有关动物的习语 Animal Idioms.docx

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有关动物的习语AnimalIdioms

feather  bespittingfeathers非常愤怒，口渴，Lenwasspittingfeatherswhenhesawsomevandalhaddonetonhisnewcar.

feather-bed 

 Hismotherhasfeather-beddedhim.feather-brained溺爱，Theyhadsomefeather-brainedscheme.feather-friend鸟，Wemustn’tforgettoputoutfoodforourfeatheredfriendsinfrostyweather.featherinone’scap某人的卓越成就，荣誉标志，  Hewasthefinalfeatherinhiscapafteryearsofdedicatedservicetothecommunity.featherone’snest营私，肥己，TheChairmanistakingmoneyoutofthecompanytofeatherhisownnest.infinefeather情绪极好，身体健康，You’reinfinefeatherthismorning.makethefeatherfly引起骚动，争斗，Thatwillmakethefeatherfly!

showthewhitefeather显示懦弱，Thechallengershowedthewhitefeather.smoothsomebody（ruffled）feathers冷静下来，Ismoothedherruffledfeathers.youcouldhaveknockedmedownwithafeather使我十分震惊，YoucouldhaveknockedmedownwithafeatherwhenIknewthis.fish  bigfish大人物，Thebossshowssomebigfisharoundthefactory.bigfishinasmallpond井底之蛙，小地方的要人，He’sonlyabigfishinasmallpond.coldfish冷冰冰的人，Sueisacoldfish.feedthefishes葬身鱼腹，Ifyoufalloverboard,you’llendupfeedingthefishes.fishforcompliments寻找别人恭维，Thenewgirlisalwaysfishingforcomplimentswhenshetalkstothemen.fishintroubledwaters混水摸鱼，Hefishesinthetroubledwatersofmaritalstrife.fishout捞出，把鱼捕尽，Shefishedoutapursefromherpocket.haveotherfishtofry另有它图，I’vegotplentyofotherfishtofry.likeafishoutofwater如鱼离水，Ifeellikeafishoutofwater.neitherfishnorfowl不伦不类，Thisfellowisneitherfishnorfowl.（fine/pretty）kettlefish一团糟，Youaregoingtobeprosecutedforcarelessdriving,that’safinekettleoffish.queerfish怪人，John’saqueerfish,henearlyalwayswearsoddsocks.smallfish小人物，I’monlyasmallfish.smellsomethingfishy可疑，Hesaidhewasill,butIsmellsomethingfishy.thereareplentymorefishinthesea有水何患无鱼，碰到的人多得很，MyboyfriendandIhavesplitupbutIdon’tcare—there’splentymorefishinthesea.fowl  dressafowl把家禽去毛开膛，Veryfewwomentodayknowhowtodressafowl.foxbefoxed使迷惑，Thecrosswordpuzzleusuallyfoxedme.cunningasafox非常狡猾，He’sascunningasafoxandwilltrytotakeadvantageofyou.old/slyfox老奸巨滑，Youoldfox,youtalkedherintosellingthecarformuchlessthanit’sworth.frog  froginthethroat轻咽喉炎，I’vegotfroginmythroatthismorning.frogmarch蛙式押送，Thelandlordfrogmarchedhimoutthedoor.goatact/playthegoat干蠢事，Glenisalwaysactingthegoat.getsomebody’sgoat使某人恼怒，Hiswaygetsmygoat.sortout/separatethesheepfromthegoat区分合格与不合格者，Thatshouldsortoutthesheepfromthegoat.goose  gooseflesh/pimple鸡皮疙瘩，Merelythethoughtofholdingasnakemakesmecomeoutingooseflesh.killthegoosethatlaysthegoldenegg杀鸡取卵，Wedon’twanttokillthegoosethatlaysthegoldenegg.say“boo”toagoose吓唬某人，Thebosswouldn’tsay“boo”toagoose.whatissauceforthegooseissauceforthegander.对别人怎样，对自己也怎样，Heisamanwhat’ssauceforthegooseissauceforthegander.hare  hare-brained愚蠢的，轻率的，  Whosehare-brainedideawasittopadlockthefireexits?

madasaMarchhare非常疯狂，HemustbeasmadasaMarchhare.runwiththehareandhuntwiththehounds两面讨好，Youcan’trunwiththehareandhuntwiththehounds.hen  hen-party女人聚会，Shehasinvitedallhergirlfriendstoahen-partyonFridaynight.hen-pecked惧内的，He’shen-peckedfrommorningtonight.likeahenwithone（only）chicken大惊小怪的，She’slikeahenwithonlyonechicken.motherhen（忙乱、小题大做的）女人，Shefussesoverthemlikeamotherhen.horsehorsetalkhorse吹牛，flogadeadhorse白费力ivoryivorytower象牙塔，Academicsintheirivorytowershavenoideawhatitisliketoearnone’sliving.kidkid’sstuff容易，Thiscrosswordpuzzleiskid’sstuffforhim.withkidgloves非常柔顺的，Youhavetolearntohandleherwithkidglove,you’rekidding!

我不相信你！

lamb  golikealamb（totheslaughter）逆来顺受地干某事，TheregoesJonestotheheadmaster’sstudylikealambtotheslaughter.onemightaswellbehungforasheepasalamb明知要受处罚，索性干完坏事，彻底享受一番，I  ‘llhaveanotherdrink,Imightbehungforasheepasalamb.muttondressedupaslamb作年轻妇女打扮的老年妇女，InabetterlightIrealizedshewasmuttondressedupaslamb.leopardaleopardneverchangesitsspots.本性难易，lionasbraveasalion非常勇敢，Myyoungdaughterisasbraveasalionandwilltackleanyoftheboys.beardthelioninhisden面对上司，权势，Imustbeardthelioninhisdenandgoandaskthebossforadayoffnextweek.lion-hunter巴结权势，名人，Heisatypicallion-hunter.lion’sshare其大作用，最大份额，Ifoundmyselfdoingthelion’sshareofthework.putone’sheadinthelion’smouth处于危险境地，I’llhavetoputmyheadinthelion’smouth.throwsomebodytothelions（为保全自己）而使他人处于危险境地，HewarnedmethatifImakeamistakeshe’llthrowmetothelions.twistthelion’stail触犯英国，FranceseemstousemanyEECmeetingsmerelytotwistthelion’stail.locust  swarmlikelocusts贪婪地围着，Thechildrenswarmedroundlikelocusts.mousethebestlaidschemesofmiceandmen每人都有失算之时/智者千虑，必有一失。

  poorasachurchmouse清贫，Myparentswereaspooraschurchmouse.quietasamouse非常宁静，Tinaisasquietasamouse,youhardlyknowshe’sthere.mulestubbornasamule非常顽固，She’sasstubbornasamule.nestfoulone’s（own）nest家丑外扬，Allhe’sdoingisfoulinghisownnest.peacockproudasapeacock非常自豪，Dad’sasaproudasapeacockofthatshelfheputup.pigbuyapiginapoke盲目购买，Youarebuyingaapiginapoke.livelikeapiginclover生活奢侈，舒适，Hehaslivedlikeapiginclovereversince.makeapigofoneself狼吞虎咽地吃喝，Icouldn’thelpmarkingapigofmyself.makeapig’searofsomething把某事办得很糟，You’vemadearightpig’searofit.pig（gy）-inthe-middle（无意中）夹在敌对双方之间的人，Ifindmyselfpig-in-the-middle.pigsmightfly不可能发生的事，HesaidhewouldpaymebackthemoneyheownsmenextMonday—andpigsmightfly!

pigeonstoolpigeon密探，Thepolicecouldn’tpossiblyhaveknownIwasthereunlesstheyweretoldbyastoolpigeon.notone’spigeon与某人不相干的事，Don’taskmetofillintheforms,That’snotmypigeon.rabbitbreedlikerabbits大量繁衍，Herfamilybreedlikerabbits!

pull/producearabbitoutofthehat意外发现难题解法，rataswetas/likeadrownedrat浑身湿透，Theshowermademeaswetasadrownedrat.ratonsomebody告发某人，Timsawussmokingandrattedonustotheteacher.ratrace激烈竞争，Hehaveadjustedtotheratracealready.smellarat感到有可疑之处，Ismellarat—Iwonderwhathewants.sheepblacksheep（ofthefamily）害群之马，Shealwayshasbeentheblacksheepofthefamily.snake  snakeinthegrass隐患，SomesnakeinthegrasshastoldthemanagerthatIwaslateforworkthismorning.swallowoneswallowdoesn’tmakeasummer轻率推论必成大错，Weshouldrememberthatoneswallowdoesn’tmakeasummer.swallowup耗尽，Newclothesforthechildrenseemtoswallowupallhermoney.swanswanaround四处闲逛，Heswannedaroundthelocalfoodandwine.turtleturnturtle底部朝天地翻转过来，Thedeckturnedturtle.whalewetone’swhistle过得很愉快，Thechildrenhadawhaleofatimeplayinginthesandpit.wingclipsomebody’swings扼杀某人的雄心，使无计可施，Thatwillreallycliphiswings!

spreadone’swings开始独立行事，Mydaughterwantstospreadherwings.takesomebodyunderone’swing关照某人，Thepupilstookhimunderhiswing.wolfthrowsomebodytothewolves使某人处于危险境地，They’llthrowhimtothewolves.crywolf在不需援助时求援，Susanisalwayscryingwolf.keepthewolffromthedoor  免于饥饿，Ihaveaspare-timejobwhichhelpstokeepthewolffromthedoor.lonewolf不喜与人往来的人，Heisalonewolf.wolfinsheep’sclothing披着羊皮的狼，Heturnoutawolfinsheep’sclothing.

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