初中英语习语谚语

英语习语谚语a piece of cake 轻松的事

a wet blanket 乏味，让人败兴

all thumbs 蠢笨

as bright as a button 聪慧极了

as cool as a cucumber 极其沉着

as easy as ABC特别简单

as easy as pie 十拿九稳

as hard as nails 冷峻无情，木人石心

as hungry as a lion 极其盼望获得

as light as a feather 很轻快

as poor as a church mouse 一无所有

as proud as a peacock 十分骄傲

as sharp as a spear聪慧，思路矫捷

as sly as a fox 特别狡猾

as tall as a tree 特别高

be a weed 脆弱，软弱

be at odds 有矛盾，合不来

be blessed with brains 很聪慧

be green with envy 妒忌

be in the same boat 处于相同境地

be tickled pink 特别高兴

be white as a sheet 苍白如纸

black and blue 青一块紫一块

then and there 立刻

black is white and white is black.黑白颠倒burn the midnight oil 开夜车，挑灯夜战

call black white 混淆是非

cast iron nerves 果断的意志

dark horse xx

down in the dumps 灰心，丧气

eat like a bird 食量很小

feel blue 郁闷

feet of clay 内在缺点

fly off the handle/ hit the roof/ceiling勃然震怒green fingers 善于

hand and foot 完整，周祥，全方向

hot under the collar 愤慨的，恼火的

have butterflies in your stomach 心慌，紧张

in the black 有盈利

in the red 财政赤字

kill the fatted calf 摆宴欢送

laugh one’ s head大off笑

off the top of your head 不假考虑

make a mountain out of a molehill/ make a fuss of 小题大做on cloud nine 狂喜

on its last legs 气息奄奄，濒于台

once and for all 永久，完全地

one’ s cup of tea迎合脾气的事

over the moon 惊喜假定狂，欣喜若狂

pull one’ s开leg某人玩笑

rain cats and dogs 滂沱大雨

senior citizen 老人

to sleep like a log 熟睡

twists and turns 波折

wear and tear 磨损

the man in the street 平时百姓

the prodigal son 浪荡子

the salt of the earth 和善老实的人

A bad workman always blames his tools拙.匠总怪工具差。Actions speak louder than words.行动比语言更响亮。

A good beginning is half the battle.好的开始等于成功的一半。

A single flower doesn’ t make一a花spring独放.不是春。

A lazy youth, a lousy age少.壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

All ’ s well that ends well结果.好，全部都好。

All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的不必定是金子。

All things are difficult before they are easy.凡事开端难。

A miss is as good as a mile失.之毫厘，差之千里。

An apple a day keeps the doctor away一.日一苹果，赛过找医生。

A new broom sweeps clean.新官上任三把火。

An eye for eye and a tooth for a tooth.以牙还牙以牙还牙。

A still tongue makes a wise head智.者寡言。

Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。

Better early than late. 宁早勿晚。

Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好。

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

Constant dropping wears away a stone滴.水石穿。

Cut your coat according to your cloth.对症下药。〔量力而行〕Doing nothing is doing ill.无所作为，必干坏事。

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.不要快乐过早。Do not try to teach your grandmother to such eggs.不要弄斧班门。Don’ t put the cart before the horse勿.舍本逐末。

Empty vessels make the most noise满.瓶子不响，半瓶子晃悠。Every bird likes its own nest the best.金窝银窝，不如自己的草窝。