和十二生肖有關(guān)習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)趣談

1、和十二生肖有關(guān)習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)趣談  Ratsmell a rat覺(jué)得可疑I smelt a rat when he started being so helpful!the rat race激烈的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)Living in a big city is one big rat race.play cat and mouse with sb. 欲擒故縱，(像貓抓耗子似地)欺負(fù)(折磨、虐待)某人The policeman decided to play cat and mouse when he saw the womansteal the dress in the store.

2、Oxa bull in a china shop經(jīng)常闖禍的人，笨手笨腳的人Hes like a bull in a china shop, always knocking things over.take the bull by the horns不畏艱險(xiǎn)You cant just sit back in a situation like this. You should takethe bull by the horns.like a red rag to a bull使憤怒Any statement against the government is like a red rag to a

3、 bullto that minister.till the cows come home永遠(yuǎn)地，無(wú)限期地If youre waiting for him to pay you, youll wait till the cowscome home!kill the fatted calf熱情款待，設(shè)宴歡迎He welcomed me at home by killing the fatted calf.Tigerpaper tiger貌似強(qiáng)大而實(shí)質(zhì)虛弱的敵人As long as we are not afraid of this kind of threat, the papertigers

4、true face will come out in the wash.Harehunt with the hounds and run with the hare同時(shí)支持相對(duì)立的兩派, 腳踩兩只船Which team are you going to support? Make up your mind now. Youcant hunt with the hounds and run with the hare.Dragonsow (the) dragons teeth挑起糾紛或引起爭(zhēng)端Wherever he went, he sowed (the) dragons teeth

5、by preachingracial segregation.Snakea snake in the grass潛伏的危險(xiǎn)或敵人，陰險(xiǎn)而偽善的朋友How could I ever trust that snake in the grass?Horsehold your horses忍耐，克制，別急躁Dont get so angry. Just hold your horses and find the appropriatesolution.put the cart before the horse本末倒置Surely youre putting the cart before the ho

6、rse by buying all thisfurniture before youve got the house.flog a dead horse徒勞，浪費(fèi)精力Youll just be flogging a dead horse if you try to make her changeher mind about it.high horse自大，盛氣凌人When the president visited his hometown in the remote village, herode the high horse among the local people.Sheepa wo

7、lf in sheeps clothing披著羊皮的狼，偽裝善良的壞人Mrs. Martin trusted the lawyer until she realized that he was awolf in sheeps clothing.as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lamb一不做，二不休；索性蠻干Dad said I was to be home from the dance by eleven oclock, but Ienjoyed myself so much that it was midnight before I real

8、ized it, soI thought I might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb andstopped on till the end.a black sheep害群之馬，敗家子Every privileged class tries at first to whitewash its blacksheep; if they prove incorrigible, theyre kicked out.Monkeymonkey about / around胡鬧，惡作劇The boys were monkeying about in the

9、playground, and one of themgot hurt.monkey with胡亂折騰，瞎擺弄Youll break the TV if you dont stop monkeying about with it.get (have) ones monkey up生氣，發(fā)脾氣Dont get your monkey up for nothing.Cockcock ones snook (snoot) to (at) sb. 瞧不起某人The artist cocked a snook at the critics by exhibiting an emptyframe

10、.cock up把弄糟They completely cocked up the arrangements for our holiday.Doga dog in the manger占著茅坑不拉屎的人，自私自利的人Dont be such a dog in the manger. Lend your bicycle to him sinceyou will not go out this afternoon.top dog處于支配地位Brazil can well be said to be the top dog in the soccer circles ofthe world.lead a dogs life過(guò)困苦的生活Many new immigrants in the U.S. initially endure a dogs life.put on the dog炫耀，擺闊；竭力表現(xiàn)自己，似乎自己非常重要，而事實(shí)并非如此They put on the dog in front of their guests, but the guests werenot impressed.Pigpigs might fly無(wú)稽之談，奇跡可能會(huì)發(fā)