与动物有关英语俗语.docx

1. have a whale of a time.玩的非常痛快；过的非常愉快。（鲸鱼）2. a whale of a victory.巨大的胜利。3. a lion of a man.非常勇敢得人。4. a lamb of a temper.羔羊般的柔顺。5. a little shrimp of a fellow.一个小的像虾米似的人。6. an odd/a queer fish .古怪的人，难以理解得人。7. a big fish (in a little) pound. （小地方或小范围内的）大人物。8. at a snail’s pace.极慢的。9. a snake in the grass.伪装成朋友的人；阴险的人。10. a (case of) dog eat dog.残酷的竞争；自相残杀。11. dressed like a dog’s dinner.穿着十分时髦或显眼。12. every dog has his/its day.犯人皆有得意时。13. love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌。14. put on the dog.炫耀；摆阔。15. teach an old dog new tricks.改变老人的想法，做法。16. dog days.三伏天。17. monkey business.胡闹；骗人的把戏；恶作剧。18. cling/stick to sb. like a leech.纠缠某人不放；依附与某人。(水蛭)19. act/play the goat.举止轻浮；不负责任。20. separate the sheep form the goats.把好人同坏人分开。21. top dog.有优势的人，国家，团体等。22. like a cat on hot bricks.如坐针毡；像热锅上的蚂蚁。23. have shin like a rhinocero.（对受攻击，批评，侮辱等）麻木不仁。(朝天犀牛)24. quiet as a mouse.鸦雀无声。25. the rat race.（贬）激烈的竞争。26. have ants in one’s pants.坐立不安。27. go ape.变的狂热；发疯似的。(猿)28. the bee’s knees.出类拔萃之物。29. the birds and the bees.基本的性知识。30. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在胜于二鸟在林；珍惜现在拥有的。31. like a bird.毫无困难的；一帆风顺的。32. the early bird catches the worm 捷足先登。33. from the horse’s mouth.（指劝告，情报等）来自直接参与者的；从可靠的人那里获得的；大道消息。34. eat like a horse.吃的很多。35. You can take a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.牵马到水易，逼马喝水难。（即使给某人机会，他也不一定利用）。36. a willing horse.积极工作的人（有别于常发牢骚的人或不满的人）。37. hold one’s horse.等一下；忍耐，控制自己的热情等。38. wise as owl.绝顶聪明。39. run with the hare and hunt with thehounds.两面讨好；左右逢迎。（猎犬）1. as busy as a bee.忙碌至极2. as merry as a cricket/grig.非常高兴；非常快活。3. as slippery as an eel.油滑；不可靠。(鳗鱼)4. at one fell swoop.一举；一下子；刹那之间。(猛扑)5. beard the lion 捋虎须；奋勇还击；在太岁头上动土。6. bell the cat.猫脖子拴铃铛；为了大家的利益承担风险。7. bird of passage.漂泊不定的人。8. birds of feather.一丘之貉。9. black sheep.败家子；害群之马；无用之辈。10. dark horse.黑马；竞争中出人意料的获胜者。11. break a butterfly on a wheel.小题大做；杀鸡用牛刀。12. buy a pig in a poke买下没有看的东西；隔山买老牛。(袋子)13. a pig in a poke 上当之货。14. by/on shanks’s mare. 骑两脚马----徒步，步行。15. cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’ ea