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。）

(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。）

(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。

3. Chicken

(1) Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. 鸡蛋未孵出，先别数小鸡。（不要过早乐观。） 4. Crow

(1) A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 江山易改，本性难移。 5. Dog

(1) He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪，何患无词. (2) A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪，何患无词. (3) Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌.

(4) Too much pudding will choke a dog. 布丁太多噎死狗。 (5) Every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意时。

(6) Barking dogs don’t (seldom) bite. 爱叫的狗很少咬人。 (7) Let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事生非。 (8) Dead dogs bite not. 死狗不咬人。

(9) All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 狗见了叫的不一定都是贼。（不要以貌取人。）

(10) Every dog is a lion at home. 狗在家门口就成了狮子。 (11) Don’t be a dog (lying) in the manger. 莫学狗占马槽不吃草。（不要占着茅坑不拉屎。）

(12) Dog does not eat dog. 同类不相残。

(13) Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings. 狗再傲慢也会吃脏布丁。

(14) A son never thinks his mother ugly,and a dog never shuns its owner’s home however shabby it is.儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫。 6. Frog

(1) The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙，不知大海。 7. Fox

(1) The fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸毛色可变灰，但是本性难移。 (2) The fox preys farthest from his hole. 狐狸捕食，远离洞府。（兔子不吃窝边草。） (3) When the fox preaches, then take care of your geese. 每当狐狸说教，当心鹅群被盗。

(4) When the fox says he is a vegetarian, it’s time for the hen to look out. 狐狸说它吃素的时候，母鸡就得注意。 英语中有关动物的谚语（下）

8. Fish

(1) The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼常在水底游。 (2) Never offer to teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。

(3) Go to the sea, if you would fish well. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

(4) There’s as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. 海里的好鱼多的是。 (5) It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者不上两次档。 (6) If water is noisy, there are no fish in it. 咆哮的水中无鱼。（夸夸其谈者无真才实学。）。 9. Hare

(1) You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds(猎狗). 不能既和野

兔一起跑又和猎狗一起追。（人不应两面讨好。）

(2) The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping. 兔子睡懒觉，乌龟跑赢了。 10. Horse

(1) You can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink. 带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难。

(2) Don’t ride the high horse. 勿摆架子。

(3) A good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 好马不会毛色差。 (4) A horse may stumble on four feet. 马有四条腿，亦有失蹄时。 (5) A running horse needs no spur. 奔马无需鞭策。

(6) Don’t put the cart before the horse. 不要将大车套在马前面。（处理问题应按先后次序，不要本末倒置。）

(7) The common horse is worst shod. 公用之马，掌子最差。 (8) Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen. 失马之后锁马厩。（亡羊补牢） (9) Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. 馈赠之马，勿看牙口。

(10) Hair by hair you will pull out the horse’s tail. 一根一根拔，拔光马尾巴。（水滴石穿） 11 . Mouse

(1) It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。

(2) The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken. 只有一个洞的老鼠，很快就被抓住。

(3) A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge. 一粒老鼠屎，坏了一锅粥。 12. Sheep

(1) If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow. 榜样的力量是无穷的。

(2) A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. 懒羊嫌毛重。

(3) He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf. 甘心做绵羊，必然喂豺狼。 13.Swallow

(1) One swallow does not make a spring. 孤燕不报春。 (2) One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。 14. Tiger

(1) If you don’t enter a tiger’s den, you can’t get his cubs. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 15. Wolf

(1) Don’t trust a goat with the kitchen-garden,or a wolf with sheepfold. 不能请羊管菜园，不能请狼管羊圈。

(2) Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl. 和狼在一起，就会学狼叫。

(3) Man is a wolf to man. 人对人是狼。（人心狠，人吃人） (4) A growing youth has a wolf in his belly. 年轻人，在成长，吃起饭来像饿狼

关于动物的俗语

1. have a whale of a time.玩的非常痛快；过的非常愉快。 2. a whale of a victory.巨大的胜利。 3. a lion of a man.非常勇敢得人。 4. a lamb of a temper.羔羊般的柔顺。

5. a little shrimp of a fellow.一个小的像虾米似的人。 6. an odd/a queer fish .古怪的人，难以理解得人。

7. a big fish (in a little) pound. （小地方或小范围内的）大人物。 8. at a snail’s pace.极慢的。

9. a snake in the grass.伪装成朋友的人；阴险的人。 10. a (case of) dog eat dog.残酷的竞争；自相残杀。 11. dressed like a dog’s dinner.穿着十分时髦或显眼。 12. every dog has his/its day.犯人皆有得意时。 13. love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌。 14. put on the dog.炫耀；摆阔。

15. teach an old dog new tricks.改变老人的想法，做法。 16. dog days.三伏天。

17. monkey business.胡闹；骗人的把戏；恶作剧。

18. cling/stick to sb. like a leech.纠缠某人不放；依附与某人。 19. act/play the goat.举止轻浮；不负责任。

20. separate the sheep form the goats.把好人同坏人分开。 21. top dog.有优势的人，国家，团体等。

22. like a cat on hot bricks.如坐针毡；像热锅上的蚂蚁。

23. have shin like a rihinoceros.（对受攻击，批评，侮辱等）麻木不仁。 24. quiet as a mouse.鸦雀无声。 25. the rat race.（贬）激烈的竞争。 26. have ants in one’s pants.坐立不安。 27. go ape.变的狂热；发疯似的。 28. the bee’s knees.出类拔萃之物。

29. the birds and the bees.基本的性知识。

30. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在胜于二鸟在林；珍惜现在拥有的。

31. like a bird.毫无困难的；一帆风顺的。 32. the early bird catches the worm 捷足先登。

33. from the horse’s mouth.（指劝告，情报等）来自直接参与者的；从可靠的人那里获得的；大道消息。

34. eat like a horse.吃的很多。

35. You can take a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.牵马到水易，逼马喝水难。（即使给某人机会，他也不一定利用）。

36. a willing horse.积极工作的人（有别于常发牢骚的人或不满的人）。 37. hold one’s horse.等一下；忍耐，控制自己的热情等。 38. wise as owl.绝顶聪明。

39. run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.两面讨好；左右逢迎。

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