English idioms
English Idioms
all at sea 茫然 nail one’s colors to the mast 坚持立场
nail under false color 冒充，打着别人 的招牌骗人 go with stream 随波逐流 in/hold out the alive branch 愿意讲和 （在西方橄榄枝被认为是和平的象征）
Carey street 破产 Indian File 鱼贯而行 一路纵队
feather in one’s cap 炫耀荣誉 skeleton at the feast 居安思危
wrong side (get out of bed on the wrong side of bed) 一大早就发脾气，心绪不好
lay an egg 没有成功。 Carry coal to Newcastle, send owls to Athens 画蛇添足,多此一举 sail under false colors 用假冒的旗帜 航行引申为冒充欺世盗名 between devil and blue sea 进退维谷 a horse of another color 完全是另外 一回事= a horse of different color Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched. 不切合实际、过 早地乐观
take the bait 陷入圈套
That’s all Greek to me.我对此一窍不通。 Two may keep counsel when the third’s away.没有不泄露的秘密，没有不透风 的墙。 burn one’s boat下定决心，破釜沉舟。 have the ball at one’s feet 稳操胜券。 hit below the belt 暗箭伤人。 keep the ball rolling 不中断，继续下 去，来自足球比赛，一旦开球后，球 就不停地滚动。
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。
英语习语解析
三、英语习语的分类
〔Classification of Idioms〕
英语习语的分类方法有多种，不同的分类标准，产生 不同的结果。根据习语所涉及的不同主题，把习语 分为：
① 与鸟类、动物名称有关的习语，如：
bird of a feather 〔一丘之貉〕，to kill two birds with one stone〔一举两得〕，like water off a duck’s back 〔毫无效果〕，the cart before a horse 〔本末倒置〕。
Idioms〕
了解了习语的分类，尤其是根据习语的语法功能和构造 进展分类之后，可以使我们更加恰当地运用习语。但 是准确地使用习语，还要了解习语的文体特点、修辞 特点以及其偶然的变化等。
〔一〕文体特点〔Stylistic features〕
大量的习语都是各行各业劳动人民智慧的结晶。因而习 语也就带上了它的文体特点，有些习语是非正式的用 语，带有很强的口语性和俚语性，不适于在正式场合 使用；而有些习语极其正式，用于十分固定的文体中； 而其它的习语那么失去了其文体差异，字典里也不再 标明其文体特征。
4.许多习语在语法上是不可分析的。比方blow hot and cold 〔摇摆不定〕，play fast and loose〔玩弄，反复无常〕，
从语法上来讲都有问题，因为形容词是不能修饰动词的。 还有like attracts like〔物以类聚〕，on the go〔忙个不停； 活泼着〕等从语法上来讲都有问题。
英语习语解析
一、英语习语〔English Idioms〕
❖ 英语习语〔English Idioms〕，是我们通常所讲的英语 成语。广义地说，习语泛指一种民族语言中的惯用法 和特殊表达方法；而狭义的习语，那么是指英语中长 期以来习用的，表达完善意义的、构造定型的固定词 组和短句。
english idioms 1(10个)
Example Edgar is still green. She still hasn’t learnt to read between the lines.
Idiomatic Expressions 7
to face the music
---- to go through trouble or danger; to accept punishment ---- 面对麻烦，接受惩罚 Origin
Idiomatic Expressions 3
to put the cart before the horse
---- to reverse the priority of any two things ---- 本末倒置 Origin
此语意思简单易懂，车应该在马后边，如果放在马前面，就是 “本末倒置”。
to make hay while sun shines
---- to make good use of he opportunity ---- 把握时机 Origin
青草割下来之后要在太阳下翻晒才能做成干草，所以要在阳光灿 烂的时候抓紧时间制作干草。
Example Now you should make hay while the sun shines to improve your oral English.
Example Are you really going to date him? Look before you leap.
Idiomatic Expressions 5
to mind one’s pe greatest of care; to be cautious ---- 小心谨慎 Origin
to look before you leap
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
English-Idioms(共31张)
• 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 idioms
English idioms--S t.Martins Eaton1.爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.2.百闻不如一见(眼见为实)It is better to see once than hear a hundred times.Seeing is believing.3.比上不足,比下有余Worse off than some, better off than many.There are a lot of people far worse off than me.There are more than enough in comparison.(comparison n.比较，对照；[语]比喻；比较级)4.笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.Clumsy birds have to start flying early--the slow need to start early. (clumsy adj. 笨拙的；复杂难懂的；得罪人的；（文体等）的臃肿的)5.不眠之夜White /Sleepless /Wakeful night.6.不以物喜，不以己悲Not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personal losses. (external adj. 外面的；外用的；外国的n. 外部；外观；外部情况)7.不遗余力Spare no effort.Go/Be all out.D o one’s best.8.不打不成交No discord, no concord.(discord n. 不和；嘈杂声v. 不一致；[乐]不和谐，发乱音concord n. 和谐，一致，和睦)9.拆东墙补西墙Rob Peter to pay Paul.(rob vi/vt. 抢夺；使丧失；非法剥夺peter vi/vt. 渐渐枯竭/消失/减少/减弱；使...精疲力尽) 10.辞旧迎新Bid farewell to the old and usher in the new.Ring out the Old year and ring in the New year.(bid n/vt/vi. 出价，投标；努力争取；喊价；叫牌farewell n. 告别，欢送；欢送会；告别辞Int. 再见，再会；一路平安adj. 告别的，送行的usher n. 引座员；招待员；门房；助理教员v. 引领，招待；做招待员；宣告ring out 发出响声；响起；打出电话；鸣钟送走ring in 签到；与...通电话；在...响起；鸣钟迎来) 11.大事化小，小事化了Try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all.12.大开眼界Open one’s eyes.Be an eye-opener.13.国泰民安The country flourish es and people live in peace.The country is prosperous and people live in peace.(flourish v. 茂盛，繁荣；兴旺发达；挥动prosperous adj. 繁荣的；富裕的；幸福的；运气好的；良好的)14.过犹不及Going too far is as bad as not going far enough.To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.Too much is as bad as too little.15.功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.Where there’s a will ,there ‘s a way.16.好了伤疤忘了疼Once on shore, one prays no more.17.好事不出门,恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. Good things stay indoors while bad things will go far away.18.和气生财Harmony brings wealth.19.活到老学到老One is never too old to learn.Learning is never too old.20.既往不咎Let bygone s be bygone s.Let the past be forgotten.It is needless to blame things that are past.(bygone n. 过去的（不愉快的）事)21.金无足赤，人无完人Gold can’t be pure and man can’t be perfect.(pure adj. 单纯的；干净的prep. 清晰的；纯正的)22.金玉满堂Treasures fill the home.23.脚踏实地Be down-to-earth.24.脚踩两只船Sit on the fence.(fence n. 栅栏，篱笆；围墙；防护物；剑术vt. 用篱笆围住；防护；练习剑术vi. 练习击剑；搪塞；围以/跳过栅栏)25.君子之交淡如水The friendship between gentlemen appears indifferent but is pure like water.A hedge between keeps friendship green.(indifferent adj. 漠不关心的；无关紧要的；中立的；中等的hedge n. 树篱；保护手段；防止损失（尤指金钱）的手段vt. 用树篱围起；受...的束缚)专此布达如有不足，还请原谅。
ENGLISH_IDIOMS_配有中文详解
Potluck Party：一种聚餐方式，主人准备场地和餐具，参加的人必须带一道菜或准备饮料，最好事先问问主人的意思。
Pull over 把车子开到旁边。
Drop me a line！写封信给我。
Give me a ring. = Call me！来个电话吧！For here or to go？堂食或外卖。
Cool：That's cool!等於台湾年轻人常用的囗语“酷！”，表示不赖嘛！用于人或事均可。
What's up? = What's happening? = What's new?见面时随囗问候的话“最近在忙什么？有什么新鲜事吗？”一般的回答是“Nothing much!”或“Nothing new!”Cut it out! = Knock it out！= Stop it!少来这一套！同学之间开玩笑的话。
Don't give me a hard time!别跟我过不去好不好！Get yourself together!振作点行不行！Do you have "the" time?现在几点钟？可别误以为人家要约你出去。
Hang in there. = Don't give up. = Keep trying.再撑一下。
Give me a break!你饶了我吧！(开玩笑的话)Hang on.请稍候。
Blow it. = Screw up.搞砸了。
What a big hassle.真是个麻烦事。
What a crummy day.多倒霉的一天。
Go for it.加油You bet. = Of course.当然；看我的！Wishful thinking.一厢情愿的想法。
Don't be so fussy!别那么挑剔好不好。
It's a long story.唉！说来话长。
How have you been? = How are you doing?你过得如何？近来可好？Take things for granted.自以为理所当然。
英语习语 English Idioms
48.eat one'swords 收回前言，承认说错
49.at the eleventh hour 最后时刻，危急关头
50.escape by the skin of one's teeth 幸免于难，死里逃生
51.an eye for an eye,a tooth for a tooth 以眼还眼，以牙还牙
52.a fair-weather friend 酒肉朋友
53.family skeleton 家丑
54.fat chance 没戏，机会ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ茫
55.on the fence 抱观望态度，迟疑不决
56.flea market 跳蚤市场，二手货市场
57.a feather in one's cap/hat 荣誉，荣耀
62、gild/paint the lily 画蛇添足，不必要地修饰本来就很美的东西
63、golden handcuffs 金手铐
64、good wine needs no bush 就像不拍巷子深
65、go bananas 情绪失控，发疯，神经错乱
66、go west 归西，上西天
109、from pillar to post 四处奔波，四处碰壁
110、one's pound of flesh 残酷榨取，割肉还债
111、on pins and needles 浑身发麻，如坐针毡
112、the pot calling the kettle black 五十步笑百步
15.birthday suit 光着身子，一丝不挂
16.bite the bullet 咬紧牙关，顶住困难
现代英语词汇学概论10-English-Idioms
9.1.2 Structural Stability
4. Many idioms are grammatically unanalyzable.
Diamond cut diamond. * Diamond cuts diamond. Like cures like. * Like cure like. as sure as eggs is eggs * as sure as eggs are eggs
Sam is a real cool cat. He never blows his stack and hardly ever flies off the handle.
WhaWt'shmaotrae,reheidkinoomwss?how to get away
with things... Well, of course, he is getting on, too. His hair is pepper and salt, but he knows how to make up for lost time by taking it easy. He gets up early, works out, and turns in early. He takes care of the hot dog stand like a breeze until he gets time off. Sam's got it made; this is it for him.
possession of an object beyond which more of the same is unnecessary
Sam is really a calm person. He never loses control of himself and hardly ever becomes too
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English idioms
A
apple-polisher马屁精
例如：Sheisarealapple-polisherforthewayshe'scrawlingaround theboss
andmakingeyesathim.
她是一个马屁精，整天围着老板眉来眼去的。
asbusyasabee（象蜜蜂）忙忙碌碌的
asgracefulasaswan（象天鹅）姿态优雅的
asgentleasalamb（象羊羔）性情温顺的
ascunningasafox（象狐狸）一样狡猾的
aspoorasachurchmouse
一贫如洗
B
I'mbeat.我非常疲乏。
beatgums空洞无物、废话连篇的讲话
bellthecat为众人的利益承担风险
blacksheep害群之马
Buddy,whereisjohn？要上厕所?
Bungeejumping蹦极跳
Stopbuggingme,man!
喂，别烦我了。
C
bluecollar蓝领
whitecollar白领
pinkcollar粉领族（指和蓝领体力工人相当的女性工人）
gold-collarworkers金领族（一般都有一技之长，对公司工作的方方面面都十分了解，甚至对公司
的利润大小和收益都有直接的重要影响。
他们的工作环境优雅，职业体面，
有着丰厚的收入和稳固的经济地位）
D
dog-earedbooks读得卷了边的书
dogsleep不时惊醒的睡眠
dog-tired像狗一样的累
dogwatch夜班
olddog上了岁数的人、老手
aslydog偷鸡摸狗者
ayellowdog杂种狗、卑鄙可耻的小人
abigdog看门狗、保镖；要人
You'realuckydog!你真是个幸运儿！
hotdog热狗
dognose啤酒与杜松子酒的混合酒
adoginablanket葡萄卷饼或卷布丁
asfaithfulasadog像狗一般的忠诚，在西方文化中，狗是"忠实、卖力、辛劳"的化身，Hethatliesdownwithdogsmustrise
upwithflea.
近朱者赤，近墨者黑
Agooddogdeservesagoodbone.
西方人论功行赏时常说"好狗应有好骨头"a adoginthemanger占着马槽（不拉屎）
Honey,Iforgettoduck.亲爱的，我忘记闪开了。
E
eatcrow由于夸大其词或过分自信，最后不得不承认错误。
eathiswords食言
outatelbows捉襟见肘
elbowone'sway用胳膊肘挤来挤去为自己开道getablackeye被别人打青了眼睛
mindyoureye叫别人当心
blinkoureyes眨眼睛
flashoureyesatsth.瞟一眼
makeeyes抛媚眼
castsheep'seye暗送秋波
Youhaveaneyeforsomething.
有眼光有见解
finelyarchedeyebrows纤细的弓形眉penciltheeyebrows描眉
eyebrowpencil眉笔
roughbushyeyebrows浓密的粗眉。