与动物有关的英文谚语

1、 Rain cats and dogs. 瓢泼大雨 Dog and pony show 盛大表演 Dog days （7、8月间）三伏天 Dog eat dog 人吃人，各人顾各人，同类相残 Top dog 1）优胜者，夺魁者2) 主要人物 Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 宁为鸡头不为凤尾。 Love me, love my dog. Every dog has its/his days. 人人都有得意的时候。 dogs life. 悲惨的景况。 lead a dogs life.过者悲惨的生活。 dog-tired.

2、累极了；疲惫之至。 let sleeping dog lie.莫惹是非。wake a sleeping dog.惹是生非。 not to have/stand a dogs chance. 毫无机会；毫无希望。 As strong as a horse 力大如牛 Talk horse 吹牛 Eat like a horse 食大如牛 Work like a willing horse 老黄牛 as timid as a mouse 胆小如鼠胆小如鼠 It is a poor mouse that only has one hole. 狡兔三窟狡兔三窟 a rat in the hole 瓮中之

3、鳖瓮中之鳖 smell a rat 发觉可疑之处；感到事情不妙。发觉可疑之处；感到事情不妙。 Horse-racing dark horse 黑马；竞争中出人意料的获胜者。 bet on the wrong horse/back the wrong horse 判断失误（尤指支持比赛失利者） Hold ones horses 沉得住气 horse-play 胡闹；恶作剧；闹哄哄的游戏。 pthe cat has got your tongue 无言以对pLet the cat out of the bag 露出马脚，泄露秘密pCuriosity kills the cat 好奇害死猫pThe

4、cat weeping over the dead mouse猫哭老鼠pThe cat shuts its eyes when steeling cream. 掩耳盗铃pthe cat among the pigeons. 猫在鸽群中-人为刀俎，我为鱼肉。pcats paw. 被人当爪牙利用的人；受人愚弄的人。 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Two kill two birds with one stone 一箭双雕 Fine feathers make fine birds. 人靠衣装马靠鞍。 give someone the bi

5、rd. 喝倒彩。get the (big) bird.喝倒彩。 a little bird told me.有人私下告诉我；我自然知道；我不告诉你我是怎么知道的。 birds of feather.一丘之貉。 as sly as a fox 像狐狸一样狡猾 Deal with a fox, think of its tricks.与恶人交往，需小心提防。 black sheep.败家子；害群之马；无用之辈。 cast sheeps eyes 送秋波；抛媚眼；以目传情。 break a butterfly on a wheel.小题大做；杀鸡用牛刀。 a cock-and-bull story.

6、无稽之谈；荒诞的故事。 crocodile tears.假慈悲。 donkey-work 沉重的苦活儿；呆板的例行工作。 drink like a fish.大饮；牛饮；狂饮；酩酊大醉。 kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.杀鸡取卵；竭泽而渔。 lion in the path/way.难点；拦路虎。 neither fish nor fowl.不伦不类；非驴非马。 swan song.临死哀歌；绝笔；最后的演出。 as busy as a bee.忙碌至极 as stupid as an ass 像驴一样蠢 as gentle as a lamb 像羊一样温和 as pur