⑶Allcatsaregreyinthedark..黑暗之中猫都是灰色的。（人未岀名时看起来都差不多。）⑷Aglovedcatcatchesnomice.戴手套的猫，老鼠抓不到。（不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业。）（5）Whentheweaselandthecatmakeamarriage,itisaveryillpresage.黄鼠狼和猫结亲，不是好事情。）⑹Whowillbwllthecat?谁去给猫系铃？（谁愿意为大家冒风险？）⑺Thecatshutsitseyeswhenstealingcream.帽偷吃奶油的时候总是闭着眼睛。（掩耳盗铃）（8）Therearemorewaysofkillingacatthanbychokingitwithbutter.杀猫的办法很多。（达到目的的途径很多。）（9）Carekillacat.忧虑愁死猫。Chicken⑴Don'tcountyourchickensbeforethey'rehatched.鸡蛋未孵岀，先别数小鸡。（不要过早乐观。）Crow（1）Acrowisneverthewhiterforwashingherselfoften.江山易改，本性难移。Dog⑴Hewhowouldhanghisdoggivesoutfirstthatitismad.欲加之罪，何患无词⑵Astaffisquicklyfoundtobeatadogwith.欲加之罪，何患无词Loveme,lovemydog.爱屋及乌.Toomuchpuddingwillchokeadog.布丁太多噎死狗。Everydoghashisday.人人皆有得意时。Barkingdogsdon't(seldom)bite.爱叫的狗很少咬人。⑺Letsleepingdogslie.勿惹事生非。Deaddogsbitenot.死狗不咬人。Allarenotthievesthatdogsbarkat.狗见了叫的不一定都是贼。(不要以貌取人。)Everydogisalionathome.狗在家门口就成了狮子。Don'tbeadog(lying)inthemanger.莫学狗占马槽不吃草。(不要占着茅坑不拉屎。)Dogdoesnoteatdog.同类不相残。Scornfuldogswilleatdirtypuddings.狗再傲慢也会吃脏布丁。Asonneverthinkshismotherugly,andadognevershunsitsowner'shomehowevershabbyitis.儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫。FrogThefroginthewellknowsnothingofthegreatocean.井底之蛙，不知大海。Fox⑴Thefoxmaygrowgrey,butnevergood.狐狸毛色可变灰，但是本性难移。⑵Thefoxpreysfarthestfromhishole.狐狸捕食，远离洞府。(兔子不吃窝边草。)⑶Whenthefoxpreaches,thentakecareofyourgeese.每当狐狸说教，当心鹅群被盗。⑷Whenthefoxsaysheisavegetarian,it'stimeforthehentolookout.狐狸说它吃素的时候，母鸡就得注意。英语中有关动物的谚语(下)Fish⑴Thebestfishswimnearthebottom.好鱼常在水底游。⑵Neveroffertoteachfishtoswim.不要班门弄斧。(3Gotothesea,ifyouwouldfishwell.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。There'sasgoodfishintheseaasevercameoutofit.海里的好鱼多的是。Itisasillyfishthatiscaughttwicewiththesamebait.智者不上两次档。⑹Ifwaterisnoisy,therearenofishinit.咆哮的水中无鱼。(夸夸其谈者无真才实学。)。Hare⑴Youcannotrunwiththehareandhuntwiththehounds(猎狗).不能既和野兔一起跑又和猎狗一起追。(人不应两面讨好。)Thetortoisewinstheracewhilethehareissleeping.兔子睡懒觉，乌龟跑赢了。Horse(1)Youcantakeahorsetothewater,butyoucan'tmakehimdrink.带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难。⑵Don'tridethehighhorse.勿摆架子。Agoodhorsecannotbeofabadcolour.好马不会毛色差。⑷Ahorsemaystumbleonfourfeet.马有四条腿，亦有失蹄时。(5)Arunninghorseneedsnospur.奔马无需鞭策。⑹Don'tputthecartbeforethehorse.不要将大车套在马前面。(处理问题应按先后次序，不要本末倒置。)Thecommonhorseisworstshod.公用之马，掌子最差。Lockthebarndoorafterthehorseisstolen.失马之后锁马厩。(亡羊补牢)Don'tlookagifthorseinthemouth.馈赠之马，勿看牙口。Hairbyhairyouwillpulloutthehorse'stail.一根一根拔，拔光马尾巴。(水滴石穿)11.Mouse(1)Itisapoormousethathasonlyonehole.狡兔三窟。⑵Themousethathasbutoneholeisquicklytaken.只有一个洞的老鼠，很快就被抓住。一粒老鼠屎，坏了一锅粥榜样的力量是无穷的。甘心做绵羊，必然喂豺狼。(3)Aspeckofmousedungwillspoilawholepotofporridge.Sheep(1)Ifonesheepleapsovertheditch,alltherestwillfollow.⑵Alazysheepthinksitswoolheavy.懒羊嫌毛重。(3)Hethatmakeshimselfasheepshallbeeatenbythewolf.13.SwallowOneswallowdoesnotmakeaspring.孤燕不报春。Oneswallowdoesnotmakeasummer.一燕不成夏。Tiger(1)Ifyoudon'tenteratiger'sden,youcan'tgethiscubs.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。Wolf⑴Don'ttrustagoatwiththekitchen-garden,orawolfwithsheepfold.不能请羊管菜园，不能请狼管羊圈。⑵Whokeepscompanywithwolves,willlearntohowl.和狼在一起，就会学狼叫。⑶Manisawolftoman.人对人是狼。(人心狠，人吃人)⑷Agrowingyouthhasawolfinhisbelly.年轻人，在成长，吃起饭来像饿狼其他补充：1.蜜蜂AsBusyasbee.勤奋2.鸟Earlybird早到Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.早期的鸟有虫吃eatlikeabird吃的很少Killtwobirdswithonestone.一石二鸟牛Bull'seye正中红心Abullinachinashop.鲁莽的人Bullmarket牛市鱼teachafishtoswim.班门弄斧drinklikeafish牛饮afishstory吹牛afishoutofwater失去依靠coldfish冷血狗dogears卷起的页角liveme,livemydog爱屋及乌Itrainscatsanddogs.Youarealuckydog.Giveittothedog.duringdog'sdayseverydoghashisdayletsleepingdoglie瓢泼大雨幸运儿算了吧！最热的日子人人皆有得意时不可招惹的人barkingdogdoesn'tbite虚张声势的人6.马holdyourhorse稍等putthecartbeforethehorce本末倒置Darkhorse黑马7•羊ablacksheep败家子8鹰eagle'seye=eagle-eyed犀利的目光9.大象whiteelephant大而无用的东西10.狮子lion-heartedperson勇敢的人11.猫acatmaylookatking小人物也有权利acopycat抄袭作弊的人cat&doglife争吵不休的生活cataround寻欢作乐letthecatoutofbag泄密likeacatonhotbricks热锅上的蚂蚁makeacatlaugh好笑的seehowthecatjumps观望形势turncatinthepan背叛whenthecatisaway,themicewillplay.山中无老虎，猴子称代王英语中有关动物的俗语haveawhaleofatime.玩的非常痛快；过的非常愉快。awhaleofavictory.巨大的胜利。alionofaman.非常勇敢得人。alambofatemper.羔羊般的柔顺。alittleshrimpofafellow.一个小的像虾米似的人。anodd/aqueerfish.古怪的人，难以理解得人。abigfish(inalittle)pound.(小地方或小范围内的)大人物。atasnail'space.极慢的。asnakeinthegrass.伪装成朋友的人；阴险的人。a(caseof)dogeatdog.残酷的竞争；自相残杀。dressedlikeadog'sdinner.穿着十分时髦或显眼。everydoghashis/itsday.犯人皆有得意时。loveme,lovemydog.爱屋及乌。putonthedog.炫耀；摆阔。teachanolddognewtricks.改变老人的想法，做法。dogdays.三伏天。monkeybusiness.胡闹；骗人的把戏；恶作剧。cling/sticktosb.likealeech.纠缠某人不放；依附与某人。act/playthegoat.举止轻浮；不负责任。separatethesheepformthegoats.把好人同坏人分开。topdog.有优势的人，国家，团体等。likeacatonhotbricks.如坐针毡；像热锅上的蚂蚁。haveshinlikearihinoceros.（对受攻击，批评，侮辱等）麻木不仁。quietasamouse.鸦雀无声。theratrace.（贬）激烈的竞争。haveantsinone'spants.坐立不安。goape.变的狂热；发疯似的。thebee'sknees出类拔萃之物。thebirdsandthebees.基本的性知识。abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.一鸟在胜于二鸟在林；珍惜现在拥有的。likeabird.毫无困难的；一帆风顺的。theearlybirdcatchestheworm捷足先登。fromthehorse'smouth.（指劝告，情报等）来自直接参与者的；从可靠的人那里获得的；大道消息。eatlikeahorse.吃的很多。Youcantakeahorsetowater,butyoucan'tmakehimdrink.牵马到水易，逼马喝水难。（即使给某人机会，他也不一定利用）。awillinghorse.积极工作的人（有别于常发牢骚的人或不满的人）。holdone'shorse.等一下；忍耐，控制自己的热情等。wiseasowl.绝顶聪明。runwiththehareandhuntwiththehounds.两面讨好；左右逢迎。英语中有关动物的成语常用归类：thecatamongthepigeons.人为刀俎，我为鱼肉evenawormwillturn.狗急跳墙gotothedogs.江河日下lovemelovemydog.爱屋及乌takeahairofthedogthatbiteyou.以毒攻毒killthegoosethatlaysthegoldeneggs.杀鸡取卵killtwobirdswithonestone.—箭双雕wakeasleepingdog.惹是生非lookagifthorseinthemouth.吹毛求疵neitherfishnorfowl.不伦不类put/setthecartbeforethehorse.本末倒置looklikeadyingduckinathunderstorm.惊慌失措birdsoffeather.一丘之貉blacksheep.害群之马breakabutterflyonawheel.小题大做castpealsbeforeswine.明珠暗投thecatweepingoverthedeadmouse猫哭老鼠anarrowwindingtrail羊肠小道evenawormwillturn狗急跳墙glarelikeatigereyeingitsprey虎视眈眈pullatoothfromthetiger'smouth虎口拔牙atiger'sheadandasnake'stail虎头蛇尾dragonsandfishesjumbledtogether鱼龙混杂passofffisheyesaspearls鱼目混珠monstersanddemons牛神蛇鬼thefoxborrowsthetiger'sfierceness狐假虎威apackofrogues狐朋狗党evilassociates狐朋狗友inbitsandpieces鸡零狗碎amousecanseeonlyaninch鼠目寸光ahorsegallopingwithoutastop马不停蹄gainanimmediate马到成功chickenfeathersandgarlicskins鸡毛蒜皮evenfowlsanddogsarenotspared鸡犬不宁thecrowingofcocksandthebarkingofdogs鸡鸣犬吠monstrouslyaudacious狗胆包天meretrash狗屁不通拓展归类：asbusyasabee忙碌至极asmerryasacricket/grig.非常高兴；非常快活。asslipperyasaneel.油滑；不可靠。atonefellswoop.一举；一下子；刹那之间。beardthelion捋虎须；奋勇还击；在太岁头上动土。bellthecat.猫脖子拴铃铛；为了大家的利益承担风险。birdofpassage.漂泊不定的人。birdsoffeather.一丘之貉。blacksheep.败家子；害群之马；无用之辈。darkhorse.黑马；竞争中岀人意料的获胜者。breakabutterflyonawheel.小题大做；杀鸡用牛刀。buyapiginapoke买下没有看的东西；隔山买老牛。apiginapoke上当之货。by/onshanks'smare.骑两脚马----徒步，步行。cannotmakeasilkpurseoutofasow'ear.朽木不可雕也。坏材料做不岀好东西。cannotsaybo/both/bootoagoose.胆小如鼠。castpealsbeforeswine.明珠暗投；对牛弹琴。castsheep'seyes送秋波；抛媚眼；以目传情。thecatamongthepigeons.猫在鸽群中---人为刀俎，我为鱼肉。cat'spaw.被人当爪牙利用的人；受人愚弄的人。acock-and-bullstory.无稽之谈；荒诞的故事。cock-a-hoop.（俚）得意扬扬；自鸣得意。cockofthewalk.称王称霸的人。don'tcountone'schickensbeforetheyarehatched.不要过早乐观。Don'tcountyourchickens!不要打如意算盘。crocodiletears.假慈悲。crywolf.发假警报。doginthemanger.自己不干也不让别人干；自己能享受也不让别人享受的人。dog'slife.悲惨的景况。leadadog'slife.过者悲惨的生活。dog-tired.累极了；疲惫之至。donkey-work沉重的苦活儿；呆板的例行工作。donkey'syears多年；很久。drinklikeafish.大饮；牛饮；狂饮；酩酊大醉。evenawormwillturn.人急造反，狗急跳墙；人急了也会咬人。an/one'sewelamb.唯一的宝贝；唯一的孩子；最珍贵的东西。finefeathersmakefinebirds.人配衣裳，马配鞍；（讽刺）好的衣裳只能打扮岀一个好的外表。2.Idioms38.fishoutofwater.离水之鱼；不得其所；感到生疏，不适应。flogadeadhorse.徒劳；白费力气；事后再做无益的议论。flyinthefaceof公然违抗；悍然不顾。flyintheointment.—粒老鼠屎坏了一锅汤；美中不足之处；使人扫兴的小事。flyonthewheel.狂妄自大的人；盲目自大的人。getone'smonkeyup.生气；发脾气。getsomeone'sgoat.（俚）触怒某人；惹某人发火；使某人失去自制力。givesomeonethebird.喝倒彩。getthe（big）bird.喝倒彩。gotothedogs.毁灭；失败；堕落；江河日下。gonecoon.不可救药的人；没有希望的人。gonegoose.（同上）grinlikeaCheshirecat.咧嘴傻笑。whiteelephant.无用的而且累赘的赠品；沉重的负担。wild-goosechase.徒劳的搜索；无益的追求。wildhorsewould/couldnotdragitfrom/outofsome.休想从某人那里探到口风；无论使用什么手段，不能从某人那里探听到虚实。awolfinsheep'sclothing.披着羊皮的狼；口蜜腹剑的人。uglyducking.丑小鸭。takeahairofthedogthatbiteyou.以毒攻毒。talkthehindlegoffadonkey/horse/dog..唠叨不休；说的天花乱坠。talkadog'shindlegoff.（同上）till/untilthecowscomehome.遥遥无期；无限期。hang-doglook.卑鄙的摸样；惭愧的脸色；垂头丧气的样子。haveabeeinone'sbonnet/head/brain.胡思乱想；想入非非；有某种根深蒂固的怪念头。horse-play胡闹；恶作剧；闹哄哄的游戏。keepthewolffromthedoor.勉强度日；免于饥饿。kettleoffish.糟糕透顶；乱七八糟。killthegoosethatlaysthegoldeneggs.杀鸡取卵；竭泽而渔。killtwobirdswithonestone.—箭双雕；一举两得。lameduck损坏的东西；落选的议员；可怜虫。letthecatoutofthebag.露岀马脚；泄露秘密。letsleepingdoglie.莫惹是非。wakeasleepingdog.惹是生非。likeabullinachinashop.非常笨拙卤莽。likearedragto/atabull.使人生气的事。likewateroff/onaduck'back.不起作用；毫无作用；漠不关心；犹如耳旁风。lioninthepath/way.难点；拦路虎。lion'sshare最大和最好的部分。alittlebirdtoldme.有人私下告诉我；我自然知道；我不告诉你我是怎么知道的。livelikefightingcock.丰衣足食的日子。theloavesandfishes.物质利益。cockthestabledoorafterthehorseisstolen.亡羊补牢80.lookagifthorseinthemouth.对…..吹毛求疵。looklikeadyingduckinathunderstorm.惊慌失措。madasaMarchhare.疯疯癫癫。neitherfishnorfowl.不伦不类；非驴非马。nottohave/standadog'schanee.毫无机会；毫无希望。one-horseshow.规模很小的；简陋的。otherfishtofry.另有要事；有更重要的事要干。pulldog,pullcat.激烈的比赛；加把劲。put/setthecartbeforethehorse.本末倒置；到行逆施。queerfish.怪人；疯子。raincatsanddogs.倾盆大雨。scotchthesnake.使危险的东西不能为害。seehowthecatjumps.观望形势；窥探虚实。waitforthecattojump.（同上）seewhichwaythecatjumps.（同上）findoutwhichwaythecathasjump.（同上）（as）sickasacat/dog.病危；生大病。smellarat.发觉可疑之处；感到事情不妙。throwasprattocatchamackerel/whale.岀小本，赚大钱；吃小亏占大便宜。swansong.临死哀歌；绝笔；最后的演岀。