a piece of cake 轻松的事。
a wet blanket 枯燥,让人扫兴。
all thumbs 笨拙。
as bright as a button 聪明极了。
as cool as a cucumber 极其冷静。
as easy as abc 非常容易。
as easy as pie 易如反掌。
as hard as nails 冷酷无情,铁石心肠。
as hungry as a lion 极其渴望得到
as light as a feather 很轻盈。
as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗
as proud as a peacock 十分骄傲。
as sharp as a spear 聪明,思路敏捷
as sly as a fox 非常狡猾。
as tall as a tree 非常高。
be a weed 软弱,懦弱。
be at odds 有矛盾,合不来。
be blessed with brains 很聪明。
be green with envy 嫉妒。
be in the same boat 处于同样境地。
be tickled pink 非常开心。
be white as a sheet 惨白如纸。
black and blue 青一块紫一块。
then and there 立即。
black is white and white is black. 黑白颠倒。
burn the midnight oil 开夜车,挑灯夜战
call black white 颠倒黑白。
cast iron nerves 坚定的意志。
dark horse 黑马。
down in the dumps 气馁,沮丧。
eat like a bird 食量很小。
feel blue 忧郁。
feet of clay 内在缺陷。
fly off the handle/ hit the roof/ceiling 勃然大怒
green fingers 擅长。
hand and foot 完全,周到,全方位
hot under the collar 愤怒的,恼火的。
h**e butterflies in your stomach 心慌,紧张
in the black有盈余。
in the red 财政赤字。
laugh one’s head off 大笑。
off the top of your head 不假思索。
make a mountain out of a molehill/ make a fuss of 小题大做。
on cloud nine狂喜。
on its last legs 奄奄一息,濒于台。
once and for all 永远,彻底地。
one’s cup of tea 投合脾性的事。
over the moon 欣喜若狂,兴高采烈。
pull one’s leg 开某人玩笑。
rain cats and dogs 倾盆大雨。
senior citizen 老人。
to sleep like a log 酣睡。
twists and turns 曲折。
wear and tear 磨损。
the man in the street 平常百姓。
the prodigal son 浪荡子。
the salt of the earth 善良诚实的人。
a bad workman always blames his tools. 拙匠总怪工具差。
actions speak louder than words. 行动比语言更响亮。
a good beginning is half the battle. 好的开始等于成功的一半。
a single flower doesn’t make a spring. 一花独放不是春。
a lazy youth, a lousy age. 少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
all’s well that ends well. 结果好,一切都好。
all that glitters is not gold. 闪光的不一定是金子。
all things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事起头难。
a miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘,差之千里。
an apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一日一苹果,胜过找医生。
a new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。
an eye for eye and a tooth for a tooth.以眼还眼以牙还牙。
a still tongue makes a wise head.智者寡言。
barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。
better early than late.宁早勿晚。
better late than never. 迟做总比不做好。
birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚,人以群分。
constant dropping wears away a stone.滴水石穿。
cut your coat according to your cloth.量体裁衣。(量入为出)
doing nothing is doing ill. 无所事事,必干坏事。
do not count your chickens before they are hatched.不要高兴过早。
do not try to teach your grandmother to such eggs.不要班门弄斧。
don’t put the cart before the horse.勿本末倒置。
empty vessels make the most noise. 满瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡。
every bird likes its own nest the best. 金窝银窝,不如自己的草窝。
every dog has its day. 凡人皆有得意日。
experience is the best teacher. 经验是良师。
experience is the father of wisdom. 经验是智慧之父。
facts speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
failure teachers success. 失败是成功之母。
far from eye, far from heart./ out of sight, out of mind.眼不见,心不烦。
first come, first served. 先到先招待。
fool’s haste is no speed. 欲速则不达。
give him an inch and he will take a yard. 得寸进尺。
give a man a fish, and you feed him a day. teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. 授人以鱼,三餐之需;授人以渔,终身只用。
god helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。
good advice is harsh to the ear. 忠言逆耳。
great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。
habit is second nature. 习惯是第二天性。
haste makes waste. 忙中有错。
he knows most who speaks least. 博学者寡言。
he laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑在最后,谁笑的最好。
he that runs fastest gets the ring. 捷足先登。
he who plays with fire gets burnt. 玩火者必**。
hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 抱最好的希望,做最坏的打算。
idleness is the root of all evil. 懒惰是万恶之源。
in the end, things will mend. 车到山前必有路。
i’m all ears. 我听得很仔细。
it is the first step that is troublesome. 万事起头难。
it never rains but it pours. 不鸣则已一鸣惊人。
judge not a book by its cover. 评价一本书,不能凭封面。
judge not from appearance. 人不可貌相。
justice has long arms. 天网恢恢,疏而不漏。
kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕。
knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。
knowledge makes humble; ignorance makes proud. 知识使人谦虚,无知使人骄傲。
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