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英语成语（idiom）
1、by the skin of one’s teeth 九死一生
2、foot the bill 付账
3、on foot 步行
4、no pains, no gains 不劳则无获
5、screw up one’s courage 鼓起勇气、壮起胆子
6、to the manner born 与生俱来的7、a pond of flesh 合法但悖于情理的要求
8、man Friday 忠仆、得力助手
9、Brevity is the soul of wit 言以简为贵
10、A little learning is a dangerous thing 一知半解是危险的11、Live not to eat, but eat to live 活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭是为了活着
12、Knowledge is power 知识就是力量
13、Judas’s ki 犹大之吻，比喻出卖朋友
14、much cry and little wool 雷声大，雨点小，比喻空叫喊
15、turn the other cheek 忍受暴力、忍受侮辱
16、the window’s cruse 寡妇的坛子，比喻取之不尽的财富
17、The spirit is willing, but the flash is weak 心有余而力不足
18、salt of the earth 社会的中坚
19、Spare the rod and spoil the child 棒打出孝子 20、Midas touch 挣钱的本领
21、Pandora’s box 潘多拉的盒子，引申为灾祸之源
22、Sphinx’s riddle 难解之谜
23、the heel of Achilles 唯一的弱点、要害
24、between Scylla and Charybdis 比喻进退维谷、腹背受敌
25、Dead Sea fruit 比喻某些事物金玉其外、败絮其中，华而不实
26、naked truth 原原本本的事实、赤裸裸的事实
27、kill the goose that laid the golden eggs 杀鸡取卵、涸泽而渔
28、sour grapes 聊以自慰的话
29、bell the cat 替别人冒险 30、cat’s paw 被别人利用的人
31、the lion’s share 最大的份额
32、the last straw 终于使人不能忍受的最后一击
33、a wolf in sheep’s clothing 比喻危险人物、面善心毒的人
34、King Log 比喻徒有虚名而不闻朝政的国王
35、cry wolf 比喻发假警报
36、meet one’s Waterloo 一败涂地
37、burn one’s boats(bridges)破釜沉舟
38、the sword of Damocles 眼前的灾难
39、a man for all seasons 比喻博学多才、适应性强的人 40、Mickey mouse 比喻无关紧要的人物
41、Carey Street 破产
42、Indian File 鱼贯而行、一路纵队
43、a feather in one’s cap 炫耀荣誉
44、nest egg 储备金
45、a skeleton at the feast 居安思危、扫兴的家伙或事物
46、wrong side(get out of bed on the wrong side)一大早就发脾气，心绪不好
47、as wise as owls 聪明
48、as quiet as a mouse 安静如鼠、非常安静
49、as timid as a rabbit 胆小如鼠 50、no spring chicken 已不再年轻的女人
51、swan song 告别演出
52、bury one’s head in the sand 采取逃避措施、逃避现实
53、come out of the cocoon 停止自我封闭，开始与人交往
54、keep one’s head above water 使人免遭灭顶之灾、理好财
55、on the rocks 触礁、濒临破裂
56、all at sea 茫然
57、nail one’s colors to the mast 坚持立场
58、go with the stream 随波逐流
59、hold out an/the olive branch 愿意讲和 60、nip in the bud 防微杜渐、把„„扼杀在襁褓之中 61、reap what one has sowed 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆 62、a bed of roses 舒适的生活
63、as cool as a cucumber 泰然自若、冷静 64、turn over a new leaf 改头换面 65、hear through the grapevine 道听途说 66、beat around the bush 旁敲侧击 67、spill the beans 泄露秘密 68、rain cats and dogs 倾盆大雨
69、cut off one’s nose to spite one’s face 为了泄愤反而害己
70、play one’s cards close to one’s chest 保守秘密 71、bill and coo 说情话
72、a friend in need is a friend indeed 患难见真交 73、stare one in the face 明显在眼前 74、look one in the face 勇敢地面对 75、bring the house down 博得全场喝彩 76、bring the roof down 震塌屋顶 77、walls have ears 隔墙有耳
78、be/feel under the weather 感觉不舒服、生病 79、beat generation 迷惘的一代 80、on the carpet 受训斥 81、long time no see 好久不见 82、a fat salary 高薪
83、a watched pot never boils 心急水难开 84、kick the bucket 死去、断气 85、at large 逍遥法外 86、good-for-nothing 废物，饭桶 87、go the whole hog 干到底
88、jump down one’s throat 突然猛烈攻击 89、talk through one’s hat 胡言乱语
90、all the world and his wife 人人、所有的人 91、get one’s number 看清某人的真面目 92、easy on the eye 悦目的 93、crocodile tears 假悲伤 94、a dog’s life 悲惨的生活
95、the apple of one’s eye 表示某人对自己十分重要 96、as old as the hills 古老的97、as poor as a church mouse 非常穷、一文不名 98、as easy as pie 非常容易 99、as dead as mutton 确已死了
100、a fine kettle of fish 一塌糊涂或艰难的境况 101、a wet blanket 扫兴的人
102、at the eleventh hour 在最后一刻 103、kick the bucket 死去 104、the gift of the gab 口才 105、paint the town red 狂欢 106、face the music 敢作敢当
隐喻（明喻）成语
Head、brain、mind 与“思考”联系在一起 107、lose one’s head 慌乱 108、be light in the head 愚蠢 109、not make head or tail of 不理解
110、rack one’brain 绞尽脑汁 111、beat one’s brains out 想尽办法
112、have one’s head screwed on the right way 有智谋 113、cry one’s head off 抱头大哭
114、keep one’s head above water 免遭灭顶之灾 115、fresh in one’s mind 心灵的窗户
nose与“观察、干预、侦察”联系在一起
116、poke/push one’s nose into sth 探听某事 117、win by a nose 险胜
118、pay through the nose 被敲竹杠
119、keep one’s nose to the grindstone 埋头苦干
eye与“看、注视或看到的事物”联系在一起 120、keep an eye on 密切注视 121、see eye to eye 意见一致 122、be an eyesore 让人看不下去 123、make eyes at 送秋波
mouth、lips、tongue、throat、gums与“说”联系在一起 124、button one’s lip 保持沉默 125、hold one’s tongue 保持沉默 126、not find one’s tongue 无言以对 127、word of mouth 口头表达的 128、beat one’s gums 废话连篇 129、pay lip service 口惠而实不至 130、be honey-lipped 嘴甜
131、bad-mouth somebody 说某人的坏话 132、poor mouth 哭穷 133、zip one’s lips 闭上嘴 134、a slip of the tongue 说走了嘴
135、speak with one’s tongue in one’s cheek 假惺惺地说 136、smite with the tongue 血口喷人 137、be down in the mouth 垂头丧气 138、cut one’s own throat 自取灭亡 139、get a lump in one’s throat 哽咽
heart与“直觉、情感、精神、勇气、宽厚或热情”联系在一起 140、break one’s heart 使某人极度伤心
141、have one’s heart in the one’s mouth 非常焦急或害怕、恐惧
142、with all one’s heart 真心诚意的143、not have one’s heart in the right place 心术不正 144、be/feel sick at heart 心里特别难受
145、wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve 过于直率 146、word from the bottom of one’s heart 肺腑之言
hand与“有技术和有力量的人、助手”联系在一起 147、eat out of one’s hand 完全顺从某人 148、from hand to mouth 仅够糊口
149、bite the hand that feeds one 恩将仇报 150、have one’s hands full 忙得不可开交 151、gain the upper hand 占上风
152、marry with the left hand 与比自己门第低的女人结婚 153、overplay one’s hand 过高估计自己的力量 154、play into someone’s hands 正中下怀 155、grease the hand of 向„„行贿 156、fold one’s hands 袖手旁观 157、wash one’s hands of 洗手不干
finger与“行事、指示、捞好处”联系在一起 158、burn one’s fingers 因鲁莽而吃苦头 159、have sticky fingers 手不老实
160、have a finger in the pie 为谋取私利而参与某事 161、let something slip through one’s fingers 痛失良机 162、all thumbs 笨手笨脚
163、not lift a finger 一点也不帮忙 164、twiddle one’s thumbs 闲得无聊 165、lay a finger on somebody 碰某人一指头 166、be counter on the fingers 屈指可数 167、under sb’s thumb 仰人鼻息
Stomach与“胃口、愿望、意向”联系在一起 168、turn one’s stomach 让人恶心
blood 与“生命、活力或勇气”联系在一起 169、in cold blood 残忍地
170、make one’s blood boil 使某人愤怒 171、make one’s blood run cold 使某人不寒而栗 172、blood relationship 骨肉至亲
bone 与“本质、骨子”联系在一起 173、feel in one’s bones 确信
174、have a bone to pick with somebody 同某人争论 175、make no bones about 对„„毫不犹豫 176、be bone idle 懒透了 177、be all bones 瘦得像一把骨头 178、be a lazy bone 懒骨头
flesh 与“力量”联系在一起
179、The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak 心有余而力不足
180、A thorn in someone’s flesh 眼中钉，肉中刺 181、flesh and blood 血肉
nerves 与“感情、情绪”联系在一起 182、get on one’s nerves 使某人恼怒
183、keep one’s nerves on edge 使某人感到心烦意乱
gall 与“厚颜无耻”联系在一起
184、have the gall to do something 厚着脸皮去干某事
leg、foot、heel与“行走、立足、立场、理据”联系在一起 185、not have a leg to stand on 论点站不住脚 186、on one’s last legs 垂死
187、full(land)on one’s feet 安然脱离危险 188、put one’s foot down 采取坚定立场 189、set foot on 进入、到达
190、get off on the wrong foot 出师不利 191、get off on the right foot 旗开得胜
192、be head over heels in love with somebody 深深低爱着某人
193、at one’s heels 紧跟在某人后面，紧追不舍 194、take to one’s heels 逃走 195、down at the heels 衣衫褴褛 196、cool one’s heels 久等
197、kick up one’s heels 高兴地跳起来
动词成语：常见形式是动词＋宾语
198、to help a lame dog over a stile 助人渡过难关 199、to set one’s home in order 进去内部调整
名词成语：常见形式是定语＋名词 200、salt of the earth 社会中坚力量 201、a dark horse 竞争中出人意料的获胜者 介词成语：常见形式是介词＋介词宾语 202、on thin ice 如履薄冰
203、between the devil and the deep sea 进退维谷 204、in deep water 陷入困境之中
205、形容快乐： As merry as a lark As happy as a clam As merry as a cricket
206、形容贪婪： As greedy as a dog As greedy as a wolf
207、形容强壮： As strong as a horse As strong as a lion As strong as a bull As strong as an ox
208、Like a cat on hot bricks 局促不安、热锅上的蚂蚁 209、Look like something the cat has brought in 看来不整洁的210、Look like the cat that ate the canary 自鸣得意
211、Run around like a scalded cat 四处奔忙
212、As busy as a bee
非常忙碌
213、as firm as a rock 坚如磐石
214、as light as a feather 轻如鸿毛
215、as free as air 自由自在216、as fierce as a tiger 凶猛如虎
217、as heavy as lead 十分沉重
218、as silent as the grave 寂静无声
219、as pretty as a picture 美丽如画 220、as silly as a goose 愚蠢如鹅 221、as sure as the Bible 像圣经一样确实 222、as warm as toast 像烤面包一样热 223、as cunning as a cuttlefish 像乌贼一样狡猾
224、as thick as two short planks 像两块短木板那样粗厚，非常笨 225、as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗 226、as rich as a Jew 富可敌国
227、as plentiful as blackberries 多如牛毛 228、to sleep like a log 酣睡
229、to spend money like water 挥金如土 230、to go like the wind 飞驰
231、to fight like cat and dog 激烈地争执 232、add fuel to the flames 火上加油 233、a bolt from the blue 晴天霹雳 234、castles in the air 空中楼阁
235、constant dropping wears the stone
水滴石穿
236、you will cro that bridge when you get to it 船到桥头自然直 237、like a koala up a gum tree 进退两难 238、meet one’s Waterloo 形容遭到惨败 239、carry coals to Newcastle 多此一举
英语谚语（English proverbs）
1、Lift is long if it is full.生活充实，生命长久
2、If you lie upon thorns when old.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲
3、Better die standing than live kneeling.宁愿站着死，不愿跪着生
4、He who keeps company with a wolf will learn to howl.近墨者黑
5、All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只工作而不娱乐会使人变傻
6、Waste not, want not.不浪费，就不会匮乏
8、Care kills the cat.忧虑伤身
9、Little strokes fell great oaks.水滴石穿
10、Take heed will surely speed.谨慎是迅速成功的保障
11、After dinner sit a while after supper walk a mile.午饭后要坐，晚饭后要走
12、Money borrowed is soon sorrowed.钱刚借到手，立刻便担忧
13、Birds of a father flock together.物以类聚，人以群分
14、Up corn, down horn
谷贵则肉贱
15、Translators, traitors.翻译易，忠实难
16、Fast bind, fast find.藏得好，丢不了
17、Well fed, well bred.吃得饱，懂礼貌
18、Many dishes, many diseases.食多病多
19、It is easier to fall than rise.学坏容易学好难
20、It is love that makes the world go round.正是爱，它使地球转动
21、What great crime than lo of time?
有什么更大的罪恶能比上浪费时间
22、The more the merrier, the fewer the better cheer.人多好做事，人少好吃饭
23、Never do things by halves.凡事不可半途而废
24、Sow nothing, reap nothing.不播种，没收获
25、Keep good men company and you shall be to the number.近朱者赤
26、Give him an inch, and he will take an ell.得寸进尺
27、He laughs best who laughs last.谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好
28、All things are easy that are done willingly.愿做的事容易做
29、He can not speak well that can not hold his tongue.好讲话的人讲不好话
30、They must hunger in frost that not work in heat.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲
（If you lie upon thorns when old.）
7、Many man, many minds.十个人，十条心
31、One man(is meant)no man.个人是渺小的32、As the tree(you plant)，so the fruit(you get).栽什么树，结什么果
33、A little labor,(brings)much health.劳动搞一点，健康大有益
34、(It is)Better(to be)glorious death than a shameful life.宁可站着死，不可跪着生
（Better die standing than live kneeling.）
35、Where(there is)doubt, there truth is.有疑问的地方，便是真理所在36、Lifele, faultle.只有死人才不犯错误
37、Nothing seek, nothing find.无所求则无所获
38、Laugh and grow fat.心宽体胖
39、Roll my log and I’ll roll yours.与人方便，与己方便
40、Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.知识使人谦虚，无知使人骄傲
41、Promise little, but do much.少许愿，多做事
42、A lazy youth, a lousy age.少来懒惰老来苦
43、One generation paeth away, and another generation cometh：but the earth abideth for ever.人事自更替，地球自远行
44、Claw me and I will claw thee.你捧我来我捧你
45、One woe doth tread upon another’s hell.祸不单行
46、Who chatters to you, will chatter of you.搬弄是非者必是小人
47、Who shows mercy to an enemy denies it to himself.对敌人的仁慈就是对自己的残忍
48、A man is as old as he feels to be.老不老，自己晓
49、A mi is as good as a mile.失之毫厘，差之千里 50、Time flies like an arrow.光阴似箭
51、Speech is silver, silence is gold.说话是银，沉默是金
52、Money is the root of all evil.金钱是万恶之源
53、Union is strength.团结就是力量
54、Make hay while the sun shines.趁热打铁
55、Two can play the game.孤掌难鸣
56、Speak of the devil, and he appears.说魔鬼，魔鬼到
57、Bacchus hath drowned more men than Neptune.在酒里淹死的人比在海里淹死的人多
58、The pen is mightier than the sword.文力胜过武力
59、Even Homer nods.智者千虑，必有一失 60、Lies have short legs.谎言是站不住脚的 61、Every dog has its day.人人皆有得意出头日 62、Time and tide wait for no man.时不我待 63、Many drops of water will sink the ship.积羽沉舟 64、One single slip brings eternal regret.一失足成千古恨 65、Every lovers sees a thousand graces in the be loved object.情人眼里出美女
66、Step by step the ladder is ascended.千里之行始于足下 67、A work ill done must be done twice.工作没做好，就得重新搞 68、First come, first served.先到先招待 69、A snow year, a rich year.瑞雪兆丰年 70、Busine is busine.公事公办
71、Early to sleep and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.睡得早、起得早，聪明、富裕、身体好 72、Work while work;play while play.做归做，玩归玩 73、Lightly come, lightly go.来得容易去的快 74、Rich men feed, poor men breed.富人养，穷人生 75、Short pleasure, long lament.痛快一阵子，悲叹一辈子 76、A colt you may break, but a horse you never can.小驹可训，老马难教
77、Away goes the devil when he finds the door shut against him.门户紧闭，魔鬼退避
78、Youth looks forward, but age backward.青年展望未来，老年眷恋过去
79、Such master, such servant.有其主必有其仆 80、Like father, like son.有其父必有其子 英语俚语（Slang）
Slang : Very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid and ephemeral than ordinary language;speech or writing characterized by use of vulgar and socially taboo vocabulary and idiomatic expreions;the jargon of particular group/profeion etc.argot, cant.1、Baby sitter 临时保姆
2、VIP 大人物
3、By hook or crook 不择手段地
4、Let it all hang out 把事实和真相和盘托出
5、Beef up 加强
6、Pep up 给„„鼓士气
7、Soap Opera 肥皂剧
8、电视:gogglebox/ the one-eye monster9、电视出故障：It’s on the blink10、香烟 cancer stick11、逃学 cut cla12、手铐 bracelets 干活拖沓的人 clock watcher13、死 to kick the bucket/ to turn it / to turn one’s toes up/ to turn one’s heels/ to be a goner/ to go up the flame14、醉酒 soaked/ sozzled/ stoned15、烂醉如泥 blitzed/ fuddled/ woody16、钱 bra / lolly/ tin/ dash/ bees/ dough/ bread/ honey17、亲昵的称呼 buddy/ mate/ my boy / old man /old /bean/ egg /fruit thing /top /my girl18、亲昵的话语 Come along/my boy /cheer up /there is absolutely nothing to worry about19、大话 bazoo 20、时髦派头，活力pizzazz21、愚蠢的过失 flub22、与妻子分居而未曾离居的丈夫 semi-detached23、带上助听器的人 wired for sound24、胡话，废话bs25、酒吧女郎 B-girl26、安培 amp27、放大器 amplifier28、流感 flu29、流行音乐pop 30、卑鄙的 mingy31、广播，电视剧中的幽默片段 sitcom32、航空母舰 bird farm33、减肥中心 fat farm34、未正式结婚而独立赡养孩子的妇女 bachelor mother35、傻瓜，笨蛋 dumdum36、禁忌，禁例 no-no37、极好的，一流的 Tiptop38、老古板 fuddy-duddy39、特别大而引人注目的，显著的 super-duper 40、大空袭 megablitz41、高价 megacost42、大出游 mega travel43、颓废派 beatnik44、和平主义者 peacenik45、社会渣滓 no-goodnik46、Wan to = wanna47、I don’t know = I dunno48、Going to=gonna49、Am/is/are not ,have/has/ not =ain’t 50、Because = cos51、摩天大楼 skyscraper52、笨头笨脑 cabbage head53、孤家寡人 cold fish54、胡扯 banana oil55、电视迷 couch potato57、发现处于困境之中 to find oneself in the pickle58、策划阴谋 to brew a plot59、发生什么事情啦 What’s cooking 60、呕吐清洁袋 barf bags=discomfort contains 61、可卡因 California flakes 62、大麻 gra mainline
英语成对次词twin words / words in pair
1、milk and honey 富饶充足
2、Loaves and fishes 世俗利益 物质利益
3、Rant and rave 怒气冲冲的大谈特谈
4、Here and there 到处
5、Bill and coo 窃窃私语 互相接吻
6、Up and down 上下 来回 到处
7、Box and Cox 互相当值 轮流交替
8、Prunes and prisms 矫揉造作
9、Null and void 无效不再有约束力
10、Metes and bounds 边界 边界线
11、Aid and abet 同谋 伙同作案
12、Aault and battery 殴打 人身攻击
13、Iron and steel 钢铁
14、Man and wife 夫妇
15、One and the same 同一个 完全一样
16、Aches and pains 种种疼痛
17、Far and wide 广泛的18、Watch and ward 监视 警卫
19、Kith and kin 熟悉的亲友 20、Often and often 经常
21、Ever and ever 永远
22、More and more 越来越多
23、Worse and worse 越来越差
24、Out and out 十足的 彻头彻尾的25、In and in 同种繁殖 近亲结婚
26、Game and game 各赢一次 打平
27、Through and through 彻头彻尾
28、Neck and neck 并驾齐驱 不分上下
29、Pro and con 正反两方
30、Back and forth 前后来回 来来往往
31、Right and left 左右
32、High and low 高低贵贱，到处
33、Up and down 上下 到处
34、Give and take 平等交换
35、Behind bolt and bar 关在监狱里
36、Bow and arrow 弓箭
37、Knife and fork 刀叉
38、Bench and bar 法官和律师
39、Fur and feather 鸟兽 40、Flora and fauna 各种动植物
41、Flotsam and jetsam 流离失所的人 零碎的东西
42、Bed and board 夫妻关系
43、Bread and butter 生计
44、With main strength 竭尽全力
45、Grace and favour 恩惠
46、Cups and gold 金杯
47、Good and ready 准备就绪
48、Silks and satins 衣着华丽
49、Airs and graces 装腔作势 50、Aid and abet 同谋
51、Grunt and groan 抱怨
52、Rough and tough 强壮的粗野的53、Meek and mild 温顺的，忍声吞气的54、Back and edge 全力
55、Well and truly 确实低
56、As and when 当„„
57、Each and every 每个
58、Ever and above 在„„ 之上
59、Bad blood 愤怒的情感 60、Crocodile tears 假慈悲 61、Narrow escape 九死一生 62、The life and soul 活跃分子 63、Blue chip 热门股票 64、Top dog 优胜者
65、Smooth tongue 油嘴滑舌 66、Food dream 黄粱美梦
67、Zero hour 行动开始的准确时刻 68、Beat about the bush 拐弯抹角 69、Break the ice 打破沉默
70、Break something to light 披露某事 71、Come down to earth 脚踏实地 不再想入非非 72、Do one’s best 尽最大努力 73、Fall flat 完全失败
74、Go into a hot water 陷入困境 75、Give the game away 泄露内幕 76、Go native 入乡随俗
77、Hit the nail on the head 一针见血 78、Hold one’s ground 坚持己见 79、Lay down one’s arms 放下武器 80、Make a mountain out of a molehill 小题大做 81、Play the gallery 哗众取宠
82、Pour oil on troubled water 平息** 83、Push the envelop 超越极限 84、Rock the boat 兴风作浪
85、Take the bull by the horns 不畏艰难 86、Turn the other cheek 忍气吞声 87、High on the hog 奢华 88、Black sheep 害群之马 89、Dark horse 黑马 90、White lie 谎言
91、Whole new ball game 新局势 92、Behind the scenes 在幕后 93、By the large 大体而言 94、In a breeze 轻而易举地 95、In the case of 就„„而言 96、In one’s birthday suit 一丝不挂 97、Beyond the pale 失宠 98、Off the record 私底下 99、On call 随叫随到 100、On the go 叫个不停 101、On the ball 表现机灵
102、Through thick and thin 不顾艰难险阻 103、Under the weather 身体欠佳 104、Out on a limb 身处险境 105、Under a cloud 受怀疑 106、Up to the hammer 第一流的 107、Go on 继续
108、Get along with 相处 109、Come off 成功
110、One another 互相 111、Two cents 自惭形秽
112、Three sheets in the wind 飘飘欲仙 113、Four corners 四面八方 114、Six to one 相差悬殊 115、Ten to one 十之八九
116、Sixty-four dollar question 最重要的问题
英语成语的翻译
1、cold war 冷战
2、Sour grape 酸葡萄
3、Trojian Horse 特洛伊木马
4、To shed crocodile tears 掉鳄鱼的眼泪
5、Keep one’s distance 保持一定的距离
6、Catch sb.In the act 当场捉住某人
7、Call a hault 停止 停战
8、Swim against the stream 逆流而行
9、Follow one’s footsteps 步人后尘
10、A rolling stone gathers no mo.滚石不生苔
11、Blood is thicker than water.血浓于水
12、Speech is the picture of the mind.言论是心灵的写照。
13、Love me, love my dogs.爱屋及乌。
14、To be on the thin ice.如履薄冰。
15、You can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink.老牛不喝水，不要强按头。
16、Nothing comes wrong to a hungry man.饥不择食
17、In for a penny, in for a pound.一不做二不休
18、To fish in the troubled waters.浑水摸鱼
19、Take care of the pence and all the pounds will take of themselves.小事注意,大事自成。20、Like for like.恩报恩，仇报仇
21、Grasp all, lose all.样样都要，全数失掉。
22、To grow like mushrooms 雨后春笋
23、Against the grain 格格不入
24、Beat the air 白费力气
25、Keep one’s head above water 凑合着过日子
26、Throw one’s hat into the ring 提出挑战
27、A nice-day’wonder 昙花一现的事物
28、Carry coals to Newcastle 多此一举
29、Cast the first stone 率先批评或谴责 30、Loaves and fishes 个人私利
31、Cut one’s coat according to one’s cloth32、Throw in the sponge 认输 投降
33、Curry favor 阿谀奉承
34、Be nuts on 善于，喜爱
35、After my own heart 合乎心意，志趣相投
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