与动物有关的惯用语.doc

与动物有关的惯用语

A case of dog eat dog互相残害
Die like a dog潦倒而死
A dog in the mangei狗占马槽;站着茅坑不拉屎的人
Give a dog a bad name(and hang him)(谚)一旦加给某人一个坏名,他就永远洗不清了
Go to the dogs堕落,败坏
Let sleeping dogs lie(谚)勿惹睡狗;勿惹事生非
Love me,love my dog(谚)爱屋及乌
put on the ;摆阔。
teach an old dog new tricks改变老人的想法,做法。
dog
every dog has his/its 。

A horse of another colour完全是另一回事
Be/get on one’s horse摆架子;趾高气扬;倨傲作态;盛气凌人
Work like a horse努力工作
eat like a
You can take a horse to water, but you can’t make him ,逼马喝水难。(即使给某人机会,他也不一定利用)。
a willing (有别于常发牢骚的人或不满的人)
hold one’s ;忍耐,控制自己的热情等

Buy a pig in a poke乱买;瞎买
Let's pig 。
bring one's pigs to a fine market 卖得吃亏; 失败, 失算
get the wrong pig by the tail [美]捉错了人; 怪错了人; 搞错了对象
pigs might fly (if they had wings) [讽]那猪也会飞了; 除非出现奇迹; 除非公鸡下蛋
give sb. a pig of his own sow 以其人之道还治其人之身

Fish for pliments
间接探听消息(沽名钓誉)
Fish in troubled waters
混水摸鱼
a poor fish(可怜虫)
an odd/a queer fish 古怪的人,难以理解得人。
a big fish (in a little) pound小地方或小范围内的)大人物。

( strictly) for the birds(俚)(毫)无价值的;(毫)无用处的
Give sb. the bird(俚)对某人发嘘声;轻视某人
Kill two birds with one stone一石二鸟;一箭双雕;一举两得
the early bird c