常用英语习语

英语习语,常用语分类

一.英汉习语所用设喻相似而意义相近的

二.英汉习语所用设喻形象各异，意义却相近的

三.英汉习语所用设喻形象相似而不可望文生义的

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一.英汉习语所用设喻相似而意义相近的

1 Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同；

2 Courtesy costs nothing.礼多人不怪；

3 Lovers‘ quarrels are soon mended.夫妻无隔夜仇；

4 The higher up, the greater the fall. 攀高跌重：

5 know something like the palm(手掌) or back of one’s hand 了如指掌；

6 constant dropping wears the stone 滴水穿石；

7 fish in troubled water 混水摸鱼；

8 Great oaks(橡树) from little acorns(橡子) grow. 合抱之木，生于毫末；

9 pour oil on the flame火上加油；

10 Give somebody an inch and he‘ll take an mile. 得寸进尺；

11 lie down on the job. 工作上一事无成；

12 Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁；

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13 Walls have ears.隔墙有耳；

14 The tailor makes the man. 人靠衣服马靠鞍；

15a yes man 应声虫（跟屁虫）；

16at one‘s wit’s end 才穷智尽

17hang by a thread 千钧一发；

18plain sailing 一帆风顺；

19follow in sb‘s footsteps 步人后尘；

20bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂；

?The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. 心有余而力不足；

? wash one‘s hands of 洗手不干；

15Beauty is in the eye of the beholder(旁观者). 情人眼里出西施

16run sb. to earth 钻入地缝也要抓到某人；

17skin deep 肤浅。

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二.英汉习语所用设喻形象各异，意义却相近的

1 When a man is going downhill, everyone will give him a

push. 墙倒众人推；

2silken tongue 巧舌如簧；

3 a flash in the pan 昙花一现；

4don‘t cry over spilt milk 生米已成熟饭；

5put all one‘s eggs in one basket. 孤注一掷；

6hold a wolf by the ears 骑虎难下；

7between the devil and the deep sea 进退维谷；

8kick the bucket 翘辫子，蹬腿儿（死了）；

?The longest day must have an end. 世上没有不散的宴席；

2 like a rat in the hole 瓮中捉鳖；

3 A good conscience is a soft pillow. 白天不做亏心事；半

夜不怕鬼敲门；

4birds of a feather 物以类聚，人以群分（一丘之貉）；

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?13 You can‘t judge a tree by its bark.人不可貌相，海水不可斗量；

14 All is fish that comes to one’s net. 抓到篮里便是菜；

15 cherish a snake in one‘s bosom 养虎为患；

16 diamond cut diamond 棋逢对手，将遇良才，（或针

尖对麦芒）；

17 New brooms sweep clean.新官上任三把火；

18 It never rains but it pours. 祸不单行；

19 hit the nail on the head 一针见血；

20 apple of one’s eye 掌上明珠；

21 a lion in the way 拦路虎；

?22 The pot calls the kettle black. 乌鸦笑猪黑（五十步笑一百步）；

23 bury one's head in the sand 掩耳盗铃；

24 out of the frying pan into the fire 刚出虎穴，又入狼

窝；

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25 eat one‘s cake and have it 又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃

草；

26 cast pearls before a swine 对牛弹琴；

27 put the cart before the horse 本末倒置；

28 a black sheep 害群之马；

29 wet behind the ears 乳臭未干；

30rob Peter to pay Paul 挖肉补疮；

31penny wise and pound foolish 捡了芝麻，丢了西瓜;

32have a card up one‘s sleeve 胸有成竹；

33sit on the fence 脚踩两只船（随风倒）；

34cry wolf 烽火戏诸侯；

35entertain an angel unawares 有眼不识泰山；

36 teach one's grandmother how to suck eggs 班门弄斧

（关公门前耍大刀）；

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37 You can‘t make an omelet without breaking eggs. 巧妇

难为无米之炊；

38 as bold as brass 脸如城墙厚；

39 use a sledge hammer to crack a nut 杀鸡用牛刀（高射

炮打蚊子）；

40 throw in the towel 拱手认负；

41 bury the hatchet 握手言和；

42 Don‘t cross the bridge till you come to it. 车到山前必有

路，船到桥头自然直；

43 live in a fool‘s paradise 做黄梁美梦；

44 place all one‘s cards on the table 打开天窗说亮话；

45 play second fiddle 唱配角；

46 stab sb in the back 放冷箭；

47 a blessing in disguise 塞翁失马，安知非福；

48Don't count the chicken before they're hatched. 不要揭锅太早。

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三.英汉习语所用设喻形象相似而不可望文生义的

1 pull one‘s leg，指开玩笑而不是拉后腿的意思；

2 child‘s play，指简单容易而不是视同儿戏的意思；

3 strange bedfellows，指萍水相逢而不是同床异梦的意思

4 in the same boat，指处于困境而不是同舟共济的意思；

5 to be ‘touch and go’指危险处境而不是一触即发的意思;

6 Once bitten, twice shy，指一回上当两回乖（有积极含义）

而不是一朝被蛇咬十年怕井绳（有消极的含义）的意思；

7 throw a sprat to catch a whale，指舍小利而求大利而不是

抛砖引玉的意思；

8 one's hair stands on end，指恐惧而不是怒发冲冠的意思。

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?Bird 鸟

? 1. He eats like a bird．他吃得很少

?2.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush．［谚」双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。

We’’re all early birds in my family because we live on

3. We

a farm.

由于我们生活在农场，所以全家人都起得很早。4. Birds of a feather flock together．[谚]物以类聚，人以群分。

That’’s for the birds! 那毫无意义！

5. That

6.It’’s an ill bird that fouls its own nest．「谚」家丑6.It

不可外扬。

7. A little bird told me．有人私下告诉我。

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?Horse 马

?8. He eats like a horse．他吃得很多。

9. That’s just a lot of horse and donkey dust! 那不过都是些废话!

10.It’s time to study now and stop horsing around．学习时间已到，别胡闹了。

11.I got it straight from the horse’ s mouth．我是听当事人亲口说的。

12. Just hold your horses！忍耐一下吧！

13. She works like a horse all day long．她整天辛辛苦苦地干活。

14. That’s a horse of a different color! 那完全是另

外一回事。

15.You can take a horse to the water，but you can't make him drink！

［谚］带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难！

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11?Bee Bee 蜜蜂

蜜蜂?16.She 16.She’’s always as busy as a bee s always as busy as a bee．她总是忙忙．她总是忙忙碌碌。

?Fish Fish 鱼

鱼?17.Never offer to teach fish to swim 17.Never offer to teach fish to swim．［谚」不

．［谚」不要班门弄斧。

18.He 18.He’’s like a fish out of water s like a fish out of water．他感到生疏。

．他感到生疏。19.He drinks like a fish 19.He drinks like a fish。他喝起酒来不要命。

。他喝起酒来不要命。20.All 20.All’’s fish that comes to his net s fish that comes to his net。凡是到手。凡是到手的他都要。