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regettingon/alonglikeahouseonfire.
一文不值
notworthadamn
Hispromiseisn'
tworthadamn.
一针见血；
一语中的
hitthenailonthehead
HehithenailontheheadwhenhementionedcasualsexasbeingthecauseofhercomingdownwithAIDS.
一言以蔽之
inanutshell
There'
salotIcouldsayaboutmyboss'
sspeechbuttoputitinanutshell,itwasterrible.
一命呜呼
turnupone'
stoes
IhopetotakeatriptotheUnitedStatesbeforeIturnupmytoes.
一丝不苟
dotone'
s/thei'
sandcrossone'
s/thet'
s
You'
dbettermakesureyoudotyouri'
sandcrossyourt'
sifyouwanttoworkatthatcompany.They'
reverykeenondetails.
一丝不挂
inastateofnature;
inthealtogether;
inthebuff;
nothaveastitchon（orwithoutastitchon）
Ihadjustgotoutofthebathandstillwasinthebuff（orinthealtogether/inastateofnature）whenthemaidwalkedinwithoutknocking.
IhadjustgotoutofthebathwhenheknockedatthedoorandIdidn'
thaveastitchon.
一模一样
aslikeastwopeas（inapod）
Iftwobrothersortwosistersareverymuchalike,youcansaytheyareaslikeastwopeasinapod.
一鸣惊人；
一举成名；
不同凡响
settheThamesonfire（英）/settheworldonfire（美）
MarymaysettheThamesonfirewithherpianoplaying.
Hisgreatinventionsettheworldonfire.
一筹莫展
upthecreek（withoutapaddle）
Hewasreallyupthecreekwhenhiswifelefthim.
一丘之貉；
物以类聚
birdsofafeather（flocktogether）;
betarredwiththesamebrush
Weallthoughtthatheandhisgirlfriendwerebirdsofafeather.
Idislikepoliticiansofallpartiesbecausethey'
realltarredwiththesamebrush.
一箭之遥；
近在咫尺
astone'
sthrow
Myhouseisonlyastone'
sthrowfromtheschool.
一意孤行；
我行我素；
独断独行
go/takeone'
sownway
Iwarnedhimnottomarrythatgirl,buthewasdeterminedtogohisownway.
一知半解
alittleknowledge
Alittleknowledgeisadangerousthing.（这一句是颇有名的谚语，意为「一知半解最危险；
半瓶子醋害死人」）
一见钟情
fallinlove（withsomeone）atfirstsight;
loveatfirstsight
（这里"
love"
为名词）
Theyfellinlovewitheachotheratfirstsight.
Theyfellinloveatonce;
itwasloveatfirstsight.
一清二楚
（as）clearascrystal;
（as）clearasabell
Idon'
tknowwhyyoucan'
tunderstandtheinstructions;
they'
reasclearascrystaltome.
Thewholethingwasasclearasabelltome.Iknewwhattodo.
一窍不通
beallGreektosomeone
Hetriedtoexplainhowthecomputerworked,butitwasallGreektome.
一白遮三丑
Awhitecomplexionispowerfulenoughtohidesevenfaults.
Awhitecomplexionispowerfulenoughtohidesevenfaults.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳；
上一次当，学一次乖
oncebitten,twiceshy
Hehascheatedanddeceivedmeononeoccasion,soIdon'
ttrusthim.Oncebitten,twiceshy.
九牛一毛；
沧海一粟；
杯水车薪
adropintheocean/bucket
ThemoneywecollectedforthevictimsoftheIndianOceantsunamidisasterisreallyjustadropintheocean.
入不敷出
livebeyondone'
smeans
Myfatheralwaystoldmenottolivebeyondmymeans.
入乡随俗
wheninRome,doastheRomansdo
Alotofpeopleoftensay"
wheninRome,doastheRomansdo."
十之八九
ninetimesoutoften
Whenmywifecomeshomefromwork,ninetimesoutoftenshebuysmeaneveningnewspaper.
十拿九稳；
稳操胜券
beinthebag
We'
resuretowin.Thematchisinthebag.
力不从心；
心余力绌；
心有余而力不足
thespiritiswilling,butthefleshisweak（这两句的上半句"
thespiritiswilling"
和下半句"
thefleshisweak"
常被分开单独使用）
WhenIaskedhimforhelpyesterday,hesaid"
myspiritiswilling,butmyfleshisweak."
人面兽心；
口蜜腹剑；
笑里藏刀（披着羊皮的狼）
awolfinsheep'
sclothing
MarytrustedJackuntilonedayshewascheatedbyhim,andrealizedthat
hewasawolfinsheep'
sclothing.
人不可貌相
appearancesareoftendeceptive
"
Appearancesareoftendeceptive"
isacommonlyusedidiom,meaningthingsarenotalwayswhattheyseemtobe.
三心两意
intwominds
MywifethinksweshouldgotoSouthKoreaforourholiday,butI'
mstillintwomindsaboutit.
三番两次
againandagain;
overandover（again）;
timeand（time）again;
timeaftertime
I'
vetoldmysonagainandagainnottorunaredlight.（torunaredlight：
闯红灯）
三缄其口
holdone'
speace/tongue
Inspiteofthefactthathemadeprovocativeremarks,Iheldmypeace/tongue.
三思而后行
lookbeforeyouleap
LookbeforeyouleapwhendoingbusinessontheWeb.
三句不离本行；
说行话；
谈论工作上的事情（这成语通常带有贬义，暗示这些关于工作的言谈让人觉得很无聊）
（to）talkshop
Theydidnothingbuttalkedshop,andIcamehomeearlybecauseitwassoboring.
三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮
twoheadsarebetterthanone
Twoheadsarebetterthanone.
大同小异；
半斤八两
（very）muchofamuchness
Thetwoarticlesareverymuchofamuchness.
大相径庭
polesapart
Theyarepolesapartintheirpoliticalattitudes.
千方百计
byhookorbycrook;
leavenostoneunturned（ornostonebeleftunturned）
Iknowthisworklooksdifficult,butI'
llfinishitbyhookorbycrook.
ThepoliceleftnostoneunturnedtocatchTaiwan'
smostwantedfugitiveChangHsi-ming（张锡铭）andtheysucceeded.
Hepromisednostonewouldbeleftunturnedtogethiswifeback.
千载难逢
onceinabluemoon
MywifeandIrarely,ifever,eatout.So,whenItoldherlastnight"
let'
seatoutandgotoseeamovie"
shewasverysurprisedandsaidthat'
sreallyonceinabluemoon.
寸步不离
atone'
selbow
Hiswifewasalwaysathiselbowwheneveranimportantdecisionhadtobetaken.
大海捞针
（like）looking/searchingforaneedleinahaystack
Tryingtofindabookwewantinsomanybooksisjustlikelookingforaneedleinahaystack.
口是心非；
言不由衷
withone'
stongueinone'
scheek（adv.）;
tongueincheek（adv.）;
tongue-in-check（adj.）
Hedescribedmeasanexcellentteacher,buthesaidittongueincheek/withhistongueinhischeek.
That'
satongue-in-cheekremark/reply.
大惊小怪；
小题大作
makeamountainoutofamolehill
Don'
tmakeamountainoutofamolehillwhenyouknowIlookabouttenyearsyoungerthanIreallyam.（IlookabouttenyearsyoungerthanIreallyam.我看起来比实际年龄年轻大约10岁）
小题大作；
杀鸡用牛刀
breakabutterflyona/thewheel（「小题大作」亦可用"
makeamealoutof"
和"
makeamountainoutofamolehill"
来表示）
IknowwhatI'
vedoneiswrong,butthere'
snoneedtobreakabutterflyonawheel/tomakeamealoutofit.
大发雷霆
doone'
snut
WhenItoldhimwhatshehadsaidabouthim,hedidhisnut.
大获全胜；
所向披靡
sweeptheboard;
carry（orsweep）
all/everythingbeforeone
Iswepttheboardatthecasinolastnight.
AlthoughIhadn'
tdonewellathighschool,Icarriedallbeforemeatuniversity.
亡羊补牢
lockthestabledoorafterthehorsehasbolted
Itisnevertoolatetolockthestabledoorafterthehorsehasbolted.
小洞不补，大洞吃苦
astitchintimesavesnine（经常略为"
astitchintime"
）
Youshouldtryandrepairyourcarbeforeitbecomesworse.Remember,astitchintimesavesnine.
井井有条；
井然有序
inapple-pieorder
Mywifelikestokeepeverythinginapple-pieorder.
少年老成；
老成持重
haveanoldheadonyoungshoulders
Michaelhasanoldheadonyoungshouldersandhandleshisbusinessverywell.
手足无措
notknowwheretoputoneself/one'
sface
WhenItoldLindaalmosteveryoneatherdepartmenthadseenthephotoofherhuggingandkissingherboyfriendaffectionatelyinthestreet,shewassoembarrassedshedidn'
tknowwheretoputherself/herface.
日复一日（或一连数天）
dayafterday;
dayindayout（这亦可写成"
dayin,dayout"
Itwentonrainingdayafterday.
Ifwedothesamethingsdayindayout,itisn'
tsurprisingwegetbored.
附注：
关于"
dayafterday"
，其他表示时间的词也可以这样用，如"
yearafteryear"
，"
monthaftermonth"
nightafternight"
；
至于"
dayindayout"
，其他表示时间的词，尤其是表示较长时间的词，也可以这样用，如"
yearinyearout"
（这亦可写成"
yearin,yearout"
，以下亦同），"
monthinmonthout"
weekinweekout"
nightinnightout"
，但hours,minutes和seconds则不可以这样用。
日以继夜；
夜以继日
dayandnight;
nightandday
Hethoughtofherwifedayandnightwhenshewentonbusinesstripabroadlastyear.
日薄西山（或好景不长）
someone'
sdaysarenumbered
Nowheknowshisdaysarenumbered.
五十步笑百步
thepotcallingthekettleblack
Shewascriticizingmefornotlookingforanewjobbutthatislikethepotcallingthekettleblack.Sheisn'
tlookingforanewjobeither.
太岁头上动土
beardthelioninhisden（这里"
beard"
为动词）
Myboss'
sinhisoffice,solet'
sbeardthelioninhisdenandaskforapayraise.
中饱私囊
lineone'
s（own）pocket/purse（with+money/profits）
Thepresident'
slackofoversighthasallowedsomeoftheCabinetmemberstolinetheirpocketswithhundredsofmillionsofdollars.
心不在焉
here/thereinbody,butnotinspirit;
someone'
sheartisnotin
Ididn'
tunderstandveryclearlywhatyousaid,becauseIwashereinbody,butnotinspiritatthetime.
Johnshouldtrytofindanotherjobbecausehisheartisalwaysnotinhisworkatal
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