关于动物的习语

关于动物的习语
一下是一些收集的关于动物的习语。

有些没有翻译的分两种情况，一是从字面意思很容易看出来，而写出来不一定准确的；另外一类是我还不确定其真正的含义。

Bear 熊
bear market 熊市-空头市场
You can't have your cake and eat it too.鱼和熊掌不可兼得
Bird 鸟
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. A little bird told me. 有人私下告诉我 a bird's-eys view鸟瞰
Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚 eat like a bird吃的很少，食量小
Fine feathers make fine birds.人要衣装，佛要金装。

give a person the bird 喝倒彩
Kill two birds with one stone.一石二鸟 the birds and the bees有关性的基本常识
The early birds catches the worm.早起的鸟儿有虫吃 newbie菜鸟
Bull,calf,cattle,cow,ox牛 bull market 牛市-多头市场
bull session 闲谈，男性之间的谈话 like a bull in china shop笨手笨脚 to milk the bull缘木求鱼
You can't sell the cow and drink the milk.与和熊掌不可兼得 why buy the cow when the milk is free.
Take the bull by the horns.勇敢的客服困难，挺身而出 as dumb as an ox像公牛一般沉默 as strong as an ox像牛般强壮 drink like a fish牛饮
as stubborn as mule牛脾气
talk horse吹牛
to eat like a horse食量大如牛
to lead a dog's life 牛马不如的生活 to cast the pearls before swine对牛弹琴
Cat, Kitten猫
A cat has nine lives.
cat-and-mouse玩弄，折磨
cat burglar蜘蛛盗 cat house妓院 cat nap/sleep小睡
Cat got you tongue?舌头打结 bell the cat做危险的事 cats and dogs形同水火
Curiosity killed the cat.勿多管闲事 Let the cat out of the bag.泄漏机密live a cat-and-dog life争吵度日 It rains cats and dogs.倾盆大雨
There is not even enough room for swing a cat.无转身之处 She is a scary cat.很容易受到惊吓
While the cat is away, the mice will play.猫去鼠嬉
Chicken ,cock, hen, rooster鸡 a hen party女性聚会 chicken pox水痘chicken out临阵脱逃 cock-eyed斜眼的
henpeck对丈夫作威作福
Which comes first, the chicken or the eggs?
better to be the head of duck than the ass of a horse宁为鸡头不为凤尾
Dog, doggie, puppy狗
a dog in the manger 鸠占鹊巢 an old dog can't learn new tricks
Barking dogs seldom bite.会叫的狗不咬人 doggy bag剩菜袋 dog's life生活艰难 dog-eat-dog world dog tired
a dog chance极有限的一点希望 dog's day很热的日子 dog-eared书页的折角
dog eat dog无情而野蛮的竞争 dog sleep小寐
Every dog has its day.狗也有出头的日子 Let sleeping dog lie.少惹麻烦Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌 put on the dog装腔作势 red dog beer私家酿酒top dog人上人 paparazzi狗仔队
bite the hands that feed one狗咬吕洞宾，不知好人心
You can't make a silk purse out of sow's ear.够最终吐不出象牙
Fish鱼
cold fish冷淡的人 drink like a fish酗酒
There are other fish in the sea天涯何处无芳草 Goat,lamb,sheep,kid羊
as gentle as a lamb像绵羊一样温和 a black sheep害群之马 follow like sheep盲目顺从
separate the sheep from and goats辨别好人与坏人 Lock the stable door after the horse is stolen.亡羊补牢
Goose鹅
as silly as goose像鹅般蠢
Fair for the goose is fair for gander goose bump鸡皮疙瘩 goose egg考零分 gooseflesh鸡皮疙瘩
Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.杀鸡取卵
Hog,pig,swine,sow猪
road hog挡道的自私驾驶 bleed like a stuck pig大量出血 eat like a pig吃的多而且吃相不好 make a pig of oneself狼吞虎咽 Pig may fly.Or to milk the bull. Horse,pony马
Don't put the cart before the horse.不要本末倒置 Don't ride the high horse.不要妄自尊大 Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest.
It is useless to flog a dead horse.鞭策死马，徒劳无功 Lock the stable after the horse has gone.亡羊补牢
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.受赠之马，勿探其齿 Zeal without knowledge is runaway horse. Don't change horses in mid-stream. a horse of a different color a dark horse黑马
from the horse's mouth第一手消息 horses sense常识 I can eat a horse. one-horse town小镇
You can lead a horse to water,but you can't make him drink.师傅领进门，修行在个人 Cruise chicks泡马子
All lay loads on a willing horse马善被人骑 leapfrog
piggyback fight骑马打仗 Lion狮子
as brave as a lion像狮子般勇敢
That software designer still the lion's share of the market.那位软件设计师人人握有大部分的市场
Put one's head into the lion's mouth自愿冒险 Monkey猴子
monkey/horse/idle/fool around鬼混 monkey business恶作剧
monkey on the back某事已成了负担 Monkey see,monkey de.有样学样 monkey uncle吃惊
Mouse,rat鼠
as poor as church mouse rat fink告密者
a rug rat指不会走路的小婴儿
I can smell the rat.我觉得事有蹊跷。

Rats!胡说八道，该死，可恶 Snake蛇
a snake in the grass口蜜腹剑的人
Once bitten twice shy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。

to cherish a snake in
one's bosom养护为患 crawl蛇行
overdo it画蛇添足 Tiger,cub虎
ride the tiger骑虎难下
the ass in the lions skin狐假虎威
How can one get the tiger cubs if one does not enter tiger den?不入虎穴，焉得虎子
Other Animal其他 as big as a whale as blind as a bat as busy as a bee
as pround as peacock as slow as a turtle as slow as a snail as sly as a fox
as stupid as a donkey
as stubborn as a mule as wise as an owl
butterfly effect连锁反应
to have or get butterfly in one's stomach非常紧张 The last straw breaks camel's back.忍无可忍 crocodile tears不真诚的同情 eat crow不得已认错
A deer caught in the headlight.手足无措 eagle-eyed眼力好 mad as a March hare
A leopard can't change his spots.江山易改本性难移。

pet peeve不能忍受的事stag party男人的聚会 stool pigeon奸细
One swallow does not make a summer swan song最后作品
white elephant 昂贵而无用的东西。

关于动物的谚语
1.Bird
(1) Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕；一举两得。

(2) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。

(3) Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。

(4) It’s an ill bird that fouls own nest. 家丑不可外扬。

(5) Fine feathers make fine birds.
人要衣装，马要鞍。

(6) A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 听音识鸟，闻言识人。

(7) Each bird loves to hear himself sing. 鸟儿都爱听自己唱。

（自我欣赏） (8) You cannot catch old birds with chaff.(粗糠). 用粗糠捉不住老鸟。

（有经验的人难骗。

）
(9) Birds in their little nests agree. 同巢之鸟心儿齐。

2. Cat
(1) A cat has nine lives.猫有九条命；吉人天相。

(2) Cats hide their claws. 知人知面不知心。

(3) All cats are grey in the dark.. 黑暗之中猫都是灰色的。

（人未出名时看起
来都差不多。

）
(4) A gloved cat catches no mice. 戴手套的猫，老鼠抓不到。

（不愿吃苦的人成
不了大事业。

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(5) When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage. 黄鼠狼和猫结亲，不是好事情。

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(6) Who will bwll the cat? 谁去给猫系铃？（谁愿意为大家冒风险？）
(7) The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 帽偷吃奶油的时候总是闭着眼睛。

（掩耳盗铃）
(8) There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter. 杀猫的办法很多。

（达到目的的途径很多。

） (9) Care kill a cat. 忧虑愁死猫。

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