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英语习语Englishidiomsandfunnyexpressions动物篇
IdiomsAndSayingsAboutAnimals
Idiom/Saying
Explanation
Tohave ants inyourpants.
Forexample:
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There'satesttomorrow,andhecan'tconcentrateorkeepstill.Helookslikehe'sgotantsinhispants.
Tobeunabletokeepstillbecauseyouareveryexcitedorworriedaboutsomething.
坐立不安
To badger someone.
Forexample:
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Don'tletpeoplebadgeryouintohavingadrink.
Topestersomeoneintodoingsomething.
烦扰某人，打扰某人
Bark worsethanbite.
Forexample:
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Ohdon'tworry,he'salwaysshoutingatpeople,buthisbarkisworsethanhisbite.
Usedtodescribesomeonewhomakesthreatsbutnevercarriesthemout.
“会叫的狗不咬人”
Barking upthewrongtree.
Forexample:
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Thegovernmentwasbarkingupthewrongtreewiththeirproposal tosellofftheUK'sforests.
Tomakethewrongchoice,oraskthewrongperson.（ImagineLaikabarkingupatreethinkingthere'sasquirrelupthere,butthesquirrelhasalreadyrunalongthebranchestoanothertree.）找错人了，搞错对象了，弄错了，大错特错
Tobelikea bear withasorehead.
Forexample:
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Myhusbandislikeabearwithasoreheadbeforehegetshiscupofteainthemorning.
Tobeinabadmood.
脾气坏的，勃然大怒，粗暴的
Tohavea bee inyourbonnet.
Forexample:
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She'sgotarealbeeinherbonnetaboutthatnewadvertisingcampaign,she'sevenphonedtheACA!
Tobeobsessedaboutsomething
你不能停止、没完没了地想这件事儿。
我们常用这个短语来描述一个人对某事担忧、着急或因某事而很生气。
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Thebirdsandthebees.
Forexample:
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IntheUKmanyparentsdreadhavingtotelltheirchildrenaboutthebirdsandthebees.
∙Aeuphamismforcourtshipandintercoursebetweenpeople.两性关系的基本常识；
∙基本的性知识；
∙性启蒙教育
A bird inthehandisworthtwointhebush.
Forexample:
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Iwouldstaywithyourcurrentfirm,ratherthanlookforsomethingbetter.Afterall,abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.
Havingsomethingforcertainisbetterthanthepossibilityofgettingsomethingbetter. 一鸟在手，胜似二鸟在林意思就是拥有的东西比没得到的东西实在，更需珍惜
Theearly bird catchestheworm.
Forexample:
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I'llgotoworkearlytomorrow.Afterall,theearlybirdcatchestheworm.
Ifyoudosomethinginatimelymanneryouwillsucceed."早起的鸟儿有虫吃
A bird's eyeview.
Forexample:
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IfyoulookatGoogleMapsyoucangetabird'seyeviewofyourstreet.
Theappearanceofsomethingseenfromabove.鸟瞰 意思是俯视，是因为居高临下，一览无余，让你能俯视全景。
Birds ofafeatherflocktogether.
Forexample:
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Attheparty,alltheteenagersgatheredinthekitchen.Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.
Peoplewhohavesimilarcharactersorsimilarinterestswilloftenchoosetospendtimetogether.物以类聚,人以群分
Tokilltwo birds withonestone.
Forexample:
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Iwenttothedentist,andaskedhimtofillthemolar,andremovethewisdomtoothatthesametime.Mightaswellkilltwobirdswithonestone.
Tosolvetwoproblemswithasingleaction.一石二鸟
Tobelikea bull inachinashop.
Forexample:
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Don'tlethimtouchthoseglassbaubles,he'slikeabullinachinashop.
Tobeclumsy形象生动,喻义明显,因此在日常生活中常常被用来形容那些做事毛手毛脚或言谈举止粗.
A cat nap.
Forexample:
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Ialwayshaveacatnapafterlunch.
∙Ashortsleep,duringtheday.打瞌睡；
∙假寐；
∙小睡；
∙瞌睡
Tobelikea cat onahottinroof.
Forexample:
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She'swaitingforherboyfriendtocall,andshe'sbeenlikeacatonahottinroofallday.
Tobenervousandunabletokeepstill.比喻焦虑不安类似于热锅上的蚂蚁
Afat cat.
Forexample:
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Toomanyfatcatshavemademoneyoutoftherecession.
∙Someonewhoisveryrichandpowerful.一只肥猫；大款；有钱有势的人；
∙肥猫
Ascaredy-cat.
Forexample:
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It'sonlyalittlespider,don'tbesuchascaredy-cat.
Someonewhoisfrightenedfornoreason.胆小鬼
The cat's whiskers.
Forexample:
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Shethoughtshewasthecat'swhiskerswhenshegotthepartintheplay.
Whensomeonethinksthey'rebetterthaneveryoneelse.（非正式）优秀人物，上等货
Hasthe cat gotyourtongue?
Forexample:
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Whyareyoubeingsoquiet?
Catgotyourtongue?
Saidwhensomeoneisn'tsayinganything.Catgotone'stongue是指一个人因惊讶、尴尬而一时不知说什么好。
在对话中占上风的人会经常对处于劣势的人说Hasthecatgotyourtongue?
，用来显示自己处于优势
Toletthe cat outofthebag.
Forexample:
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Everybodyknowsabouttheredundancies,someoneletthecatoutofthebag.
Torevealasecret.无意中泄露秘密
Tolooklikethe cat thatgotthecream.
Forexample:
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Iguessyoupassedyourexam.Youlooklikethecatthatgotthecream.
Tolookverypleasedandabitsmugaboutsomething.对于某事非常高兴，得意不凡
Toputa cat amongthepigeons.
Forexample:
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Whenthephotosshowedhimkissingayoungwoman,itreallyputthecatamongthepigeons.
∙Tocausetrouble.引来可能招惹是非的人[事]制造混乱；
∙挑起纠纷；
∙惹乱子
Notenoughroomtoswinga cat.
Forexample:
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Inouroldflattherewasn'tenoughroomtoswingacat.
Usedtodescribeaplacethatisverysmall.连猫都难以行走，说明空间之狭小，根本没有转身的余地。
It'sraining cats anddogs!
Forexample:
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Wehadtorunforshelterwhenitstartedrainingcatsanddogs.
It'srainingveryheavily.下暴雨;倾盆大雨有个典故,大概意思是从前外国每次下了暴雨,就会从下水道溢出一些流浪猫儿,流浪狗狗的尸体,就好象是大雨把这一些带来的,所以下了很大的雨就说成了It's raining cats and dogs
Lookwhatthe cat's draggedin!
Forexample:
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Lookwhatthecat'sdraggedin!
Youlookterrible!
Aninsultingwayofsayingthatsomeonehasjustarrivedandtheydon'tlookgood.[口语]瞧这副窝囊相（对不整洁的人打的招呼）
Tobea chicken orTobe chicken ortobe chicken livered.
Forexample:
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Shewouldn'tgetonthewaltzers,becauseshesaidthey'redangerous.She'ssuchachicken.
Someonewhoiscowardly.胆怯
A cuckoo inthenest.
Forexample:
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Thenewmanagerisarealcuckoointhenest.He'scausingmoreproblemsthanhe'ssolving.
Someonewhoispartofagroupbutisdifferentandoftendisliked,oraproblemthatgrowsquicklyandcrowdsouteverythingelse.与众不同且不受欢迎的人，问题变得急剧突出等
Livingincloud cuckoo land.
Forexample:
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Hethinkstherecessionwon'taffecthisbusiness.He'slivingincloudcuckooland.
∙Usedtodescribesomeonewhohasideasorplansthatarecompletelyunrealistic.脱离现实的幻境；不切实际的，乌托邦的，
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A dog andponyshow.
Forexample:
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Hiscampaignwasarealdogandponyshow,buthestilldidn'twintheelection.
Ashoworothereventthathasbeenorganizedinordertogetpeople'ssupportortopersuadethemtobuysomething.精心安排的盛大演出（或展示），有说服人们买东西的倾向，
Ashaggy dog story.
Forexample:
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Thewayhekeptgoingonledmetosuspectitwasashaggydogstory.
∙Ajokeorstorythat'sobviouslynottrueorhasasillyending.冗长无聊的滑稽故事;不得要领的幽默
Tobelikea dog withtwotails.
Forexample:
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Whenwefoundoutwehadwonthecontract,ourmanagerwaslikeadogwithtwotails.
Tobeveryhappy.非常高兴，兴高采烈
Tobe dog-eared.
Forexample:
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Iwon'tlendheranymorebooks,thelastoneshegavebacktomewasdog-eared.
Ifsomethingisdog-eared,itisinbadcondition.（书）翻旧了的，折角了的，卷了的，比喻处于不好状态
Tobe dog tired.
Forexample:
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Thepartywentontill4am.Iwasdogtiredthenextday.
Tobeexhausted.累得再也爬不起来了
Gonetothe dogs.
Forexample.-
Thiscountryhasgonetothedogssincetheywontheelection.
Usedwhensomeoneorsomewherebecomeslesssuccessfulthanitwas.某地或者某人大不如从前
Letsleeping dogs lie.
Forexample:
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Iknewmybosswaswrong,butIdidn'tsayanything.Hewouldn'tthankme,soIsay,letsleepingdogslie.
Leavesomethingaloneifitmightcausetrouble.意思就是不要去惹正在睡觉的狗，因为睡着了的狗不会咬人。
换句话说，也就是：
要是采取什么行动会给自己或别人带来麻烦，那么最好还是保持现状，不要采取行动。
It'srainingcatsand dogs!
Forexample:
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Wehadtorunforshelterwhenitstartedrainingcatsanddogs.
It'srainingveryheavily.倾盆大雨
Talkthehindlegoffa donkey.
Forexample:
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Icouldn'tgetawordinedgeways.Thatguycouldtalkthehindleffoffadonkey.
Totalkalot.唠叨不停;唠叨不休
Adead duck.
Forexample:
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Thepoliceadmittedthattheyweregivingup,thecasewasadeadduck.
∙Afailure.完蛋的人；
∙玩完了；
∙被放弃的或将失败的计划；
∙注定要完蛋的人
Wateroffa duck's back.
Forexample:
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Hekeptshoutingatme,butitwaslikewateroffaduck'sback.
Saidwhensomeonedoesn'tletthingsupsetthem.作为一个习惯用语，意思就是：
“对……毫无作用，被人像鸭子抖羽毛一样抖掉了”。
The elephant intheroom.
Forexample:
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Herblindnesswastheelephantintheroom.
Aproblemorsituationthateveryoneknowsaboutbutnoonementions.房间里的大象（也可以说是卧室里的大象，墙角的大象，餐桌上的大象，厨房里的大象等）是一个英国的谚语，用来形容一个明明存在的问题，却被人刻意的回避及无视的情形。
它的字面意思描述了，一个庞大的大象在狭小的房间里面，是非常明显的事实，因此，它也暗含了这个问题应该被拿来出来公开讨论的意思。
这条谚语，常被用于描绘，上瘾者身边的朋友及家人，为了帮助他走出自我否定，而不愿意讨论他的问题的情形。
Awhite elephant.
Forexample:
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Spainlavishedmoneyonmanywhiteelephantbuildingprojects,suchastheairportatCiudadReal,southofMadrid.
Usedtodescribesomethingyouownthatisuseless.在印度、里兰卡（从前称为锡兰）、泰国、缅甸等国白象（whiteelephant）被视为神圣不可侵犯的动物，人们从不会让它们劳作。
据说要饲养一头“whiteelephant”花费惊人。
所以从前中亚的国王对看不顺眼的大臣就赐给白象，使他为饲养御赐的白象而倾家荡产。
源自此一典故“whiteelephant”一词后来演变而指比其价值或效用所需费用庞大而不成比例者，或虽然不需要但难于处理之物品了
Acold fish.
Forexample:
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Herhusband'sarealcoldfish,it'simpossibletotellwhetherhe'shappyornot.
Someonewhodoesn'tshowhowtheyfeel.态度冷漠的人，不热情的人，难以看穿心事的人，总是面无表情的人
"Adifferentkettleof fish"
Forexample:
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Oh!
Theywantto place anorder?
That'sadifferentkettleoffish.OfcourseI'lltalktothem.
Adifferentmatterorissue.截然不同的事
∙另一种人或事
Tohavebigger fish tofry.
Forexample:
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Hecouldn'tstaylong,withthismergerhehasbiggerfishtofry.
Tohavemoreimportantthingstodo.我有更重要的事情需要去做”。
这个句子可以用于非正式场合，非常口语化。
Likea fish outofwater.
Forexample:
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Whenshestartedtalkingaboutherpersonalproblems,helookedlikeafishoutofwater.
Tobeuncomfortableinaparticularsituation
如鱼离水，不适应；
∙不自在；
∙浑身不自在；
Somethingis fishy.
Forexample:
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Therewassomethingfishyinthewayhepausedbeforeansweringthequestion.
Usedwhensomethingissuspicious可疑的，有鬼，蹊跷的，有猫腻的.
Tobea fly onthewall.
Forexample:
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Iwouldlovetohavebeenaflyonthewallwhenthebosswastellinghimoff.
Towanttobesomewheresecretly,soyoucanoverhearwhatissaid.“墙上的苍蝇”指在不被人注意的情况下随意观察局势的一种状态。
现在，这个表达多用于指代“观察型纪录片”，此类纪录片一般如实反应片中人物的真实生活，不会因为拍摄而影响人物的行为
Tobeasslyasa fox.
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