含有动物或颜色的英语趣味短语

与动物或颜色有关的词语或短语

Bird 鸟

1. He eats like a bird．他吃得很少。

2．A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush．〔谚」双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。3．We’re all early birds in my family because we live on a farm. 由于我们生活在农场，所以全家人都起得很早。

4. Birds of a feather flock together．[谚]物以类聚，人以群分。

5．That’s for the birds!那毫无意义！

6．It’s an ill bird that fouls own nest．「谚」家丑不可外扬。

7. A little bird told me．有人私下告诉我。

Horse 马

8. He eats like a horse．他吃得很多。

9．That’s just a lot of horse and donkey dust! 那不过都是些废话!

10．It’s time to study now and stop horsing around．学习时间已到，别胡闹了。11．I got it straight from the horse s mouth．我是听当事人亲口说的。

12. Just hold your horses！忍耐一下吧！

13. She works like a horse all day long．她整天辛辛苦苦地干活。

14．That’s a horse of a different color! 那完全是另外一回事。

15．You can take a horse to the water，but you can't make him drink！〔谚〕带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难！

Monkey 猴

16．Don't get your monkey up for nothing．别无缘无故生气。

17. You shouldn't monkey about with that machine, if you don't know how to fix it．假如你不懂得修，就别瞎弄这台机器。

18．What kind of monkey business has been going on while I've been away？我不在的时候，出了什么事了？

Chichen 小鸡

19．Come on! Don’t be chicken! 来，别害怕！

20．Well，she’s certainly no spring chicken．她当然不再是个小丫头了。21．Don't count your chickens before they're hatched! 「谚」不要过早乐观!

Owl 猫头鹰

22. He is as blind as an owl．他真是个瞎子。

23. He’s a wise old owl．他是个智叟。

Bear 熊

24．Every time l see my grandfather，he gives me a big bear hug．每次见到爷爷，他都要紧紧地拥抱我。

25．Her husband is a real bear．她丈夫脾气确实坏。

Bee 蜜蜂

26．She’s always as busy as a bee．她总是忙忙碌碌。

Snail蜗牛

27．He walks at a snail's pace．他走路慢吞吞。

Worm 虫

28．He wormed his way through the narrow passage．他好不容易才走过那条狭窄的小路。

29．Every time l take the kids to the movies，they always worm around in their seats．每次我带孩子们去看电影，他们好像总也坐不住似的。

30．l am a worm today．今天一点精神也没有。含有动物词语的趣味英语短语(二)

1. as busy as a bee.忙碌至极

2. beard the lion 捋虎须；奋勇还击；在太岁头上动土。

3. bell the cat.猫脖子拴铃铛；为了大家的利益承担风险。

4. bird of passage.漂泊不定的人。

5. birds of feather.一丘之貉。

6. black sheep.败家子；害群之马；无用之辈。

7. dark horse.黑马；竞争中出人意料的获胜者。

8. break a butterfly on a wheel.小题大做；杀鸡用牛刀。

9. a pig in a poke 上当之货。

10. cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’ ear.朽木不可雕也。坏材料做不出好东西。sow大母猪

11. cannot say boo to a goose. 胆小如鼠。

12. cast peals before swine.明珠暗投；对牛弹琴。swine是指猪或卑贱的人

13. cast sheep’s eyes 送秋波；抛媚眼；以目传情。

14. the cat among the pigeons. 猫在鸽群中---人为刀俎，我为鱼肉。pigeon鸽子

15. cat’s paw. 被人当爪牙利用的人；受人愚弄的人。paw爪子