English idiom
English idioms英语习语
English IdiomsIdioms about animalsCatA cat has nine lives 猫有九条命(吉人天相)Cats hide their claws. 知人知面不知心A gloved cat catches no mice 不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream 掩耳盗铃A cat may look at a king. 小人物也应有些权利It rains cats and dogs. 下倾盆大雨, 大雨滂沱Let the cat out of the bag 说走了嘴see how the cat jumps 看风使舵, 随机应变The scalded cat fears cold water. 一朝被蛇咬, 三年怕井绳When the cat's away, the mice will play. 大王外出, 小鬼跳粱DogA staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪，何患无词Every dog has his day 人人皆有得意时Let sleeping dogs lie 勿惹事生非All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 不要以貌取人Give a dog an ill name 人言可畏Fight dog, fight bear. 一决雌雄An old dog will learn no new tricks 老年人很难适应新事物To help a lame dog over a stile. 雪中送炭Better a living dog than a dead lion. 好死不如歹活FishNever offer to teach fish to swim. 切勿班门弄斧。
Go to the sea, if you would fish well. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者不上第二次当If water is noisy, there are no fish in it .夸夸其谈者无真才实学There's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. 海里的好鱼多的是.(强中更有强中手.) Fish begins to stink at the head.上梁不正下梁歪BirdIt’s an ill bird that fouls its own nest.家丑不可外扬Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣装，马要鞍Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分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。
English Idiom
English Idiom1.一了百了get it over and done with2.一无所长have no special skill3.一无所获have gained nothing4.一五一十in full detail5.一文不值of no use whatsoever6.一心一意with undivided attention7.一目了然leap to the eye8.一叶知秋The falling of one leaf heralds the autumn.9.一丘之貉be tarred with the same brush10.一帆风顺go off without a hitch11.一字之差the change of one word12.一时兴起by fits and snatches13.一针见血hit the right nail on the head14.一言为定That 's settled then.15.一应俱全Everything needed is there.16.一张一弛alternate tension with relaxation17.一纸空文a mere scrap of paper18.一事无成All have ended in smoke.19.一鸣惊人come as a bombshell20.一败涂地bite the dust21.一知半解have scanty knowledge22.一刻千金Every minute counts.23.一览无遗in full view24.一星半点a tiny bit25.一举两得kill two birds with one stone26.一语道破hit the mark with a single comment27.一笑置之laugh out of court28.一窍不通be Greek to one29.一诺千金as good as one's word30.一清二楚as clear as crystal31.一落千丈go to pot32.一朝一夕in one day33.一筹莫展be at one's wit's end34.一意孤行go one's own way35.一蹴而就make it at one/a stroke36.十万火急be in hot haste37.十年寒窗persevere ten years in one's studies in spite of hardships38.十全十美be perfect in every way39.十拿九稳have...in the bag40.七上八下be great upset41.七窍生烟in a great fury42.七零八落go to reck and ruin43.八面玲珑dance and sing all weathers44.人山人海a sea of faces45.人之常情human nature46.人云亦云echo one's words47.人心不古Human hearts are not what they were in the old days.48.人去楼空When the master was absent,his mansion was dead.49.人各有志Every one has his own ambition.50.人多智广More people means more ideas.51.人多嘴杂Agreement is difficult if there are too many people.52.人困马乏The entire force was exhausted.53.人言可畏Opinion rules the world.54.人穷志短poverty chills ambition55.人定胜天Man can conquer nature.56.人面兽心a wolf in sheep's clothing57.人情世故the way of the world58.入乡随俗Do in Rome as the Romans do.59.入木三分give a vivid picture of cut to the quick60.九牛一毛a drop in the bucket61.九死一生have a close brush with death62.力不从心One's spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.63.力挽狂澜stem the tide64.了无瓜葛have nothing to do with65.三番两次time after time66.三缄其口hold one's peace67.于事无补be of little avail68.大刀阔斧go the whole hog69.大功告成come off with honors70.大同小异be much of muchness71.大言不惭blow one's own trumpet72.大快朵颐eat one's fill73.大海捞针look for a needle in a haystack74.大智若愚Still waters run deep.75.寸步不离keep...at one's elbow76.口若悬河talk nine words at once77.口是心非speak with one's tongue in one's cheek78.口蜜腹剑A honey tongue, a heart of gall.79.千变万化The unexpected always happens.80.千钧一发at the critical time81.千载难逢It only happens once in a blue moon.82.千锤百炼A good nail does not fear the hammer.83.久别情疏Out of sight, out of mind.84.小题大做fuss about trifles85.夫唱妇随A good Jack makes a good Jill.86.天衣无缝fit like a glove87.天经地义a matter of course88.天涯海角ends of the earth89.支离破碎torn to pieces90.不义之财ill-gotten money91.不可一世as proud/vain as a peacock92.不可救药beyond remedy93.不由自主in spite of oneself94.不厌其烦take the trouble95.不自量力go beyond one's depth96.不声不响as quiet as a mouse97.不识抬举Bring a cow to the hall and she will run to the byre.98.不择手段by hook or by crook99.不知死活heedless of consequences100.不知好歹don't know chalk from cheese101.不屈不挠keep one's chin up102.不耻下问be not above asking questions103.不速之客a gate-crasher104.不偏不倚hold the scales even105.不假思索speak impromptu106.不谋而合see eye to eye107.不期而遇come across108.不遗余力leave no avenue unexplored109.不翼而飞vanish from sight110.匹夫之勇courage without discipline111.比比皆是here and there and everywhere112.切肤之痛No one knows where the shoe pinches like the wearer.113.日薄西山one's days are numbered114.毛骨悚然make one's hair stand on end115.化险为夷weather the storm116.斤斤计较strain an gnat117.分文不值not worth a dump118.分身乏术One can't be in two places at once.119.分秒必争Every minute counts.120.分道扬镳go separate ways121.六亲不认cut loose from old ties122.文不对题be wide of the mark123.火上浇油pour oil on the flame124.心力交瘁burn the candle at both ends125.心不在焉be absent-minded126.心甘情愿of one's own accord127.心有余悸A burned child dreads the fire.128.心灰意冷be in black despair129.心血来潮on the impulse of the moment130.心安理得have the peace of mind131.心花怒放one's heart sings with joy132.心旷神怡feel on top of the world133.心直口快frank and out-spoken134.心猿意马carry fire in one hand and water in the other 135.心满意足to one's heart's content136.引以为荣plume oneself on137.引狼入室set a fox to keep the geese138.以身作则set a good example for/to others139.以卵击石throw a straw against the wind140.以和为贵A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. 141.以柔克刚Willows are weak yet they bind other wood. 142.以德报怨return good for evil143.水乳交融be hand and/in glove with144.水性杨花unstable as water145.水深火热be in deep water146.水落石出The truth will out.147.未老先衰decrepit before one's age148.未雨绸缪lay up against a rainy day149.功败垂成a slip betwixt cup and the lip150.甘之如饴smack one's lips151.甘拜下风play second fiddle152.世外桃源Utopia153.本末倒置put the cart before the horse154.可歌可泣set one in a melting mood155.左右逢源Everything goes well.156.石沉大海sink into oblivion157.平分秋色in equal terms with158.平白无故without rhyme or reason159.平步青云make a smashing hit160.平易近人easy to get along with161.打抱不平take up the cudgel for another162.打草惊蛇wake a sleeping dog163.目不识丁an illiterate164.目光短浅see no further than one's nose165.目瞪口呆be tongue-tied166.史无前例without precedent in history167.四面八方in all directions168.四海为家here today and gone tomorrow169.生龙活虎alive and kicking170.仗势欺人pull rank on someone171.付之一炬commit to the flames172.白手起家start from scratch173.令人发指make one's hair stand on end174.令人咋舌take one's breath away175.半斤八两Tweedledum and Tweedledee176.半信半疑half in doubt177.头头是道clear and logical178.永垂不朽eternally immortal179.司空见惯order of the day180.出人头地come to the fore181.出口成章One's tongue is the pen of a ready writer. 182.出尔反尔go back on one's word183.出类拔萃tower above the rest184.老气横秋lacking in youthful vigor185.毕恭毕敬cap in hand186.问心无愧feel no qualms upon self-examination 187.兴高采烈in great delight188.设身处地put oneself in sb.else 's position189.吞吞吐吐hesitate in speech190.老之不易hard earned191.来日方长There will be ample time.192.来龙去脉cause and effect193.快马加鞭spur on the flying horse194.完美无缺leave nothing to be desired195.识文断字be able to read196.学无止境Knowledge is infinite.197.烂醉如泥be as drunk as a lord198.如飞猛进advance rapidly199.突如其来come all of a sudden200.退避三舍retreat to avoid a conflict201.徒劳无功work to no avail202.脍炙人口be on everybody 's lips203.狼吞虎咽gobble up204.浪迹天涯roaming freely all over the world 205.袖手旁观stand by with folder arms206.黄粱美梦fond dream207.唯利是图be bent solely on profit208.脱口而出blurt out209.望子成龙expect one's children to be talent 210.望文生义interpret without real understanding 211.趁热打铁strike while the iron is hot212.痛不欲生grieve to the extent of wishing to die 213.痛改前非thoroughly rectify one's errors 214.痛定思痛draw a lesson from a bitter experience 215.微不足道not worth mentioning216.滥竽充数be there just to make up the member 217.蔚然成风become the order of the day218.稳操胜券have full assurance of success。
English idioms
Thank you
I’ll drink to it 我同意
• Did you say we’d eat out tonight? I’ll drink to that. • 你是说我们今晚到饭馆去吃吗？这个我同意。
• 我同意的说法可以用 I agree 或者 I have no objection 或者why not 或者 I can’t agree more. 但在口语中，英美人还有个说法： I’ll drink to it. 直译为 我为那个干杯， 就是我同意。
an apple-p apple-polisher for the way she’s crawling around the boss and making eyes at him. •她真是个马屁精，整天围着老板眉来眼去。
•An apple-polisher 来自英语动词 to apple polish. 据说，原来一些美国学生经常把苹果擦的亮亮的送 给老师以示尊敬。后来人们便以此来形容那些为了 某种目的而讨好他人的人。
• 汉语承担后果一般可以用shoulder the consequences 来表示。此语中的music意指“法 律制裁 或是惩处”， face the music 字面意思是 “面对法律制裁”， 也就相当于“承担后果”。
Once in a blue moon 千载难逢
• This is a chance once in a blue moon. • 这可是个千载难逢的好机会呀！
Idioms
a lulu 出众的人
• Talking about being pretty, our company’s new secretary is indeed a lulu. • 要说漂亮，我们公司新来的秘书算是个相 貌出众的女孩子了。
English idioms
By motivation
Motivated idioms Demotivated idioms
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By rhetorical device
Simile metaphor
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By origin
From Bible From Greek and Rome myth and legends From the famous writers From the grass-root
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Characteristics of idioms
Idioms are usu. Semantically opaque, more metaphorical than literal. Sometimes, you may know every word of the idiom, but maybe you don’t know the whole meaning. That is why you must learn it as a unity.
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English Idioms
外语学院 徐红新
Contents
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Introductory remarks
Definition of idioms
Characteristics of idioms
Classification of idioms
Translation of idioms
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Characteristics of idioms
Structural stability
The words in idiomatic expressions cannot , as a rule, be deleted, added to, replaced by synonymous words, or put in s different order, without affecting or destroying the meaning.
英语词汇学chapter9 English Idiom
9.2 Classification of idioms 习语的分类
Idioms can be classified by origin,semantic relationship, morphological structure and grammatical funin
• By semantic relationship • 1) standardized word combination (to make a report作报告) • 2) phraseological unities ( to come to the point 说重点，开门见山) • 3) phraseological fusions（once in a blue moon千载难逢）
3. morphological structure
• Phrase idioms a bed of roses 安乐窝 • Clause idioms blow one‘s stack发脾气 • Sentence idioms Strike while the iron is hot 趁热打铁
4.By grammatical function
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2) The Bible a thorn in the flesh肉中刺 3) Shakespeare’s play flutter the dovecotes扰乱鸽棚(使温顺和平的人 们骚动起来)... 4) From fables, myths or legends as sour grapes酸葡萄
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• cost an arm and a leg be very expensive These cakes are delicious, but they cost an arm and a leg.
• cry your heart out
cry very hard I cried my heart
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Idiom about colour
• black and blue bruised and beaten We found the poor guy black and blue near the train tracks.
• golden opportunity the perfect chance The models' conference was a golden opportunity for me to sell my beauty products.
• as timid as rabbit 胆小如鼠 • swan’s song 告别演出
Hale Waihona Puke • no spring chicken已不再年轻的 女人
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Idiom about Parts of the body
• have one‘s head in the clouds 心不在焉
be unaware or unrealistic about something . • keep an eye on 照看
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If you love your cow, tie it up; if you love your child, beat him.
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Idiom about food
English idoms课件
Parts of the human body
To get one’s back up To warm one’s blood Skin and bones To work one’s fingers to the bone To beat one’s brains To make a clean breast of By the sweat of one’s brow
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time and tide wait for no man wear and tear: damage after use tear: dine and wine rough and tough by and by again and again
Classification
Phrase Idioms
Verb phrase idioms: combinations of a verb and an adverb or a preposition or both break, blow, bring, call, catch, come, do, fall, get, give, go, hold, keep, day, look, make, put, run, set, stand, take, turn, work, about, across, at, away, back, by, down, for, in, into, off, on, out, over, around, through, to, up, with, etc
Most English idioms are fixed in structure (1) A stitch in times saves nine. nine. Partly fixed idioms (2) To come to a bad end. (bad can be end. replaced by nasty, sticky, untimely, no good, etc.) etc. (3) To take (have, or enjoy) forty winks. winks.
English Idioms
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Where is the john? 的意思是？ 的意思是？ 约翰在哪里？ 约翰在哪里？ 约翰家在哪里？ 约翰家在哪里？ 洗手间在哪里？ 洗手间在哪里？ He is a jinx. 的意思是？ 的意思是？ 他是万人迷。 他是万人迷。 他是个扫把星。 他是个扫把星。 他福星高照。 他福星高照。
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the old lady has rabbit ears. 的意思是？ 的意思是？ 那个老太太喜欢养兔子。 那个老太太喜欢养兔子。 那个老太太爱打听闲事。 那个老太太爱打听闲事。 那个老太太耳朵不灵便。 那个老太太耳朵不灵便。
• The firm is in the black for 3 years. 的意 思是？ 思是？ • 这家公司三年来一直亏损。 这家公司三年来一直亏损。 • 这家公司三年来一直盈利。 这家公司三年来一直盈利。 • 这家公司三年来一直偷税漏税。 这家公司三年来一直偷税漏税。
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So much baby's breath! 的意思是？ 的意思是？ 好多宝宝在哭！ 好多宝宝在哭！ 好多的满天星！ 好多的满天星！ 太令人欣慰了！ 太令人欣慰了！ • • • • This is an apple of love. 的意思是？ 的意思是？ 这是一个爱情果。 这是一个爱情果。 这是一个火龙果。 这是一个火龙果。 这是一个西红柿。 这是一个西红柿。
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Jim did a Dutch act last night. 的意思是？ 的意思是？ 吉姆昨晚喝醉了。 吉姆昨晚喝醉了。 吉姆昨晚自杀了。 吉姆昨晚自杀了。 吉姆昨晚失眠了。 吉姆昨晚失眠了。
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We have the eagle shits! 的意思是？ 的意思是？ 我们完蛋了！ 我们完蛋了！ 我们不干了！ 我们不干了！ 我们发工资了！ 我们发工资了！
Lesson 9 English Idioms
English IdiomsFly off the handle 勃然大怒put up with 忍耐9.1 Characteristics of Idioms 英语习语的特点9.1.1 Semantic Unity语义的整体性Till the cows come home 永远地Keep in mind 记住Take off 模仿To no avail 无用的Like a breeze 轻易地9.1.2 Structural Stability 结构稳定性In a brown study 沉思Lip service 口头上说得好听的话Kick the bucket 死亡Bury the hatchet 和解By twos and threes 两三个一次tit for tat 针锋相对the lion’s share 最大的份额Out of the question 不可能Out of question 毫无疑问In question 正在考虑之中Diamond cut diamond 势均力敌Like cures like 以毒攻毒As sure as eggs is eggs 确信无疑In the raw 裸体的Break silence 打破僵局Smooth tongue 油嘴滑舌Turn over a new leaf 开始新生活As cool as a cucumber 泰然自若Draw the curtain 结束或掩盖9.2 Classification of Idioms 习语的分类Heart and soul 全心全意地9.2.1 Idioms Nominal in Nature 名词性习语White elephant白象；无用而又累赘但又巨大、昂贵的东西Brain trust 智囊团Flesh and blood 亲骨肉An apple of discord 祸根Jack of all trades 杂而不精的人；三脚猫Fly in the ointment 美中不足之处；使人扫兴的小事9.2.2 Idioms Adjectival in Nature 形容词性习语Cut and dried事先准备好的As poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗Wide of the mark 不恰当；不中肯Beyond the pale 在……范围之外Up in the air 未定的，悬而未决的9.2.3 Idioms Verbal in Nature 动词性习语1. Phrasal verbs 短语动词Look into 调查Go on 持续Put off 劝阻；使厌恶，等/推迟；搪塞，等Turn on 打开；变得兴奋而产生快感Get away with 侥幸做成Put down to 把……归因于2. Other verb phrases 其他动词短语Make it 赶快；办成功Follow one’s nose 笔直走，朝相同方向走Fall flat 未达到预想效果Give sb. The bag 解雇某人Sing a different tune 改变主意或态度Call it a day 决定或同意暂时或永久停止Chop and change 持续波动或变化；变化无常，等Swim against the stream 不随波逐流；逆潮流行事Come back to earth 回到现实，不再幻想Make ends meet 量入为出Keep the pot boiling 维持生活Let the dog see the rabbit 不要妨碍别人看或干某事Bite the hand that feeds one 恩将仇报9.2.4 Idioms Adverbial in Nature 副词性习语Tooth and nail竭尽全力地In nothing flat 马上；很快Through thick and thin 在任何情况下In the clover 生活安逸奢侈9.2.5 Sentence Idioms 句式习语A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.两鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
English Idiom英文俗语
English IdiomIdiom is a unique form of a language which fixes in expression using. They have profoundly historical and cultural origins. So they are regarded as one of the most difficult areas of English learning. It is fully evidenced that foreign language learners regarded English idioms as one of the greatest obstacles to their English comprehension. They are frequently confused by English idioms.What is more, most of them contain some interesting historical facts or legends, such as many idioms from the Bible or classics of Shakespeare’s. such as “at the eleventh hour” (at the last minute, just in time). This phrase comes from the Bible, which says that the workers go into the vineyard at eleven o’clock, even they only work for an hour, but wages whic h are paid at twelve o’clock are the same to wages of people who go into the vineyard before eleven o’clock. This idiom means that although eleven o’clock is the last moment, also in time. Idioms, as a special part of language, have also drawn great attention. Both first language and second language idiom comprehension have been carefully studied.。
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7、熟语：cry wolf虚发警报；慌报险情 When the fox preaches, take care of your geese. 黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心。 the wolf at the door 比喻家庭面临的财政问题 Keep the wolf from the door 是“得免饥寒”
5、 成对词（twin words, 或 words in pairs）。 例如：beer and skittles 吃喝玩乐 wax and wane 盛衰 weal and woe祸福 6、 三词词组（trinomials）有些固定的三词词组也 被归为成语，因为它们大都也是一些固定的讲法。 例如：sun, moon and stars 日月星 on land, on sea, and in the sky 海陆空 Eat, drink and be merry. 及时行乐 Wine, woman, and song. 吃喝玩乐
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广义的英语成语（idiom） • 包括谚语，格言（proverb）、 • 警句（sparking sentence）、 • 俚语(slang)、 • 口（俗）语（colloquial）、 • 成对词（twin words）、 • 三词词组（trinomials）、 • 熟语（catchphrase, lexical phrase ）、 • 习惯搭（habitual collocation, restricted collocation）等。
screw up 弄糟、一塌胡涂 He screwed the whole thing up from start to finish. （他自始至终一塌胡涂）。 Pay off 贿赂 chat up 与异性搭讪 old dog 上了岁数的人、老手 a sly dog 偷 鸡摸狗者 a yellow dog 杂种狗、卑鄙可耻的小人 a big dog 看门狗、保镖； You're a lucky dog! 你真是个幸运儿！ 4、口语（colloquial）。 例如：snake in the grass 暗箭 hit below the belt \ stab in the back 暗箭伤人 cut the ground from under sb. 在某人背后搞鬼