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I'
llfindhimtotheendsoftheearth.(out-of-the-wayplaces;
theuttermostpartoftheearth)
天经地义
amatterofcourse:
It'
samatterofcoursetorespectourelders.(auniversaltruth;
itgoeswithoutsayingthat...)
毛遂自荐
torecommendone'
sownperson
大同小异
muchofmuchness:
Thetwoarticlesaremuchofmuchness(bealikewithminordifference;
There'
snotapintochoosebetweenthetwo)inappearanceandquality.
大言不惭
blowyourowntrumpet:
Youreallyblowyourowntrumpet.(talkbig;
overshootoneself)
大快朵颐
TheyaresodeliciousthatIatemyfill.(gorgeoneself;
tuckinat;
have/takeone'
sfill.)
大功告成
Thebigprojectfinallycameoffwithhonors(bringhomethebacon;
comethroughwithflyingcolors).
大智若愚
Hewhocannotplaythefoolisnotawiseman.
大器晚成
Romewasnotbuiltinaday.
大海捞针
needleinahaystack:
Findingyourlostcontactlensisjustlikelookingforaneedleinahaystack.
山穷水尽
attheendofone'
sresources
山中无老虎,猴子称大王
Amongtheblindtheone-eyedisking./Whenthecat'
saway,themicewillpay.
小题大做
Makeamountainoutofamolehill.(fussabouttrifles;
atempestinateapot;
astorminateacup;
breakabutterflyonawheel)
小Car笔记:
muchofamuchness:
大同小异verymuchthesame
tuck:
<
俚>
大吃,通常后面接away/in<
tuckedawayabiglunch>
comeoff:
实现,发生
bringhomethebacon:
成功,也有养家糊口,谋生的意思
playthefool:
干蠢事,演滑稽角色
contactlens:
隐形眼镜
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草绳
Oncebitten,twiceshy.
一言既出,驷马难追
Awordspokenispastrecalling.
一见钟情
tofallinloveatfirstsight
一箭双鵰/一举两得
Killtwobirdswithonestone.
一寸光阴一寸金
Timeismoney.
一失足成千古恨
Theerrorcommittedonimpulsemayturnouttobethesorrowofawholelife.
一将功名万古枯
WhatmillionsdiedthatCaesarmightbegreat.
一年之计在于春,一日之计在于晨
Planyouryearinspringandyourdayatdawn.
一人难称百人意
Youcannotpleaseeveryone.
一气呵成
Nevermaketwobitesofacherry.
心正不怕雷打
Agoodconscienceisasoftpillow.
心甘情愿
Hedidallthisofhisownaccord.
心不在焉
Youlookabsent-minded;
what'
swrong?
心满意足
Thelittleboysattheresmiling,ashappyasaclam.
心力交瘁
Idon'
tknowwhattodo.Ijustburnedthecandleatbothends.
心灰意冷
Hewasinblackdespairwhenhefailedinthejointexamination.(downinthe
bushes/inthedumps/loseheart)
心有余悸
Aburnedchilddreadsthefires.(Oncebitten,twiceshy.)
心安理得
Nomatterwhathesaid,Ihavethepeaceofmind.(haveaneasyconscience)
心血来潮
Hediditjustontheimpulseofthemoment.
心花怒放
MyheartsingswithjoybecauseIreceiveover300lettersaweekfrompeoplearound
人生而平等
Allmenarecreatedequal.
人山人海
aseaoffaces:
Howmanypeoplearethereinthestadium?
Believeitornot,aseaoffaces.
人之常情
humannature:
shumannatureformetohelpthosewhoneedhelp.
人云亦云
echoothers'
words:
Don'
techoothers'
words.Sometimesyou'
vegottofindoutthetruth.
人去楼空
Regretfultosay,whenthemasterwasabsent,hismansionwasdead.
人面兽心
awolfinsheep'
sclothing:
Heiscruelenoughttokillthatgirl;
he'
sreallyawolfinsheep'
sclothing.
人言可畏
Opinionrulestheworld:
AlwaysrememberwhatIsaytoyou.Opinionrulestheworld.
十年风水轮流转
Everydoghasitsday.
十全十美
leavenothingtobedesired:
Theshowjustleavesnothingtobedesired.
十拿九稳
Wehavewinningthegameinthebag.
小不忍则乱大谋
Patienceisavirtue.
小洞不补,大来吃苦
Astitchintimesavesnine.
工欲善其事,必先利其器
Sharptoolsmakegoodwork.
己所不欲勿施于人
Do
unto
othersasyouwouldbedone.
亡羊补牢
Betterlatethannever./It'
snevertoolatetomend.
上气不接下气
IgotoutofbreathwhenIclimbedthosestairs.
寸步不离
Healwayskeepsbookathiselbow.(keepcloseto)
口若悬河
Healwaystalksninewordsatonce.(rattleon)
仁者无敌
Thebenevolenthavenoenemy.
口是心非
Heoftenspeakswithhistongueinhischeek.(playadoublegame;
sayonethingandmeananother)
不期而遇
Icameacrossanoldfriendofmineinadepartmentstore.(chancetomeet,bumpinto,comeupon,meet...accidentally/unexpectedly/bychance/byaccident)
不速之客
Youarereallyathick-skinnedandgate-crasher.
不义之财
tbeenvious.Ill-gottenmoneycomeseasilyandgoeseasilytoo.
不谋而合
seeeyetoeye:
Doyouseeeyetoeyewithhimonthatplan?
不厌其烦
takesthetrouble:
Theteacheroftentakesthetroubletoinstructhispupils.
不遗余力
Buttheconspiratorsleavenoavenueunexploredtore-establishcontactwithBritain.
不择手段
byhookorbycrook:
Hejustdidtheworkbyhookorbycrook.
不翼而飞
Didyouseethatplane?
Itseemsthatitjust
vanished
fromsight.
不声不响
as