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英文俚语,俗语,谚语及格言大全
美国最新俚语274条英语俚语是一种非正式的语言，通常用在非正式的场合，所以在用这些俚语是一定要考虑所用的场合和对象，最好不要随意用这些俚语。
下面是一些常用的俚语。
a bird in the hand is worth two the bush 一鸟在手，胜似二鸟在林a blank slate 干净的黑板（新的一页，新的开始）a bone to pick 可挑剔的骨头（争端，不满）a cat nap 打个盹儿a chip off the old block 大木头上砍下来的小木片（子肖其父）a chip on one's shoulder 肩头的木片（自卑感，因为自卑而爱找别人麻烦；喜欢向人挑衅）an ouch potato 躺椅上的马铃薯（懒鬼）a cake walk 走去吃糕（易事）a headache 头痛（麻烦事）a knock out 击倒（美得让人倾倒）a load off my mind 心头大石落地a nut 傻子，疯子a pain in the neck 脖子疼（苦事）a piece of cake 一块蛋糕（小菜一碟，易事一件）a pig 猪猡a shot in the dark 盲目射击（瞎猜）a short fuse 引线短（脾气火爆）a sinking ship 正在下沉的船a slam dunk 灌篮（轻而易举的事）a slap in the face 脸上挨了一耳光（公然受辱）a smoke screen 烟幕a social butterfly 社交蝴蝶（善于交际，会应酬的人）a stick in the mud 烂泥中的树枝a thick skin 厚脸皮a thorn in someone's side 腰上的荆棘（芒刺在背）a turn coat 反穿皮袄的人（叛徒）an uphill battle 上坡作战（在逆境中求胜）a weight off my shoulders 放下肩头重担ace 得满分（得到完美的结果）all ears 全是耳朵（洗耳恭听）all thumbs 满手都是大拇指（笨手笨脚）an ace up my sleeve 袖里的王牌an open and shut case明显的事件ants in one's pants 裤裆里有蚂蚁（坐立不安）back in the saddle重上马鞍（重整旗鼓）back on track重上轨道（改过自新）backfire逆火（弄巧成拙，适得其反）ball and chain 铁球铁链，甜蜜的枷（老婆）beat a dead horse 鞭打死马令其奔驰（徒劳）beaten by the ugly stick 被丑杖打过（生得难看）beggar can't be choosers 讨饭的谈不上挑三拣四bet on it 下这一注稳赢（有把握，无疑）bet your life 把命赌上（绝对错了）better half 我的另一半between a rack and a hard place 进退维谷（前有狼后有虎）big headed 大脑袋（傲慢，自大）bigger fish to fry 有更大的鱼要炸（有更重要的事要办）bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂bite the bullet 咬子弹（强忍痛苦）birds of a feather flock together 羽毛相同的鸟总飞成一群（物以类聚）blow up in you face 在眼前爆炸（事情完全弄砸了）bologna 胡说，瞎说break a let 折断一条腿（表演真实，演出成功）break the ice 破冰（打破僵局）bright聪明，灵光brown nose 讨好，谄媚bug somebody 使人讨厌bull in a china shop 瓷器店里的蛮牛（笨拙的人，动辄弄坏东西的人）bump into 撞上（巧遇）burn brides 烧桥（过河拆桥）burst your bubble 扎破泡泡（打破人的幻想，煞风景）bury one's head in the sand把头埋在沙里（自欺欺人）butterfingers奶油手指（抓不稳东西的人）butterflies in my stomach肚里有只蝴蝶（心里紧张，七上八下）buy the farm买下农场（归道山，死了）call it a night一日事毕，可以睡觉了can't teach an old dog new tricks老狗学不会新把戏cash in my chips兑换筹码（睡觉，就寝）chicken鸡（胆小鬼）circle the wagons把篷车围成一圈（严阵以待）clean up one's act自我检点，自我改进come down in bucket倾盆大雨come down in sheets整片整片地下（倾盆大雨）cool your lips冷静下来cost someone an arm and a leg要花上一条胳膊一条腿（代价昂贵）count on something /doing something 这事靠得住count your chickens before they hatch 蛋还没孵化，先数小鸡crock 破瓦片（无用之物，废话）cross the line 跨过线（做得太过分了）cross that bridge when we come to it 到了桥头就过桥（船到桥头自然直）cry over spilled milk 为泼了牛奶而哭（为过去的失败而懊丧）cushion the blow 给垫着点儿（说话绵软一点，以免打击太重）cut to the chase 抄捷径去追猎物（不绕圈子，开门见山，单刀直入）daily grind 例行苦事，每天得干的苦工days are numbered 来日无多dead center 正当中dead-end street 死路，死巷子dog 狗（丑八怪）domino effect 骨牌效应don't hold your breath 别憋着呼吸（别期望太高）don't look a gift horse in the mouth 赠马不看牙（收人礼物别嫌好道歹）down to the wire 最后关头down under 南边（常指面半球的澳洲）downhill from here 从此都是下坡路（自此每况愈下）drop the ball 掉了球（失职）empty nest 空巢（儿女长大离家）every cloud has a silver lining 乌云也有银边（祸兮福所倚，塞翁失马）fall into place 落实，就绪fender bender 撞弯保险杠的车祸（小车祸）fight tooth and nail 爪牙并施，拚命抵抗fine line 细线（微妙的差别）fish out of water 如鱼离水flash in the pan 淘金盆里的反光（空欢喜一场，好景不长）fork in the road 岔路fox 狐狸（并无贬意）framed 被陷害，遭栽赃full throttle 加足马力get a foot in the door 一脚已经进了门里（获得立足点，占一份）get hitched 拴起来（结婚）get off on the wrong foot 起步便错（第一印象不佳）get the ball rolling 让球滚起来（动起手来）get/give the green light 绿灯亮了（获准行动）get up on the wrong side of the bed 起床下错边give the shirt off one's back 连衬衫都肯脱给人（慷慨成性）go one step too far 多走了一步（做得太过分了）go out on a limb 爬高枝（担风险）go overboard 过火go to hell in a hand basket 坐着吊篮下地狱（一坏不可收拾）go to one's head 上头上脸，冲昏头脑go under 沉没（破产）goose bumps 鸡皮疙瘩grasp for straws 抓稻草（绝望中的挣扎，快要淹死的人连漂浮的稻草也抓）guts 胆子hot 惹火have one's cake and eat it too 既想留着蛋糕，又想吃（既要鱼，又要熊掌）hindsight is 20/20 事后的先见之明hit stride 脚步走顺了hit the books 撞书（用功）hit the hay 倒在稻草上（睡觉、就寝）hit the jackpot 中了头彩hit the road 上路hold a candle to 给他拿蜡烛都不配（元不能相比）hold the key to my heart 掌管我心灵的钥匙hold your horses 勒住你的马（慢来）hang somebody out to dry 把……晾起来了（把……坑苦了）in one's back pocket 在某人裤子后口袋里（是某人的囊中之物）in the dark 在黑暗中（茫然，什么也不知道）in the lime light 站在聚光灯圈里（出风头）in the spotlight 站在聚光灯圈里（出风头）it's Greek to me 希腊文（天书）in the middle of nowhere 周围什么也没有（前不见村，后不着店）joined at the hip 连体婴（死党，从不分开的两个人）jump the gun 枪未响先偷跑（抢先）just what the doctor ordered 正是大夫说的（对症下药）keep an ear to the ground 一耳贴地（注意新动向）keep one's fingers crossed/cross one's fingers 把手指交叉成十字架（暗祈上苍保佑）kick the bucket 踢水桶（翘辫子）kill two birds with one stone一箭双雕，一举两得kiss up to 讨好kitty corner 小猫的角落（斜对角）knuckle sandwich 指节骨三明治（饱以老拳）landslide 山崩（压倒性的胜利）last straw 最后一根稻草left a bitter taste in one's mouth 留下满嘴苦味（留下不愉快的回忆）left hanging 被晾起来了（被挂起来，悬而不决）let sleeping dogs lie 别惊动睡着的狗（别无事生非，过去的事不要再提）let the cat out of the bag 放出袋中猫（泄密，说漏嘴）light a fire under your butt 在屁股下点一把火（促其行动）light at the end of the tunnel 隧道末端的光（一线希望）like hot cakes 象刚出炉的蛋糕（很受欢迎的东西，抢手货）like looking for a needle in a haystack 如同在稻草堆里找一根针（大海捞针）like pulling hen's teeth 跟拔母鸡的牙一样（艰苦不堪）like shooting fish in a barrel 桶里射鱼（瓮中捉鳖）like stealing candy from a baby 娃娃手里骗糖（易事）ling winded 长舌，碎嘴loose cannon 松动的大炮（一触即发的脾气）lose one's marbles 疯了，神智不清low blow 不正当的攻击，下流手段make a mountain out of a molehill 把小土堆说成大山（小题大作）make him and break the mold 上帝造了他以后就把模型砸了（再没有跟他一样的人了）Monday morning quarterback 星期一早晨的四分卫（马后炮）monkey business 猢狲把戏（胡闹）monkey on one's back 背上的猴子（难以摆脱的负担）more than you can shake a finger at 屈指难数more than one way to skin a cat 剥猫皮各有巧妙不同（另有办法）music to my ears 爱听的话my old man 我的老头（我父亲）nail in the coffin 棺材钉子（致使的一击，决定成败的最重要因素）neck and neck 马脖子靠着马脖子（齐头并进，不分轩轾）no sweat不出汗（没什么大不了）not dealing with a full deck 脑子里少几张牌（头脑不正常）nothing will leave these walls 话不传出这四堵墙之外（言不入六耳）off the charts 好得没治了off the deep end 暴跳如雷off the fop of one's head 临时一想，随口一说on a good note 尽欢而散on a roll 做得很顺，势如破竹on cloud nine 九霄云上on fire 着火了（红火，手气旺）on my nerves 惹我心烦on pins and needles 如坐针毡，坐立不安on tap 桶装啤酒（现成的，预备好的）on the back burner 搁在靠后的炉子上（靠边站）on the ball 看球看得准（做事有准备，有把握）on the edge of my seat 坐在椅子前沿（专心地看和听）on the rocks 触礁，搁浅；加冰块on the same page 在同一页上（进度相同）on the tip of my tongue 话到舌尖，呼之欲出once in a blue moon 出蓝月亮的时候（稀罕，少见）one foot in the grave 一脚已经入了坟（入土三尺）one of a kind 独一无二one step ahead of you 领先你一步out of the pan and into the fire 跳出锅里，掉进火里（每况愈下）out of the picture 不在画面里out of this world 人世所无，只应天上有pale in comparison 相形失色peas in a pod一荚之豆（好哥儿们）pieces come together 拼图游戏凑成图案（诸事顺利，达成完美结果）play it by ear不用看谱（随机应变）plenty of other fish in the sea 海里的鱼多得很（天涯何处无芳草）poker face 扑克面孔（喜怒不形于色）pop the question 提出大问题（求婚）pot calling the kettle black 锅嫌壶黑（五十步笑百步）pull oneself up by one's bootstraps 拎着鞋带把自己提起来（凭自己的力量重新振作起来）pull the rug out from underneath someone 地毯从脚下被抽出（事出意外）punch your lights out 揍得你两眼发黑put all of one's eggs in one basket 鸡蛋都放在一个篮子里（孤注一掷）put one's foot in one's mouth 把脚丫放进嘴里（说错话了）put one's nose to the grindstone 鼻子冲着磨刀石（专心工作）put the cart before the horse 车在马前（本末倒置）put up the white flag 竖白旗（投降，放弃）rain on your parade 游行时下雨（扫兴，浇冷水）rain cats and dogs 天上下猫，天上下狗（倾盆大雨）raise the bar 提高横竿（更上一层楼）read someone like a book 对这个人一目了然red handed 趁着手上的血还没洗净时候抓住，在犯罪现场被逮red tape（扎公文的）红带子，官样文章（繁文缛节）right down my alley 恰是我的路（正能者多劳的胃口）rob the cradle 劫摇篮（老牛吃嫩草）rock the boat晃船（无事生非，制造不安定）rumple my feathers 逆指羽毛（逆批龙鳞）seamless 天衣无缝secret weapon 秘密武器see right through someone 一眼看穿，洞烛其奸shoot for the stars sick and tired 射星星（立志要高）sit shotgun 厌烦six one way, half a dozen the other一边六个，一边半打（半斤八两）skate on thin ice 在薄冰上滑冰（如履薄冰，身历险境）skeleton in one's closet 壁橱里的骷髅（不可告人的事）skin and bones 皮包骨sleep on it 睡在上面（考虑一晚上）small talk 寒喧，闲聊smooth sailing 一帆风顺snowball 滚雪球，越滚越大snowball's chance in hell 雪球进了地狱（希望不大）spark 火星（来电）spineless 没脊梁（没有骨气）split hairs 细分头发（吹毛求疵）stab in the back 背后插刀（遭人暗算）stallion 千里驹（貌美体健的男人）stand someone up 对方失约，让人空等stick a fork in him, he's done 用叉子戳他一下看看，他烤熟了吧stop and smell the roses 停下来闻玫瑰（享受生活）straw that broke the camel's back压断骆驼脊梁的稻草（最后致命的一击）straight from the horse's mouth 听马说的（根据最可靠的消息来源）strike out 三振出局stud 种马（貌美体健的男人）swing for the fence 打全垒打take a hike 走路（滚蛋）take a rain check 因雨停赛时送给观众下次免费来看的票（另一次机会）take off 动身take one for the team 为了全队挨一下（为了集体利益，牺牲个人利益）take the word right out of someone's mouth 替我说了（你所说的正是我想要说的）the ball is in someone's court 球在你那边（该你行动了）the walls have ears 墙有耳朵（隔墙有耳）the whole nine yards 整整九码（一举成功，美式足球的攻方一次需推进十码）throw in the towel 扔毛巾（认输，放弃）tie the knot 打结（结婚）toe the line 循规蹈矩，沿着线走tongue in cheek 闲磕牙（挖苦地）too many cooks in the kitchen 厨房里厨子太多（筑室道谋，三个和尚没水渴）twinkle in your mother's eye 母亲眼中的一闪灵光（未出娘胎）twisted 脾气拧，别扭two left feet 有两左脚（笨手笨脚）under my skin 钻到我的皮下（让我极不舒服）under the weather 受了风寒until the cows come home 等到牛回家（空等，白等）until you are blue in the face 干到脸发青（也是白干）unwind 放松发条（轻松下来）up for grabs 大家有份up in the air 挂在空中（悬而未决）walk in someone's shoes 穿他的鞋走走看（设身处地，经历相同）walk on air（高兴得）脚不点地，飘飘然washed up 像是洗过的（筋疲力尽，力气都放完了）water off a duck's back 鸭背的水珠（马耳东风）water under the bridge 桥下的水（逝水，覆水）when hell freezes over 地狱结冰（绝不可能的事）weed out 除去杂草（淘汰）well rounded全能，全才when pigs fly 猪飞的时候（绝不可能）not lift a finger 连手指都不动一动（袖手旁观）wound up 上足发条（紧张，兴奋）wrapped around his/her little finger 化为绕指柔（玩弄于股掌之间）wring his neck 扭断他的脖子从水果、蔬菜中学习俚语Apple（苹果）to be the apple of one’s eyeexp. to be one’s favorite 掌上明珠；心爱物·She’s the apple of her father’s ey e. 她是她父亲的掌上明珠the Big Appleexp. New York 大苹果城[即纽约]·I live in the Big Apple. 我住在大苹果城。
英语习语和谚语(English idioms and proverbs)
Kill two birds with one stone.
一箭双雕
Strike the iron while it is hot.
趁热打铁
Teach fish to swim.
班门弄斧
Too mu ch kn owledge makes the head bald.
聪明绝顶
• As you sow,so shall you reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
• Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。
• No pains,no gains. 不劳无获。
• Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。 • No sweet without sweat. 一分耕耘，一分收获。 • Time is money. 时间就是金钱。 • Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达。 • Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。
• Art is long, life is short. 人生短暂，学艺无穷。
• Look before you leap. 三思而后行。
• Better late than never. 再晚也不算迟。
• All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。
• All that glitters is not gold. 并非闪光的都是金子。
Birds of a feather flock t o g e t h e r.
物以类聚，人以群分
The early bird catches the worm.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃
Like father, like son.
英文俚语_俗语_谚语及格言大全
英语俚语是一种非正式的语言，通常用在非正式的场合，所以在用这些俚语是一定要考虑所用的场合和对象，最好不要随意用这些俚语。
下面是一些常用的俚语。
a bird in the hand is worth two the bush 一鸟在手，胜似二鸟在林a blank slate 干净的黑板（新的一页，新的开始）a bone to pick 可挑剔的骨头（争端，不满）a cat nap 打个盹儿a chip off the old block 大木头上砍下来的小木片（子肖其父）a chip on one's shoulder 肩头的木片（自卑感，因为自卑而爱找别人麻烦；喜欢向人挑衅）an ouch potato 躺椅上的马铃薯（懒鬼）a cake walk 走去吃糕（易事）a headache 头痛（麻烦事）a knock out 击倒（美得让人倾倒）a load off my mind 心头大石落地a nut 傻子，疯子a pain in the neck 脖子疼（苦事）a piece of cake 一块蛋糕（小菜一碟，易事一件）a pig 猪猡a shot in the dark 盲目射击（瞎猜）a short fuse 引线短（脾气火爆）a sinking ship 正在下沉的船a slam dunk 灌篮（轻而易举的事）a slap in the face 脸上挨了一耳光（公然受辱）a smoke screen 烟幕a social butterfly 社交蝴蝶（善于交际，会应酬的人）a stick in the mud 烂泥中的树枝a thick skin 厚脸皮a thorn in someone's side 腰上的荆棘（芒刺在背）a turn coat 反穿皮袄的人（叛徒）an uphill battle 上坡作战（在逆境中求胜）a weight off my shoulders 放下肩头重担ace 得满分（得到完美的结果）all ears 全是耳朵（洗耳恭听）all thumbs 满手都是大拇指（笨手笨脚）an ace up my sleeve 袖里的王牌an open and shut case明显的事件ants in one's pants 裤裆里有蚂蚁（坐立不安）back in the saddle重上马鞍（重整旗鼓）back on track重上轨道（改过自新）backfire逆火（弄巧成拙，适得其反）ball and chain 铁球铁链，甜蜜的枷（老婆）beat a dead horse 鞭打死马令其奔驰（徒劳）beaten by the ugly stick 被丑杖打过（生得难看）beggar can't be choosers 讨饭的谈不上挑三拣四bet on it 下这一注稳赢（有把握，无疑）bet your life 把命赌上（绝对错了）better half 我的另一半between a rack and a hard place 进退维谷（前有狼后有虎）big headed 大脑袋（傲慢，自大）bigger fish to fry 有更大的鱼要炸（有更重要的事要办）bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂bite the bullet 咬子弹（强忍痛苦）birds of a feather flock together 羽毛相同的鸟总飞成一群（物以类聚）blow up in you face 在眼前爆炸（事情完全弄砸了）bologna 胡说，瞎说break a let 折断一条腿（表演真实，演出成功）break the ice 破冰（打破僵局）bright聪明，灵光brown nose 讨好，谄媚bug somebody 使人讨厌bull in a china shop 瓷器店里的蛮牛（笨拙的人，动辄弄坏东西的人）bump into 撞上（巧遇）burn brides 烧桥（过河拆桥）burst your bubble 扎破泡泡（打破人的幻想，煞风景）bury one's head in the sand把头埋在沙里（自欺欺人）butterfingers奶油手指（抓不稳东西的人）butterflies in my stomach肚里有只蝴蝶（心里紧张，七上八下）buy the farm买下农场（归道山，死了）call it a night一日事毕，可以睡觉了can't teach an old dog new tricks老狗学不会新把戏cash in my chips兑换筹码（睡觉，就寝）chicken鸡（胆小鬼）circle the wagons把篷车围成一圈（严阵以待）clean up one's act自我检点，自我改进come down in bucket倾盆大雨come down in sheets整片整片地下（倾盆大雨）cool your lips冷静下来cost someone an arm and a leg要花上一条胳膊一条腿（代价昂贵）count on something /doing something 这事靠得住count your chickens before they hatch 蛋还没孵化，先数小鸡crock 破瓦片（无用之物，废话）cross the line 跨过线（做得太过分了）cross that bridge when we come to it 到了桥头就过桥（船到桥头自然直）cry over spilled milk 为泼了牛奶而哭（为过去的失败而懊丧）cushion the blow 给垫着点儿（说话绵软一点，以免打击太重）cut to the chase 抄捷径去追猎物（不绕圈子，开门见山，单刀直入）daily grind 例行苦事，每天得干的苦工days are numbered 来日无多dead center 正当中dead-end street 死路，死巷子dog 狗（丑八怪）domino effect 骨牌效应don't hold your breath 别憋着呼吸（别期望太高）don't look a gift horse in the mouth 赠马不看牙（收人礼物别嫌好道歹）down to the wire 最后关头down under 南边（常指面半球的澳洲）downhill from here 从此都是下坡路（自此每况愈下）drop the ball 掉了球（失职）empty nest 空巢（儿女长大离家）every cloud has a silver lining 乌云也有银边（祸兮福所倚，塞翁失马）fall into place 落实，就绪fender bender 撞弯保险杠的车祸（小车祸）fight tooth and nail 爪牙并施，拚命抵抗fine line 细线（微妙的差别）fish out of water 如鱼离水flash in the pan 淘金盆里的反光（空欢喜一场，好景不长）fork in the road 岔路fox 狐狸（并无贬意）framed 被陷害，遭栽赃full throttle 加足马力get a foot in the door 一脚已经进了门里（获得立足点，占一份）get hitched 拴起来（结婚）get off on the wrong foot 起步便错（第一印象不佳）get the ball rolling 让球滚起来（动起手来）get/give the green light 绿灯亮了（获准行动）get up on the wrong side of the bed 起床下错边give the shirt off one's back 连衬衫都肯脱给人（慷慨成性）go one step too far 多走了一步（做得太过分了）go out on a limb 爬高枝（担风险）go overboard 过火go to hell in a hand basket 坐着吊篮下地狱（一坏不可收拾）go to one's head 上头上脸，冲昏头脑go under 沉没（破产）goose bumps 鸡皮疙瘩grasp for straws 抓稻草（绝望中的挣扎，快要淹死的人连漂浮的稻草也抓）guts 胆子hot 惹火have one's cake and eat it too 既想留着蛋糕，又想吃（既要鱼，又要熊掌）hindsight is 20/20 事后的先见之明hit stride 脚步走顺了hit the books 撞书（用功）hit the hay 倒在稻草上（睡觉、就寝）hit the jackpot 中了头彩hit the road 上路hold a candle to 给他拿蜡烛都不配（元不能相比）hold the key to my heart 掌管我心灵的钥匙hold your horses 勒住你的马（慢来）hang somebody out to dry 把……晾起来了（把……坑苦了）in one's back pocket 在某人裤子后口袋里（是某人的囊中之物）in the dark 在黑暗中（茫然，什么也不知道）in the lime light 站在聚光灯圈里（出风头）in the spotlight 站在聚光灯圈里（出风头）it's Greek to me 希腊文（天书）in the middle of nowhere 周围什么也没有（前不见村，后不着店）joined at the hip 连体婴（死党，从不分开的两个人）jump the gun 枪未响先偷跑（抢先）just what the doctor ordered 正是大夫说的（对症下药）keep an ear to the ground 一耳贴地（注意新动向）keep one's fingers crossed/cross one's fingers 把手指交叉成十字架（暗祈上苍保佑）kick the bucket 踢水桶（翘辫子）kill two birds with one stone一箭双雕，一举两得kiss up to 讨好kitty corner 小猫的角落（斜对角）knuckle sandwich 指节骨三明治（饱以老拳）landslide 山崩（压倒性的胜利）last straw 最后一根稻草left a bitter taste in one's mouth 留下满嘴苦味（留下不愉快的回忆）left hanging 被晾起来了（被挂起来，悬而不决）let sleeping dogs lie 别惊动睡着的狗（别无事生非，过去的事不要再提）let the cat out of the bag 放出袋中猫（泄密，说漏嘴）light a fire under your butt 在屁股下点一把火（促其行动）light at the end of the tunnel 隧道末端的光（一线希望）like hot cakes 象刚出炉的蛋糕（很受欢迎的东西，抢手货）like looking for a needle in a haystack 如同在稻草堆里找一根针（大海捞针）like pulling hen's teeth 跟拔母鸡的牙一样（艰苦不堪）like shooting fish in a barrel 桶里射鱼（瓮中捉鳖）like stealing candy from a baby 娃娃手里骗糖（易事）ling winded 长舌，碎嘴loose cannon 松动的大炮（一触即发的脾气）lose one's marbles 疯了，神智不清low blow 不正当的攻击，下流手段make a mountain out of a molehill 把小土堆说成大山（小题大作）make him and break the mold 上帝造了他以后就把模型砸了（再没有跟他一样的人了）Monday morning quarterback 星期一早晨的四分卫（马后炮）monkey business 猢狲把戏（胡闹）monkey on one's back 背上的猴子（难以摆脱的负担）more than you can shake a finger at 屈指难数more than one way to skin a cat 剥猫皮各有巧妙不同（另有办法）music to my ears 爱听的话my old man 我的老头（我父亲）nail in the coffin 棺材钉子（致使的一击，决定成败的最重要因素）neck and neck 马脖子靠着马脖子（齐头并进，不分轩轾）no sweat不出汗（没什么大不了）not dealing with a full deck 脑子里少几张牌（头脑不正常）nothing will leave these walls 话不传出这四堵墙之外（言不入六耳）off the charts 好得没治了off the deep end 暴跳如雷off the fop of one's head 临时一想，随口一说on a good note 尽欢而散on a roll 做得很顺，势如破竹on cloud nine 九霄云上on fire 着火了（红火，手气旺）on my nerves 惹我心烦on pins and needles 如坐针毡，坐立不安on tap 桶装啤酒（现成的，预备好的）on the back burner 搁在靠后的炉子上（靠边站）on the ball 看球看得准（做事有准备，有把握）on the edge of my seat 坐在椅子前沿（专心地看和听）on the rocks 触礁，搁浅；加冰块on the same page 在同一页上（进度相同）on the tip of my tongue 话到舌尖，呼之欲出once in a blue moon 出蓝月亮的时候（稀罕，少见）one foot in the grave 一脚已经入了坟（入土三尺）one of a kind 独一无二one step ahead of you 领先你一步out of the pan and into the fire 跳出锅里，掉进火里（每况愈下）out of the picture 不在画面里out of this world 人世所无，只应天上有pale in comparison 相形失色peas in a pod一荚之豆（好哥儿们）pieces come together 拼图游戏凑成图案（诸事顺利，达成完美结果）play it by ear不用看谱（随机应变）plenty of other fish in the sea 海里的鱼多得很（天涯何处无芳草）poker face 扑克面孔（喜怒不形于色）pop the question 提出大问题（求婚）pot calling the kettle black 锅嫌壶黑（五十步笑百步）pull oneself up by one's bootstraps 拎着鞋带把自己提起来（凭自己的力量重新振作起来）pull the rug out from underneath someone 地毯从脚下被抽出（事出意外）punch your lights out 揍得你两眼发黑put all of one's eggs in one basket 鸡蛋都放在一个篮子里（孤注一掷）put one's foot in one's mouth 把脚丫放进嘴里（说错话了）put one's nose to the grindstone 鼻子冲着磨刀石（专心工作）put the cart before the horse 车在马前（本末倒置）put up the white flag 竖白旗（投降，放弃）rain on your parade 游行时下雨（扫兴，浇冷水）rain cats and dogs 天上下猫，天上下狗（倾盆大雨）raise the bar 提高横竿（更上一层楼）read someone like a book 对这个人一目了然red handed 趁着手上的血还没洗净时候抓住，在犯罪现场被逮red tape（扎公文的）红带子，官样文章（繁文缛节）right down my alley 恰是我的路（正能者多劳的胃口）rob the cradle 劫摇篮（老牛吃嫩草）rock the boat晃船（无事生非，制造不安定）rumple my feathers 逆指羽毛（逆批龙鳞）seamless 天衣无缝secret weapon 秘密武器see right through someone 一眼看穿，洞烛其奸shoot for the stars sick and tired 射星星（立志要高）sit shotgun 厌烦six one way, half a dozen the other一边六个，一边半打（半斤八两）skate on thin ice 在薄冰上滑冰（如履薄冰，身历险境）skeleton in one's closet 壁橱里的骷髅（不可告人的事）skin and bones 皮包骨sleep on it 睡在上面（考虑一晚上）small talk 寒喧，闲聊smooth sailing 一帆风顺snowball 滚雪球，越滚越大snowball's chance in hell 雪球进了地狱（希望不大）spark 火星（来电）spineless 没脊梁（没有骨气）split hairs 细分头发（吹毛求疵）stab in the back 背后插刀（遭人暗算）stallion 千里驹（貌美体健的男人）stand someone up 对方失约，让人空等stick a fork in him, he's done 用叉子戳他一下看看，他烤熟了吧stop and smell the roses 停下来闻玫瑰（享受生活）straw that broke the camel's back压断骆驼脊梁的稻草（最后致命的一击）straight from the horse's mouth 听马说的（根据最可靠的消息来源）strike out 三振出局stud 种马（貌美体健的男人）swing for the fence 打全垒打take a hike 走路（滚蛋）take a rain check 因雨停赛时送给观众下次免费来看的票（另一次机会）take off 动身take one for the team 为了全队挨一下（为了集体利益，牺牲个人利益）take the word right out of someone's mouth 替我说了（你所说的正是我想要说的）the ball is in someone's court 球在你那边（该你行动了）the walls have ears 墙有耳朵（隔墙有耳）the whole nine yards 整整九码（一举成功，美式足球的攻方一次需推进十码）throw in the towel 扔毛巾（认输，放弃）tie the knot 打结（结婚）toe the line 循规蹈矩，沿着线走tongue in cheek 闲磕牙（挖苦地）too many cooks in the kitchen 厨房里厨子太多（筑室道谋，三个和尚没水渴）twinkle in your mother's eye 母亲眼中的一闪灵光（未出娘胎）twisted 脾气拧，别扭two left feet 有两左脚（笨手笨脚）under my skin 钻到我的皮下（让我极不舒服）under the weather 受了风寒until the cows come home 等到牛回家（空等，白等）until you are blue in the face 干到脸发青（也是白干）unwind 放松发条（轻松下来）up for grabs 大家有份up in the air 挂在空中（悬而未决）walk in someone's shoes 穿他的鞋走走看（设身处地，经历相同）walk on air（高兴得）脚不点地，飘飘然washed up 像是洗过的（筋疲力尽，力气都放完了）water off a duck's back 鸭背的水珠（马耳东风）water under the bridge 桥下的水（逝水，覆水）when hell freezes over 地狱结冰（绝不可能的事）weed out 除去杂草（淘汰）well rounded全能，全才when pigs fly 猪飞的时候（绝不可能）not lift a finger 连手指都不动一动（袖手旁观）wound up 上足发条（紧张，兴奋）wrapped around his/her little finger 化为绕指柔（玩弄于股掌之间）wring his neck 扭断他的脖子从水果、蔬菜中学习俚语Apple（苹果）to be the apple of one’s eyeexp. to be one’s favorite 掌上明珠；心爱物·She’s the apple of her father’s eye. 她是她父亲的掌上明珠the Big Appleexp. New York 大苹果城[即纽约]·I live in the Big Apple. 我住在大苹果城。
英文俚语俗语谚语与格言大全
英语俚语是一种非正式的语言，通常用在非正式的场合，所以在用这些俚语是一定要考虑所用的场合和对象，最好不要随意用这些俚语。
下面是一些常用的俚语。
a bird in the hand is worth two the bush 一鸟在手，胜似二鸟在林a blank slate 干净的黑板（新的一页，新的开始）a bone to pick 可挑剔的骨头（争端，不满）a cat nap 打个盹儿a chip off the old block 大木头上砍下来的小木片（子肖其父）a chip on one's shoulder 肩头的木片（自卑感，因为自卑而爱找别人麻烦；喜欢向人挑衅）an ouch potato 躺椅上的马铃薯（懒鬼）a cake walk 走去吃糕（易事）a headache 头痛（麻烦事）a knock out 击倒（美得让人倾倒）a load off my mind 心头大石落地a nut 傻子，疯子a pain in the neck 脖子疼（苦事）a piece of cake 一块蛋糕（小菜一碟，易事一件）a pig 猪猡a shot in the dark 盲目射击（瞎猜）a short fuse 引线短（脾气火爆）a sinking ship 正在下沉的船a slam dunk 灌篮（轻而易举的事）a slap in the face 脸上挨了一耳光（公然受辱）a smoke screen 烟幕a social butterfly 社交蝴蝶（善于交际，会应酬的人）a stick in the mud 烂泥中的树枝a thick skin 厚脸皮a thorn in someone's side 腰上的荆棘（芒刺在背）a turn coat 反穿皮袄的人（叛徒）an uphill battle 上坡作战（在逆境中求胜）a weight off my shoulders 放下肩头重担ace 得满分（得到完美的结果）all ears 全是耳朵（洗耳恭听）all thumbs 满手都是大拇指（笨手笨脚）an ace up my sleeve 袖里的王牌an open and shut case明显的事件ants in one's pants 裤裆里有蚂蚁（坐立不安）back in the saddle重上马鞍（重整旗鼓）back on track重上轨道（改过自新）backfire逆火（弄巧成拙，适得其反）ball and chain 铁球铁链，甜蜜的枷（老婆）beat a dead horse 鞭打死马令其奔驰（徒劳）beaten by the ugly stick 被丑杖打过（生得难看）beggar can't be choosers 讨饭的谈不上挑三拣四bet on it 下这一注稳赢（有把握，无疑）bet your life 把命赌上（绝对错了）better half 我的另一半between a rack and a hard place 进退维谷（前有狼后有虎）big headed 大脑袋（傲慢，自大）bigger fish to fry 有更大的鱼要炸（有更重要的事要办）bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂bite the bullet 咬子弹（强忍痛苦）birds of a feather flock together 羽毛相同的鸟总飞成一群（物以类聚）blow up in you face 在眼前爆炸（事情完全弄砸了）bologna 胡说，瞎说break a let 折断一条腿（表演真实，演出成功）break the ice 破冰（打破僵局）bright聪明，灵光brown nose 讨好，谄媚bug somebody 使人讨厌bull in a china shop 瓷器店里的蛮牛（笨拙的人，动辄弄坏东西的人）bump into 撞上（巧遇）burn brides 烧桥（过河拆桥）burst your bubble 扎破泡泡（打破人的幻想，煞风景）bury one's head in the sand把头埋在沙里（自欺欺人）butterfingers奶油手指（抓不稳东西的人）butterflies in my stomach肚里有只蝴蝶（心里紧张，七上八下）buy the farm买下农场（归道山，死了）call it a night一日事毕，可以睡觉了can't teach an old dog new tricks老狗学不会新把戏cash in my chips兑换筹码（睡觉，就寝）chicken鸡（胆小鬼）circle the wagons把篷车围成一圈（严阵以待）clean up one's act自我检点，自我改进come down in bucket倾盆大雨come down in sheets整片整片地下（倾盆大雨）cool your lips冷静下来cost someone an arm and a leg要花上一条胳膊一条腿（代价昂贵）count on something /doing something 这事靠得住count your chickens before they hatch 蛋还没孵化，先数小鸡crock 破瓦片（无用之物，废话）cross the line 跨过线（做得太过分了）cross that bridge when we come to it 到了桥头就过桥（船到桥头自然直）cry over spilled milk 为泼了牛奶而哭（为过去的失败而懊丧）cushion the blow 给垫着点儿（说话绵软一点，以免打击太重）cut to the chase 抄捷径去追猎物（不绕圈子，开门见山，单刀直入）daily grind 例行苦事，每天得干的苦工days are numbered 来日无多dead center 正当中dead-end street 死路，死巷子dog 狗（丑八怪）domino effect 骨牌效应don't hold your breath 别憋着呼吸（别期望太高）don't look a gift horse in the mouth 赠马不看牙（收人礼物别嫌好道歹）down to the wire 最后关头down under 南边（常指面半球的澳洲）downhill from here 从此都是下坡路（自此每况愈下）drop the ball 掉了球（失职）empty nest 空巢（儿女长大离家）every cloud has a silver lining 乌云也有银边（祸兮福所倚，塞翁失马）fall into place 落实，就绪fender bender 撞弯保险杠的车祸（小车祸）fight tooth and nail 爪牙并施，拚命抵抗fine line 细线（微妙的差别）fish out of water 如鱼离水flash in the pan 淘金盆里的反光（空欢喜一场，好景不长）fork in the road 岔路fox 狐狸（并无贬意）framed 被陷害，遭栽赃full throttle 加足马力get a foot in the door 一脚已经进了门里（获得立足点，占一份）get hitched 拴起来（结婚）get off on the wrong foot 起步便错（第一印象不佳）get the ball rolling 让球滚起来（动起手来）get/give the green light 绿灯亮了（获准行动）get up on the wrong side of the bed 起床下错边give the shirt off one's back 连衬衫都肯脱给人（慷慨成性）go one step too far 多走了一步（做得太过分了）go out on a limb 爬高枝（担风险）go overboard 过火go to hell in a hand basket 坐着吊篮下地狱（一坏不可收拾）go to one's head 上头上脸，冲昏头脑go under 沉没（破产）goose bumps 鸡皮疙瘩grasp for straws 抓稻草（绝望中的挣扎，快要淹死的人连漂浮的稻草也抓）guts 胆子hot 惹火have one's cake and eat it too 既想留着蛋糕，又想吃（既要鱼，又要熊掌）hindsight is 20/20 事后的先见之明hit stride 脚步走顺了hit the books 撞书（用功）hit the hay 倒在稻草上（睡觉、就寝）hit the jackpot 中了头彩hit the road 上路hold a candle to 给他拿蜡烛都不配（元不能相比）hold the key to my heart 掌管我心灵的钥匙hold your horses 勒住你的马（慢来）hang somebody out to dry 把……晾起来了（把……坑苦了）in one's back pocket 在某人裤子后口袋里（是某人的囊中之物）in the dark 在黑暗中（茫然，什么也不知道）in the lime light 站在聚光灯圈里（出风头）in the spotlight 站在聚光灯圈里（出风头）it's Greek to me 希腊文（天书）in the middle of nowhere 周围什么也没有（前不见村，后不着店）joined at the hip 连体婴（死党，从不分开的两个人）jump the gun 枪未响先偷跑（抢先）just what the doctor ordered 正是大夫说的（对症下药）keep an ear to the ground 一耳贴地（注意新动向）keep one's fingers crossed/cross one's fingers 把手指交叉成十字架（暗祈上苍保佑）kick the bucket 踢水桶（翘辫子）kill two birds with one stone一箭双雕，一举两得kiss up to 讨好kitty corner 小猫的角落（斜对角）knuckle sandwich 指节骨三明治（饱以老拳）landslide 山崩（压倒性的胜利）last straw 最后一根稻草left a bitter taste in one's mouth 留下满嘴苦味（留下不愉快的回忆）left hanging 被晾起来了（被挂起来，悬而不决）let sleeping dogs lie 别惊动睡着的狗（别无事生非，过去的事不要再提）let the cat out of the bag 放出袋中猫（泄密，说漏嘴）light a fire under your butt 在屁股下点一把火（促其行动）light at the end of the tunnel 隧道末端的光（一线希望）like hot cakes 象刚出炉的蛋糕（很受欢迎的东西，抢手货）like looking for a needle in a haystack 如同在稻草堆里找一根针（大海捞针）like pulling hen's teeth 跟拔母鸡的牙一样（艰苦不堪）like shooting fish in a barrel 桶里射鱼（瓮中捉鳖）like stealing candy from a baby 娃娃手里骗糖（易事）ling winded 长舌，碎嘴loose cannon 松动的大炮（一触即发的脾气）lose one's marbles 疯了，神智不清low blow 不正当的攻击，下流手段make a mountain out of a molehill 把小土堆说成大山（小题大作）make him and break the mold 上帝造了他以后就把模型砸了（再没有跟他一样的人了）Monday morning quarterback 星期一早晨的四分卫（马后炮）monkey business 猢狲把戏（胡闹）monkey on one's back 背上的猴子（难以摆脱的负担）more than you can shake a finger at 屈指难数more than one way to skin a cat 剥猫皮各有巧妙不同（另有办法）music to my ears 爱听的话my old man 我的老头（我父亲）nail in the coffin 棺材钉子（致使的一击，决定成败的最重要因素）neck and neck 马脖子靠着马脖子（齐头并进，不分轩轾）no sweat不出汗（没什么大不了）not dealing with a full deck 脑子里少几张牌（头脑不正常）nothing will leave these walls 话不传出这四堵墙之外（言不入六耳）off the charts 好得没治了off the deep end 暴跳如雷off the fop of one's head 临时一想，随口一说on a good note 尽欢而散on a roll 做得很顺，势如破竹on cloud nine 九霄云上on fire 着火了（红火，手气旺）on my nerves 惹我心烦on pins and needles 如坐针毡，坐立不安on tap 桶装啤酒（现成的，预备好的）on the back burner 搁在靠后的炉子上（靠边站）on the ball 看球看得准（做事有准备，有把握）on the edge of my seat 坐在椅子前沿（专心地看和听）on the rocks 触礁，搁浅；加冰块on the same page 在同一页上（进度相同）on the tip of my tongue 话到舌尖，呼之欲出once in a blue moon 出蓝月亮的时候（稀罕，少见）one foot in the grave 一脚已经入了坟（入土三尺）one of a kind 独一无二one step ahead of you 领先你一步out of the pan and into the fire 跳出锅里，掉进火里（每况愈下）out of the picture 不在画面里out of this world 人世所无，只应天上有pale in comparison 相形失色peas in a pod一荚之豆（好哥儿们）pieces come together 拼图游戏凑成图案（诸事顺利，达成完美结果）play it by ear不用看谱（随机应变）plenty of other fish in the sea 海里的鱼多得很（天涯何处无芳草）poker face 扑克面孔（喜怒不形于色）pop the question 提出大问题（求婚）pot calling the kettle black 锅嫌壶黑（五十步笑百步）pull oneself up by one's bootstraps 拎着鞋带把自己提起来（凭自己的力量重新振作起来）pull the rug out from underneath someone 地毯从脚下被抽出（事出意外）punch your lights out 揍得你两眼发黑put all of one's eggs in one basket 鸡蛋都放在一个篮子里（孤注一掷）put one's foot in one's mouth 把脚丫放进嘴里（说错话了）put one's nose to the grindstone 鼻子冲着磨刀石（专心工作）put the cart before the horse 车在马前（本末倒置）put up the white flag 竖白旗（投降，放弃）rain on your parade 游行时下雨（扫兴，浇冷水）rain cats and dogs 天上下猫，天上下狗（倾盆大雨）raise the bar 提高横竿（更上一层楼）read someone like a book 对这个人一目了然red handed 趁着手上的血还没洗净时候抓住，在犯罪现场被逮red tape（扎公文的）红带子，官样文章（繁文缛节）right down my alley 恰是我的路（正能者多劳的胃口）rob the cradle 劫摇篮（老牛吃嫩草）rock the boat晃船（无事生非，制造不安定）rumple my feathers 逆指羽毛（逆批龙鳞）seamless 天衣无缝secret weapon 秘密武器see right through someone 一眼看穿，洞烛其奸shoot for the stars sick and tired 射星星（立志要高）sit shotgun 厌烦six one way, half a dozen the other一边六个，一边半打（半斤八两）skate on thin ice 在薄冰上滑冰（如履薄冰，身历险境）skeleton in one's closet 壁橱里的骷髅（不可告人的事）skin and bones 皮包骨sleep on it 睡在上面（考虑一晚上）small talk 寒喧，闲聊smooth sailing 一帆风顺snowball 滚雪球，越滚越大snowball's chance in hell 雪球进了地狱（希望不大）spark 火星（来电）spineless 没脊梁（没有骨气）split hairs 细分头发（吹毛求疵）stab in the back 背后插刀（遭人暗算）stallion 千里驹（貌美体健的男人）stand someone up 对方失约，让人空等stick a fork in him, he's done 用叉子戳他一下看看，他烤熟了吧stop and smell the roses 停下来闻玫瑰（享受生活）straw that broke the camel's back压断骆驼脊梁的稻草（最后致命的一击）straight from the horse's mouth 听马说的（根据最可靠的消息来源）strike out 三振出局stud 种马（貌美体健的男人）swing for the fence 打全垒打take a hike 走路（滚蛋）take a rain check 因雨停赛时送给观众下次免费来看的票（另一次机会）take off 动身take one for the team 为了全队挨一下（为了集体利益，牺牲个人利益）take the word right out of someone's mouth 替我说了（你所说的正是我想要说的）the ball is in someone's court 球在你那边（该你行动了）the walls have ears 墙有耳朵（隔墙有耳）the whole nine yards 整整九码（一举成功，美式足球的攻方一次需推进十码）throw in the towel 扔毛巾（认输，放弃）tie the knot 打结（结婚）toe the line 循规蹈矩，沿着线走tongue in cheek 闲磕牙（挖苦地）too many cooks in the kitchen 厨房里厨子太多（筑室道谋，三个和尚没水渴）twinkle in your mother's eye 母亲眼中的一闪灵光（未出娘胎）twisted 脾气拧，别扭two left feet 有两左脚（笨手笨脚）under my skin 钻到我的皮下（让我极不舒服）under the weather 受了风寒until the cows come home 等到牛回家（空等，白等）until you are blue in the face 干到脸发青（也是白干）unwind 放松发条（轻松下来）up for grabs 大家有份up in the air 挂在空中（悬而未决）walk in someone's shoes 穿他的鞋走走看（设身处地，经历相同）walk on air（高兴得）脚不点地，飘飘然washed up 像是洗过的（筋疲力尽，力气都放完了）water off a duck's back 鸭背的水珠（马耳东风）water under the bridge 桥下的水（逝水，覆水）when hell freezes over 地狱结冰（绝不可能的事）weed out 除去杂草（淘汰）well rounded全能，全才when pigs fly 猪飞的时候（绝不可能）not lift a finger 连手指都不动一动（袖手旁观）wound up 上足发条（紧张，兴奋）wrapped around his/her little finger 化为绕指柔（玩弄于股掌之间）wring his neck 扭断他的脖子从水果、蔬菜中学习俚语Apple（苹果）to be the apple of one’s eyeexp. to be one’s favorite 掌上明珠；心爱物·She’s the apple of her father’s eye. 她是她父亲的掌上明珠the Big Appleexp. New York 大苹果城[即纽约]·I live in the Big Apple. 我住在大苹果城。
英语常用谚语及习语
英语常用谚语及习语第一篇：英语常用谚语及习语习语：rob Peter to pay Paul 拆东墙补西墙as poor as Job家贫如洗五官的习语：born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth 生于富贵之家shoot one’s mouth off 夸夸其谈，吹牛the apple of one’s eyes 掌上明珠cry one’s eyes out 痛哭流涕feast one’s eyes on 大饱眼福have an eye for sth.善于鉴赏某物 go in one ear and out the other左耳进右耳出music to one’s ears 佳音，喜讯 walls have ears 隔墙有耳smile from ear to ear 眉开眼笑 turn a deaf ear to 置若罔闻with one’s nose in the air 非常傲慢 stick o ne’s nose into sth.管闲事颜色词的习语：greenhorn生手give green light to 同意，准许a red letter day 重要的日子 feel blue忧郁，烦闷 once in a blue moon 千载难逢的black and blue 青一块紫一块 blue-eyed boy宠儿 black art 妖术 in black and white 白纸黑字call white black 颠倒黑白 black money 黑钱 black sheep 害群之马black Friday不吉利的星期五 black lie 用心险恶的谎言black tea 红茶paint sb black说某人坏话 white night 不眠之夜 as white as a sheet 苍白如纸white war 没有硝烟的战争 white sale 大减价white feather 胆怯white money 银币white flag 白旗（投降）white elephant 无用而累赘的东西white crow 罕见的事物 the white way 灯光灿烂的商业区a white lie善意的谎言 white coffee牛奶咖啡英语满分作文必备谚语Actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。
英语俚语（AmericanIdioms）
英语俚语（AmericanIdioms）英语俚语(American Idioms)1、the apple of one's eye：掌上明珠，珍爱的人（或物）这里的apple是指瞳孔，是眼睛里最敏感最珍贵的部分。
这条成语来自《圣经. 诗篇》第十七篇第八节："求你保护我，如同保护眼中的瞳孔。
"（Keep me as the apple of the eye.）[例]The little girl is the apple of her parents' eye. 这个小女孩是她父母的掌上明珠。
2、bad egg: 坏蛋；流氓，骗子，二流子；没出息的人此语大约于上世纪中叶在美国出现，十年后传到英国。
在比喻上，"坏蛋"也可作为腐败的象征，因为坏蛋从外表看不出来，里面却已气味难闻。
[例] Trust him nothing; he is a bad egg. 别相信他，他是个坏蛋。
3、burn one's boats (bridges): 破釜沉舟，自断退路，有进无退这句成语源自某些军事家的行动。
相传古罗马恺撒等名将出征时，常烧毁船只，士兵们后退无路，只有勇往直前，战胜敌人。
[例] "That's done it" said Manby, tearing up the agreement. "Now we've burned our boats behind us and we've no option but to go forward with the project.""事已如此，"曼贝一边说，一边撕掉协议书，"现在我们已破釜沉舟，除按计划前进外，别无选择。
"4、castle in Spain (the air)空中楼阁，白日做梦来自法语chateauxen Espangne.为什么提到西班牙？可能因为西班牙一度被认为是个富于浪漫色彩的国家。
中考英语词汇拓展之俚语和谚语
中考英语词汇拓展之俚语和谚语在英语学习中，除了学习常规的词汇和语法，了解并掌握一些俚语和谚语也是非常有必要的。
俚语和谚语是英语中常用的表达方式，它们能够帮助我们更好地理解和运用英语，提高我们的口语表达能力。
本篇文章将为大家介绍一些中考英语词汇拓展之俚语和谚语，帮助大家更好地应对中考考试。
一、俚语1. A piece of cake（小菜一碟）意思是某事情非常容易完成。
例如：The math problem is a piece of cake for me.（对我来说，这道数学题小菜一碟。
）2. Hit the books（埋头苦读）意思是用功学习，特别是指花费大量时间和精力去读书。
例如：Mary is hitting the books for her chemistry exam.（玛丽正在为她的化学考试埋头苦读。
）3. Break a leg（祝好运）这是一句祝福语，用来祝愿某人在演出或比赛中成功。
例如：Break a leg in your basketball game!（祝你在篮球比赛中好运！）4. Keep an eye on（密切注意）意思是密切关注，保持警惕。
例如：Please keep an eye on my bag while I go to the restroom.（我去上洗手间时，请帮我注意一下我的包。
）5. Get cold feet（临阵退缩）意思是在关键时刻失去勇气，退缩不前。
例如：I was going to givea speech, but suddenly I got cold feet.（我本想演讲，但突然间我临阵退缩了。
）二、谚语1. Practice makes perfect.（熟能生巧）这句谚语告诉我们只有通过不断地练习，才能够获得完美的结果。
2. Actions speak louder than words.（行动胜于言辞）这句谚语意味着通过行动来证明才更有说服力和影响力，而不仅仅停留在言辞上。
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英语俚语、习语大全副标:掌握这些俚语、习语，将大大提高阅读与写作能力。
您就是否有过这样得体验，在读一篇英语文章或瞧一部美剧时，明明有些词都认识，但组合到一起后就完全不懂就是什么意思了，或者您理解到得那层意思并不就是它本身得意思，这就就是英语中俚语与习语得玄机所在了.所以，要想读懂一篇文章，还需要攻克英语中常见得那些俚语与习语，现在让我们一起来学习下吧。
1、ａｂｉg ｆish 大人物In the city I was nothing， but iｎ thｅｃｏｕｎtrｙ I ｗas conｓidered a ｂig fish、在城里我并不就是什么大人物，但就是在乡下我被认为就是个了不起得人物。
2、a ｐiecｅｏf cake小菜一碟Ｆｏｒ him, the worｋ is a pieｃe of caｋｅ、对她来说,这点活儿就就是小菜一碟。
３、Actｉons speak ｌoudｅrｔhａn ｗorｄs、事实胜于雄辩。
４、add insult tｏｉnｊｕｒy伤口上撒盐,落井下石,火上浇油，雪上加霜Ｍy car barely started ｔhis morning， and ｔo add ｉnsult ｔo injｕｒy, Ｉｇｏｔ a ｆlat tire in thｅｄriveｗaｙ、今天早上我得车差点没发动起来,雪上加霜得就是开到车道时一个车胎也没气了。
5、alｌｅars洗耳恭听If yｏu ｈave a ｇｏｏd iｄea fｏr iｍｐroving mｙ pｒｏnuｎｃiatiｏn, I’m all eａrｓ、如果您对改进我得发音有好得建议,我洗耳恭听。
６、ｂe dowｎ－to—earｔh 脚踏实地Peｏｐle ｓhoulｄ bｅ dｏwn—to-earth, inｓtead oｆbeing oｖer—aｍbitious、做人应该脚踏实地，不要好高骛远。
7、beat aｒound tｈｅbuｓｈ旁敲侧击,兜圈子，拐弯抹角Don’t bｅat arｏund tｈe bush! Tｅｌl me exactｌｙ what Ｊacｋｓaid、别拐弯抹角了！实话告诉我杰克说什么了。
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知识回忆1) Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳2) Call a spade a spade. 有啥说啥；直言不讳3) happy money. 供零花的钱4) A lion’s skin is never cheap. 好货不廉价。
5) Gone With The Wind ? 乱世佳人?9. If you confera benefit，never remember it；If you receive one，remember it always.【译文】施恩勿记，受恩勿忘。
一、直译法a die-hard、think tank、time frame、the hot line、paper tiger、armed to the teeth、comfort woman、to burn one’s boats、to fan the flame(s)、to turn a deaf ear to、to have a well-oiled tongue、a gentleman’s agreement死硬派、思想库、时间框架、热线、纸老虎、武装到牙齿、慰安妇、破釜沉舟、扇风点火充耳不闻、油腔滑调、君子协定an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth以眼还眼，以牙还牙Long absent, soon forgotten. 久别情疏。
Add fuel to the fire. 火上加油。
Run with the tail between the legs.夹着尾巴逃跑。
二、套译法to go through fire and water赴汤蹈火to laugh off one’s head笑掉牙齿to praise to the skies 捧上天去the apple of the eye掌上明珠Life is but an empty dream.人生如梦。
Give him an inch and he’ll take an ell.得寸进尺。
A lame traveler should get out bedtimes.笨鸟先飞。
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder[bi'həuldə] .情人眼里出西施。
An idle youth，a needyadj. 贫困的,生活艰辛的age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
While there is life, there is hope.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
to cross the Rubicon做出〔采取〕无可懊悔的决定〔行动〕；破釜沉舟to meet one’s Waterloo 遭到惨败；败走麦城to open Pandora’s box 翻开潘多拉盒子〔引起疾病、罪恶、疯狂等各种祸害〕to pull the wool over one’s eyes掩人耳目to take French leave 不辞而别；擅自行动三、意译法to break the ice 打破沉默to dog-ear a book 折书角to hold one’s horse 忍耐to know the rope 内行under the counter (table)鬼鬼祟祟Care killed a cat. 忧虑伤身。
to beat a dead horse枉费心机、白费功夫 a backseat driver 因瞎指挥而坏事的人to bring down the house赢得满堂喝彩baby kisser 为竞选而到处笼络人心的政客Beyond the mountains there are people to be found. 山外有山，天外有天。
from the egg to the apple.自始至终to beat about (around) the bush拐弯抹角Call a spade a spade. 有啥说啥；直言不讳At breakfast, eat like a king. 早饭吃饱。
At lunch, eat like a prince. 中饭吃好。
At supper, eat like a pauper. 晚饭吃少。
Rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚石不生苔〔搬家不聚财/转业不聚财〕。
All lay load on the willing horse.人善被人欺，马善被人骑。
A lame traveler should get out bedtimes.笨鸟先飞。
It is as well to know which way the wind blows. 识实务者为俊杰。
have an axe to grind〔有斧头要磨〕别有用心；另有企图；怀有私心互动：1. Wealth is best known by want. 【译文】缺钱最知钱可贵。
2. They that do nothing learn to do ill. 【译文】人闲生事。
/无所事事的人就会学干坏事。
4. They that know nothing fear nothing. 【译文】无知那么无畏。
/初生牛犊不怕虎5. Too wise to live long. 【译文】人太聪明寿不长。
6. Courtesy costs nothing. 【译文】礼多人不怪。
7. A bird may be known by its song.【译文】闻其言而知其人。
8. He knows most that speaks least.【译文】博学者寡言。
9Old friends and old wine are best.【译文】姜是老的辣，酒是陈的香。
陈酒味醇，老友情深。
四、1、名词词组1)baby kisser 〔误：亲小孩的人；妈妈〕为竞选而到处笼络人心的政客2)backseat driver 〔误：后座司机〕因瞎指挥而坏事的人3)bad sailor 〔误：坏水手〕晕船的人4)better half 〔误：较好的一半〕丈夫或妻子5)blind date 〔误：失明的日子〕由两人或为两人安排的初次约会6)bug doctor 〔误：臭虫医生〕精神病医生；心理学专家7) busy-body 〔误：忙忙碌碌的人〕爱管闲事的人8) carry the torch for sb.〔误：撑火把为别人照亮〕单相思，痴恋9) confidence man 〔误：信得过的人〕骗子10) dead president 〔误：死去的总统〕美钞16)happy money 〔误：幸福的钱〕供零花的钱17)leg show 〔误：大腿表演〕脱衣舞18)mash note 〔误：破碎的钞票〕男女之间私约偷情的条子19)night cart〔误：夜车〕粪车20)oil burner 〔误：燃油器〕破旧的汽车2、专有名词词组1)American Beauty〔误：美国的美女〕美国产四季开花的蔷薇2)China policy 〔误：中国的政策〕对华政策3)Dutch courage 〔误：荷兰勇气〕酒后之勇4)Dutch treat 〔误：荷兰招待〕各自付钱的聚餐5)English disease 〔误：英国疾病〕软骨病6)French grey 〔误：法国灰〕浅灰色7)French window〔误：法国窗户〕落地长窗8)Indian meal 〔误：印地安饭〕玉米粉9)Robinson Crusoe〔误：鲁宾逊.克鲁索孤独的人10)uncle dudley 〔误：花花公子大叔〕自己11)Uncle Sam〔误：山姆大叔〕美国人12)Uncle Tom 〔误：汤姆大叔〕国黑人3、动词词组1) to beat a dead horse〔误：打死马〕枉费心机2) to bring down the house〔误：把房子拉倒〕赢得满堂喝彩3) to call somebody names〔误：喊某人的名字〕辱骂某人4) to cut somebody dead〔误：砍死某人〕假装不认识某人5) to follow like a sheep〔误：像羊一样跟着〕盲从6)to give sb. a box on the ear 打耳光〔误：把盒子放在耳朵上〕7)to pull somebody’s leg 开某人的玩笑〔误：拉某人的后腿〕8)to make horseplay 胡闹，搞恶作剧〔误：演马戏〕9)to go fly a kite 滚开〔误：去放风筝〕10)to have a fall 被捕〔误：摔跤〕11)to know a thing or two about sth．精通某事〔误：对某事略知一二〕12)to make a killing 发大财〔误：杀人〕13)to think a great deal of oneself 过高地估计自己〔误：为自己想的太多〕14)to turn o ne’s coat 背叛〔误：换大衣〕五、谚语1)Beyond the mountains there are people to be found. 山外有山，天外有天。
2)A book is known in time of need. 书到用时方恨少。
3)Cry for the moon. 海底捞月。
4)Even a worm will turn.人急造反，狗急跳墙。
5)Great hopes make a great man. 宏伟抱负造伟人。
6)He that is down, down with him.落井下石。
7)He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. 不犯错误的人一事无成。
8)Like cures like. 以毒攻毒。
9)A lion’s skin is never cheap.好货不廉价。
10)A ragged coat may cover an honest man. 人穷志不短。
11)It is as well to know which way the wind blows. 识时务者为俊杰。
六、形译法A-frame A型支架I-beam 工字梁hunting-cap 鸭舌帽I-steel 工字钢O-ring O形环S-turning S形弯道T-square 丁字尺U-steel 槽钢U-pipe U形管V-belt V形皮带Y-curve Y形曲线Y-track 人字形路轨Z-iron Z字形铁。