成语四字格

成语四字格

如鱼得水 feel just like fish in water

临阵磨枪 sharpen one's spear only before going into battle 狐假虎威the fox borrows the tiger’s terror

猫哭老鼠 the cat weeps over the mouse

对牛弹琴 play the harp to a bull 雨后春笋 like bamboo shoots after a spring shower 一寸光阴一寸金 an inch of time is an inch of gold 谋事在人，成事在天 man proposes，god disposes 胸有成竹 have a well-thought-out plan before doing something 手忙脚乱 in a frantic rush 立竿见影get instant results

噤若寒蝉 keep quiet

明火执仗 do evil things openly

牵肠挂肚 be full of anxiety and worry

快马加鞭 speed up

藕断丝连 have not cut off relations completely

五光十色 multicolored

归心似箭 be very anxious to return home 鸡毛蒜皮 trifling

开门见山 come straight to the point

狗急跳墙 do sth desperate

黔驴技穷 at one's wits' end 单枪匹马 all by oneself

生龙活虎 bursting with energy

顺手牵羊 walk off with something

守株待兔 trust to chance and stroke of luck 肉中刺 a thorn in the flesh

浑水摸鱼 fish in troubled water

趁热打铁 strike while the iron is hot 眼见为实 seeing is believing 隔墙有耳 walls have ears

自投罗网 throw oneself into the trap 嗤之以鼻 turn up one's nose at 一触即发 touch and go

空中楼阁 castles in the air

充耳不闻 turn a deaf ear to 熟能生巧 practice makes perfect

事实胜于雄辩 facts speak louder than words

笑掉大牙 laugh off one's head 乱七八糟 at sixes and sevens

东张西望 look right and left

抛砖引玉 to throw a sprat to catch a herring 缘木求鱼 seek a hare in hen's nest 挥金如土 to spend money like water

胆小如鼠as timid as a hare

瓮中之鳖 like a rat in a hole

无风不起浪 there is no smoke without fire

挂羊头卖狗肉 cry up wine and sell vinegar

有志者事竟成where there is a will there is a way

新官上任三把火 new brooms sweep clean

偷鸡不成蚀把米 go for wool and come back shorn

己所不欲勿施于人 do as you would be done by

以眼还眼 an eye for an eye

君子协定 a gentleman's agreement

武装到牙齿 armed to the teeth

东施效颦 she's Dongshi imitating Xishi(Xishi was a famous beauty in the ancient kindom of Yue.Dongshi was an ugly girl who tired to imitate her way.)

班门弄斧 showing off your proficiency with an axe before Lu Ban the master carpenter 望梅止渴画饼充饥 a fantasy or an illusion 有小的，也有老的，仪表端庄的，獐头鼠目的，衣冠楚楚的，褴褛破烂的。Young and old， handsome and homely，smart and shabby

洗心革面，脱胎换骨 determine to turn over a new leaf 货色齐全，品种

多样，任君挑选 have a good assortment of goods to choose from 吃不完的大米白面，穿不完的绫罗绸缎，花不完的金银珠宝 more food and clothes than could be consumed and more money than could be spent

囊中羞涩 be financially embarrassed

交臂相失失之交臂 miss sth very desirable

爱屋及乌套译 love me，love my dog、直译the love for the house extends even to the ominous crows perching on it、意译love one thing on account of another

避坑落井意译to get out of a bad situation and end up in one that is even worse、直译dodge a pit only to fall into a well\套译out of the frying pan and into the fire 新官上任三把火意译a new official applies strict measures\ 套译a new broom sweeps clean 江山易改本性难移直译it is easy to change rivers and mountains but hard to change a person's nature\ 套译a leopard cannot change its spots

她有沉鱼落雁之容，闭月羞花之貌。直译Her beauty would make the fish sink,the wild goose

fall down, the moon hide herself and put the flowers to shame.\意译the girl's beauty would put the flowers to shame

覆水难收直译spilt water cannot be gathered 意译 what is done cannot be undone 套译there is no use crying over spilt milk

孤掌难鸣直译you cannot clap with one hand 意译it is difficult to achieve anything without support 套译he who stands alone has no power.

忠言逆耳直译faithful words offend the ears意译truth hurts套译

truth is a hard pill to swallow 指鹿为马直译call a stag a horse意译willful misrepresentation 套译 talk black into white 涸泽而渔直译drain the pond to catch all the fish意译ruin the source of supply套译kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

换汤不换药直译change the liquid but not the drugs意译a change in form but not in essence套译old wine in new bottles

敌军闹得全村鸡犬不宁。The enemy troops threw the whole village into great disorder.

搬弄是非 tell tales

这些问题盘根错节，三言两语说不清楚。These questions are too complicated to be explained in a few words.

袖手旁观 standing by with folded arms

守株待兔waiting for gains without pains

不抗不战 nonresistance

求学胜地 an ideal place for teaching, learning and academic pursuits 帐篷连营，人马喧腾，歌舞相杂，十分热闹。They set up tents and celebrate with songs and dances far into the night.

古朴典雅、风格独特 simplicity，elegance and distinctive design

四大奇景 the four scenic features