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1、有关动物的俚语和成语集锦！阿attention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：1.各种动物在英语俚语中的喻意2.英语中有关动物的俚语英语中有关动物的谚语（上）3.英语中有关动物的谚语（下）4. 5.英语中有关动物的俗语英语中有关动物的成语6.种各1 .在物动俚语英的中语喻意常日人生活中，值得注意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。的是，这种比喻性表达法往往因语言、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）1.俗话说“猫有九命”，这是汉语的

2、说法。此外，中国人常戏称嘴馋的人为“馋猫”a spitefUl or unpleasant womancat的含义为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 （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。（狗）.2dog （人人皆有得意日。）又如：.dog的形象一般不差，常可泛指个人。如谚语：Every dog has his day在英语中（快活的人、好玩的人）。a gay doga dog in the manger同样，人们自相残害”；（注意eat 为原形），意指如：但dog也有形象不佳之时。dog eat dog喻“占着茅坑不

3、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”、 “走狗气“狗仗人势气“癞皮狗”等等。pig （猪）3. pork），一边又对猪恶语相加。pig所受待遇可谓最 糟，人们总是一边吃猪肉（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。（贪婪、肮脏或无礼貌的人）。dirty or bad-mannered person意为a piga greedy，英国人也给pig以丑恶的 形象。注意，最后一喻意似乎未进入汉语。（鼠）4. rat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

4、琐、卑微，及“心胸狭窄，等含义，可见鼠在汉语中简直一无是处。（自私 的人）即a person who behaves selfishlyrat指人时喻意与汉语稍有出入，但也含贬义：a rat英语的作为俚语， （不忠的人）。或a person who is disloyal （驴）.ass5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：an ass意为a foolish person （傻瓜），同义语还有donkey，但常用来指 小孩。（熊）bear. 6.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

5、股市不景气乃称熊市”。be like另一习惯用语（粗鄙之人、a bad-tempered or bad-mannered person 鲁莽之人）；但英语用bear指人时，则为 则表示脾气暴躁”。a bear with a sore head （狮）7. lion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as brave as a lion亦用来指名流、社交场合的宠儿”。在英语中，a lion （兔）8. rabbit “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

6、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。a person who plays意为所取喻 意同汉语大相径庭：a rabbit的形象亦不美。对英国人来说，rabbit不过用来指人时，一出场就显得“窝囊”。（蹩脚的运动员尤指网球运动员）；与中国兔子不同的是，西rabbita game badly ;，笨蛋cukoo:疯子；-fish:无足轻重的小人物；-bird:活泼可爱的女孩；2.性感热火的人-fox:1.狡诈的人吃苦耐劳的人-horse:d k笨正2.英语中有关动物的俚语-dongky:笨蛋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

7、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、sitting duck 容易上当的人My friend Joe is a sitting duck, lots of people can cheat his money.2、chicken feed 很小数量的钱I turned down the job at the hamburger restaurant, because they only pay chicken feed.3、turkey farm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。If you conti

8、nue to behave that way, one day I am going to send you to the turkey farm.4、goose bumps鸡皮疙瘩Every time I see a snake, even in a zoo, I get goose bumps.5、love rat爱情骗子Love rats are terrible, they re people who cheat on their partners, and they re quite often men.6、 fly-by-night骗子机构They told me I could

9、take a four-city trip for three hundred dollars, including hotels and meals, but I think it was a fly-by-night organization.7、mall rat喜欢到购物中心去逛的年轻人Theres always something to do there for us mall rats。At least we can watch the crowds, especially the girls.8、sweet talk 拍马屁You know, I think my youngest

10、 daughter was born with honey in her mouth! She can sweet-talk me into doing anythingshe wants me to do.9、have a turkey on ones back喝醉酒或吸毒成瘾He has got turkey on his back.10、 let sleeping dogs lie别惹事生非I let sleeping dogs lie though I knew the secret.杀鸡取卵 kill the goose that lays the golden eggs、11.If

11、 we dont give weight to the environment, well kill goose that lays the golden eggs.12、the Hong Kong dog吃坏了肚子、拉肚子Dr. Walker has a touch of the Hong Kong dog and will be here a little late.13、spring chicken 巳不再年轻Who am I kidding? I am not Spring chicken.14、 bell the cat担当风险，挺身而出The whole class think i

12、t a good idea to ask the teacher to allow them to go out for a picnic tomorrow. But who will bellthe cat and talk to him.15、a horse laugh 嘲笑We all gave him the horse laugh when Harry asked the new girl in class to go to a movie and she told him to get lost.16、 smell a rat不太对劲，感觉奇怪How great you are t

13、oday! I smell a rat!17、black sheep 败家子Dick is a black sheep, always bringing trouble to his family.18、straight from the horse s mouth 消息绝对可靠Did you hear that Sally and Bob are going to get married? Im not joking. I heard it from Bob himself, so its straightfrom the horses mouth!19、to beat a dead hor

14、se 白费力气-Dad, are you sure we cant get a new computer -Son, we talked about this and the decision was no. You are beating a dead horse.20、 nit-picker刺儿头She is a nit-picker. = She is a nit-picking lawyer.21、buy a pig in a poke 瞎买东西Buying a car without trying it by yourself just like buying a pig in a

15、poke, isn t it?22、high horse 趾高气扬、自以为很了不起I cant stand Peter; hes always on his high horse.You know Im right! Get off high horse and admit your mistake.23、a lucky dog幸运儿top dog当权派dog in the manger 占着to put on the dog 耍阔go to the dogs破产，潦倒24、 bear down加倍努力You will bear down if you expect to pass the e

16、xam.25、 for the birds无聊、无趣、愚蠢的Their opinions on art are simply for the birds.26、 dont have a cow别大惊小怪Dont have a cow! Ill pay for the damages.27、till the cows come home 彳艮久，很久Ill stand here till the cows come home unless you pay me back the money I lend you.28、get ones goat 把某人气炸了Youve carried it to

17、o far， that really gets my goat!29、 a big fish in a small pond小地方的大人物In her hometown, she was a big fish in a small pond, but she moved to New York, she was just only one among manymillions.（芸芸众生之一）30、in the dog house 陷入困境The whole team was in the dog house because they lost the game.31、 rain cats a

18、nd dogs倾盆大雨t go out to play right now.s raining cats and dogs, so we can It32、 talk turkey严肃地谈某事The time has come to talk turkey about our hometown debt.We have to talk turkey about the project.33、cash cow 摇钱树The new movie theater near our school is a real cash cow. Tickets are really expensive, but

19、 we dont have a choice because there aren t any other movie theaters nearby.34、Has the cat got your tongue ?你怎么不说话了？35、 be like a cat on hot bricks热锅上的蚂蚁Hes always very uneasy like a cat on hot bricks whenever he is waiting to hear the results of the exam.36、sick as a dog 病的十分严重Yesterday I was sick

20、as a dog with the flu. I stayed in bed all day.37、 What a turkey!真是个草包！38、 Im hungry as a wolf!我要饿死了！39、You dirty rat! 你这卑鄙的小人！40、He won a monkey at the horse races .monkey意为500美元41、Stop monkeying with my camera !另U摆弄我的相机！其他常用俚语：let the cat out of the bag 泄密a fat cat大款，很有钱的人be catty爱搬弄是非的，爱诽谤人的bell

21、the cat 为别人利益冒险的chicken out(on) 逃脱chicken-livered/hearted胆小的，胆怯的count the chickens before they are hatched 高兴的过早be chicken害怕，显得胆怯cat around寻花问柳run around like a chicken with its head cut off 晕头转向turkey cock 装腔作势的人a sly dog 阴险的a luck dog幸运儿a dog in the manger占着茅坑不拉屎dog-eat-dog竞争激烈的love me , love my d

22、og 爱屋及乌dog days 热天，三伏天go to the dogs 破产sleeping dogs 阴险的人under dog 走狗every dog has his day终有出头之日lead a dogs life 过着非人的生活a wolf in a sheeps clothing披着羊皮的狼eat like a wolf狼吞虎咽be foxy吹毛求疵的have a tiger by the tail骑虎难下lion hearted 非常勇敢的绝大部分 share lions the说大话的胆小鬼in a lions skin ass勇敢如艾塞克斯之狮 Essex lion(iro

23、ny) bold as an本性难移leopard change its spots? Can the争论巳解决的问题 horse beat a dead做无用功，耽误功夫horse dead flog a快马加鞭on a horse趾高气扬 ones high horse ride on黑马 horse a dark耐心点儿，别急hold ones horse愚蠢的人Jack ass紧张，烦躁ants get关在监狱里的人jail bird卧底，内鬼 pigeon stool非常胆小的hearted pigeon美人美衣 fine bird. Feather makes a物以类聚 toge

24、ther. feather flock Birds of a不能继续任职的人，没有前途的人lame duck a说话声音小，轻声细语bigs whisper in a慢吞吞的 snails pace at a察觉事情不对头ratsmell a商场里年轻的不买东西的逛客mall rats狼吞虎咽地大吃pig out顽固的，愚蠢的headed pig草率同意或接受，隔山买老牛poke . a pig in Buy复杂而麻烦的难题 worms a can(bag) of败家子a black sheep逆来顺受lamb like a吹牛皮bull shit同性恋中的男性角色bull dyke交际花 a

25、 social butterfly忙忙碌碌beebusy like a做事无头脑的fish be a jelly to另有要事得干fryhave other fish to人才济济the sea plenty fish in性情怪癖不和群之人fish cold上梁不正下梁歪 head. from (stink) the rot begins Fish to喝多了，醉醺醺的play camels平时给我们一种警觉，上面所列举的俚语和成语中，有一些意义比较直观，比如 chicken都有所体现；但搜植正淡氟癞牥携屉敢?挠植正淡“胆小的感觉，这些在chicken outell“是有些俚语和成语的意义看

26、起来却与其中涉及的动物风马牛不相及，比如”dog days恐怕就得花点功夫亲自探询它们等，若想知道其中的所以然， 桴?惯男滂潴沐?漾杩漂中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。3.英语中有关动物的谚语（上）Bird一箭双雕；一举两得。(1) Kill two birds with one stone.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚，人以群分。Its an ill bird that fouls own ne

27、st.家丑不可外扬。Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣装，马要鞍。A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.听音识鸟，闻言识人。Each bird loves to hear himself sing.鸟儿都爱听自己唱。(自我欣赏)You cannot catch old birds with chaff.(粗糠).用粗糠捉不住老鸟。(有经验的人难骗。)Birds in their little nests agree.同巢之鸟心儿齐。CatA cat has nine lives.猫有九条命；吉人天

28、相。Cats hide their claws.知人知面不知心。All cats are grey in the dark.黑暗之中猫都是灰色的。(人未出名时看起来都差不多。)A gloved cat catches no mice.戴手套的猫，老鼠抓不到。(不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业。)When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage.黄鼠狼和猫结亲，不是好事情。)Who will bwll the cat?谁去给猫系铃？(谁愿意为大家冒风险？)The cat shuts its eyes when st

29、ealing cream.帽偷吃奶油的时候总是闭着眼睛。(掩耳盗铃)There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter.杀猫的办法很多。(达到目的的途径很 多。)Care kill a cat .忧虑愁死猫。ChickenDont count your chickens before they re hatched.鸡蛋未孵出，先别数小鸡。(不要过早乐观。)CrowA crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 江山易改，本性难移。DogHe who

30、would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪，何患无词.A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with.欲加之罪，何患无词.Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌.Too much pudding will choke a dog.布丁太多噎死狗。Every dog has his day.人人皆有得意时。Barking dogs dont (seldom) bite.爱叫的狗很少咬人。Let sleeping dogs lie.勿惹事生非。Dead dogs bite no

31、t.死狗不咬人。All are not thieves that dogs bark at.狗见了叫的不一定都是贼。(不要以貌取人。)Every dog is a lion at home.狗在家门口就成了狮子。Dont be a dog (lying) in the manger.莫学狗占马槽不吃草。(不要占着茅坑不拉屎。)Dog does not eat dog.同类不相残。Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings.狗再傲慢也会吃脏布丁。A son never thinks his mother ugly,and a dog never shuns its

32、 owners home however shabby it is.儿不嫌母丑， 狗不嫌家贫。Frog（1）The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙，不知大海。FoxThe fox may grow grey, but never good.狐狸毛色可变灰，但是本性难移。（2）The fox preys farthest from his hole.狐狸捕食，远离洞府。（兔子不吃窝边草。）（3）When the fox preaches, then take care of your geese.每当狐狸说教，当心鹅

33、群被盗。狐狸说它吃素的时候，母鸡就得注意。s time for the hen to look out. , （4） When the fox says he is a vegetarian, it8. Fish （1） The best fish swim near the bottom. 好英语中有关动物的谚语（下）8. Fish （1） The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼常在水底游。（2） Never offer to teach fish to swim.不要班门弄斧。（3 Go to the sea, if you would fish we

34、ll. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。s as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.海里的好鱼多的是。（4） There （5） It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者不上两次档。 （6） If water is noisy, there are no fish in it.咆哮的水中无鱼。（夸夸其谈者无真才实学。）。9. Hare（人不应两不能既和野兔一起跑又和猎狗一起 追。猎狗）.（1） You cannot run with the hare and hunt

35、with the hounds（ 面讨好。） （2） The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.兔子睡懒觉，乌龟跑赢了。10. Horset make him drink.带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难。（1） You can take a horse to the water, but you can 勿摆架 子。 （2） Dont ride the high horse.好马不会毛色差。（3） A good horse cannot be of a bad colour.马有四条腿，亦有失蹄时。（4） A horse may s

36、tumble on four feet.奔马无需鞭策。（5） A running horse needs no spur.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。）（6） Dont put the cart before the horse. 公用之马，掌子最差。（7） The common horse is worst shod.失马之后锁马厩。（亡羊补牢）（8） Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen.（9） Dont look a gift horse in the mouth.馈赠之马，勿看牙口。 s tail. 一

37、根一根拔，拔光马尾巴。（水滴石穿）（10） Hair by hair you will pull out the horse 11 . Mouse（1） It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。 （2） The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken. 只有一个洞的老鼠，很快就被抓住。 （3） A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge. 一粒老鼠 屎，坏了一锅粥。12. Sheep（1） If one sheep le

38、aps over the ditch, all the rest will follow.榜样的力量是无穷的。懒羊嫌毛重。（2） A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.甘心做绵羊，必然喂豺狼。（3） He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf.13.Swallow孤燕不报春。 （1） One swallow does not make a spring.一燕不成夏。（2） One swallow does not make a summer.14. Tigert get his cubs.不入

39、虎穴，焉得虎子。s den, you can （1） If you dont enter a tiger 15. Wolf不能请羊管菜园，不能请狼管羊圈。（1） Dont trust a goat with the kitchen-garden,or a wolf with sheepfold. 和狼在一起，就会学狼叫。（2） Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl.（3） Man is a wolf to man.人对人是狼。（人心狠，人吃人） （4） A growing youth has a wolf in his belly.

40、年 轻人，在成长，吃起饭来像饿狼其他补充：蜜蜂As Busy as bee. 勤奋 鸟2.Early bird 早到The early bird catches the worm. 早期的鸟有虫吃 eat like a bird 吃的很少Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鸟牛Bulls eye 正中红心A bull in a china shop. 鲁莽的人Bull market 牛市鱼teach a fish to swim. 班门弄斧 drink like a fish 牛饮a fish story 吹牛a fish out of water失去依靠col

41、d fish 冷血狗dog ears 卷起的页角live me,live my dog It rains cats and dogs. You are a lucky dog. Give it to the dog. during dogs days every dog has his day let sleeping dog lie爱屋及乌live me,live my dog It rains cats and dogs. You are a lucky dog. Give it to the dog. during dogs days every dog has his day let

42、sleeping dog lie爱屋及乌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barking dog doesnt bite 虚张声势的人马hold your horse 稍等put the cart before the horce 本末倒置Dark horse 黑马羊a black sheep 败家子8鹰eagles eye = eagle-eyed犀利的目光大象 white elephant 大而无用的东西狮子lion-hearted person勇敢的人猫a cat may look at king小人物也有权利a copy cat抄袭作弊的人cat & dog

43、life争吵不休的生活cat around寻欢作乐let the cat out of bag 泄密like a cat on hot bricks 热锅上的蚂蚁make a cat laugh 好笑的观望形势see how the cat jumps背叛 turn cat in the pan山中无老虎，猴子称代王 when the cat is away,the mice will play.英语中有关动物的俗语5.新玩的非常痛快;过的非常愉快。1. have a whale of a time.巨大的胜利。2. a whale of a victory.非常勇敢得人。3. a lion

44、of a man. 4. a lamb of a temper.羔羊般的柔顺。5. a little shrimp of a fellow.一个小的像虾米似的人。6. an odd/a queer fish .古怪的人，难以理解得人。7. a big fish （in a little） pound.（小地方或小范围内的）大人物。s pace.极慢的。8. at a snail, 9. a snake in the grass.伪装 成朋友的人；阴险的人。10. a （case of） dog eat dog.残酷的竞争；自相残杀。s dinner.穿着十分时髦或显眼。 11. dressed

45、 like a dog, 12. every dog has his/its day.犯人皆有得意时。爱屋及乌。13. love me, love my dog.炫 耀；摆阔。14. put on the dog.改变老人的想法，做法。15. teach an old dog new tricks.三伏天。16. dog days. 胡闹；骗人的把戏；恶作剧。17. monkey business.纠缠某人不放；依附与某人。18. cling/stick to sb. like a leech. 举止轻浮；不负责任。19. act/play the goat.把好人同坏人分开。20. sepa

46、rate the sheep form the goats.有优势 的人，国家，团体等。21. top dog.如坐针毡；像热锅上的蚂蚁。22. like a cat on hot bricks.（对受攻击，批 评，侮辱等）麻木不仁。23. have shin like a rihinoceros. 24. quiet as a mouse.鸦雀无声。25. the rat race.（贬） 激烈的竞争。s pants.坐立不安。26. have ants in one, 27. go ape.变的狂热；发疯似的。出类拔萃之物。28. the bees knees.基本的性知识。29. the

47、 birds and the bees. 一鸟在胜于二鸟在林；珍惜现在拥有的。30. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.毫无困难的；一帆风顺的。31. like a bird.捷足先登。32. the early bird catches the worms mouth.（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。33. from the horse, 34.eat like a horse.吃的很多。牵马到水易，逼马喝水难。（即使给某人机会，他t make him drink.35. You can take a

48、horse to water, but you can也不一定利用）。积极工作的人（有别于常发牢骚的人或不满的人）。36. a英语中有关动物的成语6.willing horse.等一下；忍耐，控制自己的热情等。s horse.37. hold one,绝顶聪明。38. wise as owl.英语中有关动物的成语6.好；左右逢迎。39. run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.常用归类：the cat among the pigeons.人为刀俎，我为鱼肉 even a worm will turn .狗急跳墙go to the dogs .江河日

49、下love me love my dog .爱屋及乌take a hair of the dog that bite you.以毒攻毒kill the goose that lays the golden eggs .杀鸡取卵 kill two birds with one stone. 一 箭双雕wake a sleeping dog .惹是生非look a gift horse in the mouth.吹毛求疵neither fish nor fow l.不伦不类put/set the cart before the horse.本末倒置look like a dying duck in

50、 a thunderstorm.惊慌失措 birds of feather. 一丘 之貉black sheep .害群之马break a butterfly on a wheel.小题大做cast peals before swine .明珠暗投the cat weeping over the dead mouse 猫哭老鼠 a narrow winding trail 羊肠小道even a worm will turn 狗急跳墙glare like a tiger eyeing its prey 虎视眈眈 pull a tooth from the tiger s mouth 虎 口拔牙 a

51、 tiger s head and a snake s tail 虎头蛇尾 dragons and fishes jumbled together 鱼龙混杂 pass off fish eyes as pearls 鱼 目混珠 monsters and demons 牛神蛇鬼the fox borrows the tiger s fierceness 狐假虎威 a pack of rogues 狐朋狗党evil associates 狐朋狗友in bits and pieces 鸡零狗碎a mouse can see only an inch 鼠 目寸光 a horse galloping w

52、ithout a stop 马不停蹄 gain an immediate 马到成功chicken feathers and garlic skins 鸡毛蒜皮 even fowls and dogs are not spared 鸡犬不宁 the crowing of cocks and the barking of dogs 鸡鸣犬吠 monstrously audacious 狗胆包天 mere trash 狗屁不通拓展归类：as busy as a bee.忙碌至极as merry as a cricket/grig.非常高兴； 非常快活。as slippery as an eel.油滑

53、； 不可靠。at one fell swoop. 一 举；一下子；刹那之间。beard the lion捋虎须；奋勇还击；在太岁头上动土。猫脖子拴铃铛；为了大家的利益承担风险。6. bell the cat.bird of passage .漂泊不定的人。birds of feather. 一丘 之貉。black sheep .败家子；害群之马；无用之辈。dark horse .黑马；竞争中出人意料的获胜者。break a butterfly on a wheel .小题大做；杀鸡用牛刀。buy a pig in a poke买下没有看的东西；隔山买老牛。a pig in a poke 上当之

54、货。by/on shanks s mare.骑两脚马徒步，步行。cannot make a silk purse out of a sow ear.朽木不可雕也。坏材料做不出好东西。cannot say bo/both/boo to a goose. 胆小如鼠。cast peals before swine .明珠暗投；对牛弹琴。cast sheep s eyes送秋波；抛媚眼；以目传情。the cat among the pigeons .猫在鸽群中-人为刀俎，我为鱼肉。cats paw.被人当爪牙利用的人；受人愚弄的人。a cock-and-bull story.无稽之谈；荒诞的故事。co

55、ck-a-hoop.（俚）得意扬扬；自鸣得意。cock of the walk.称王称霸的人。dont count ones chickens before they are hatched.不要过早乐观。Dont count your chickens!不要打如意算盘。crocodile tears .假慈悲。cry wolf.发假警报。dog in the manger.自己不干也不让别人干；自己能享受也不让别人享受的人。dogs life.悲惨的景况。lead a dogs life.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

56、作。donkeys years 多年； 很久。drink like a fish .大饮；牛饮；狂饮；酩酊大醉。even a worm will turn.人急造反，狗急跳墙；人急了也会咬人。an/one s ewe lamb.唯一的宝贝；唯一的孩子；最珍贵的东西。fine feathers make fine birds.人配衣裳，马配鞍；（讽刺）好的衣裳只能打扮出一个好的外表。Idioms38. fish out of water.离水之鱼；不得其所；感到生疏，不适应。flog a dead horse .徒劳；白费力气；事后再做无益的议论。fly in the face of公然违抗；悍然不顾。fly in the ointment. 一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅汤；美中不足之处；使人扫兴的小事。fly on the wheel.狂妄自大的人；盲目自大的人。get ones monkey up.生气； 发脾气。get someones goat.（俚）触怒某人；惹某人发火；使某人失去自制力。give someone the bird.喝倒彩。get the （b