1. as busy as a bee.忙碌至极
2. as merry as a cricket/grig.非常高兴；非常快活.(cricket蟋蟀）
3. as slippery as an eel.油滑；不可靠.（ell是一种油滑的鱼类）
4. at one fell swoop.一举；一下子；刹那之间.
5. beard the lion 捋虎须；奋勇还击；在太岁头上动土.
6. bell the cat.猫脖子拴铃铛；为了大家的利益承担风险.
7. bird of passage.漂泊不定的人.
8. birds of feather.一丘之貉.
9. black sheep.败家子；害群之马；无用之辈.
10. dark horse.黑马；竞争中出人意料的获胜者.
11. break a butterfly on a wheel.小题大做；杀鸡用牛刀.
12. buy a pig in a poke 买下没有看的东西；隔山买老牛.
13. a pig in a poke 上当之货.
14. by/on shanks’s mare. 骑两脚马----徒步,步行.mare是母马或母驴
15. 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
16. cannot say boo to a goose. 胆小如鼠.
17. cast peals before swine.明珠暗投；对牛弹琴.swine是指猪或卑贱的人
18. cast sheep’s eyes 送秋波；抛媚眼；以目传情.
19. the cat among the pigeons. 猫在鸽群中---人为刀俎,我为鱼肉.pigeon鸽子
20. cat’s paw. 被人当爪牙利用的人；受人愚弄的人.paw爪子
21. a cock-and-bull story.无稽之谈；荒诞的故事.cock-and-bull adj.荒唐的
22. cock-a-hoop.（俚）得意扬扬；自鸣得意.hoop铁环
23. cock of the walk. 称王称霸的人.
24. don’t count one’s chickens before they are hatched.不要过早乐观.
25. Don’t count your chickens!不要打如意算盘.
26. crocodile tears.假慈悲. crocodile[5krCkEdail]鳄鱼
27. cry wolf.发假警报.
28. dog in the manger.自己不干也不让别人干；自己能享受也不让别人享受的人.
29. dog’s life.悲惨的景况.
30. lead a dog’s life.过者悲惨的生活.
31. dog-tired.累极了；疲惫之至.
32. donkey-work 沉重的苦活儿；呆板的例行工作.
33. donkey’s years 多年；很久.
34. drink like a fish.大饮；牛饮；狂饮；酩酊大醉.
35. even a worm will turn.人急造反,狗急跳墙；人急了也会咬人.
36. an/one’s ewe lamb.唯一的宝贝；唯一的孩子；最珍贵的东西.
37. fine feathers make fine birds.人配衣裳,马配鞍；（讽刺）好的衣裳只能打扮出一个好的外表.
38. fish out of water.离水之鱼；不得其所；感到生疏,不适应.
39. flog a dead horse.徒劳；白费力气；事后再做无益的议论.
40. fly in the face of 公然违抗；悍然不顾.
41. fly in the ointment. 一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅汤；美中不足之处；使人扫兴的小事.
42. fly on the wheel. 狂妄自大的人； 盲目自大的人.
43. get one’s monkey up.生气；发脾气.
44. get someone’s goat.（俚）触怒某人；惹某人发火；使某人失去自制力.
45. give someone the bird. 喝倒彩.
46. get the (big) bird.喝倒彩.
47. go to the dogs.毁灭；失败；堕落；江河日下.
48. gone coon.不可救药的人；没有希望的人.
49. gone goose. （同上）
50. grin like a Cheshire cat.咧嘴傻笑.
51. white elephant.无用的而且累赘的赠品；沉重的负担.
52. wild-goose chase. 徒劳的搜索；无益的追求.
53. wild horse would/could not drag it from/out of some.休想从某人那里探到口风；无论使用什么手段,不能从某人那里探听到虚实.
54. a wolf in sheep’s clothing.披着羊皮的狼；口蜜腹剑的人.
55. ugly ducking.丑小鸭.
56. take a hair of the dog that bite you.以毒攻毒.
57. talk the hind leg off a donkey/horse/dog..唠叨不休；说的天花乱坠.
58. talk a dog’s hind leg off.（同上）
59. till/until the cows come home.遥遥无期；无限期.
60. hang-dog look.卑鄙的摸样；惭愧的脸色；垂头丧气的样子.
61. have a bee in one’s bonnet/head/brain.胡思乱想；想入非非；有某种根深蒂固的怪念头.
62. horse-play 胡闹；恶作剧；闹哄哄的游戏.
63. keep the wolf from the door.勉强度日；免于饥饿.
64. kettle of fish.糟糕透顶；乱七八糟.
65. kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.杀鸡取卵；竭泽而渔.
66. kill two birds with one stone.一箭双雕；一举两得.
67. lame duck 损坏的东西；落选的议员；可怜虫.lame 意思是瘸的
68. let the cat out of the bag.露出马脚；泄露秘密.
69. let sleeping dog lie.莫惹是非.
70. wake a sleeping dog.惹是生非.
71. like a bull in a china shop.非常笨拙卤莽.
72. like a red rag to/at a bull.使人生气的事.
73. like water off/on a duck’ back.不起作用；毫无作用；漠不关心；犹如耳旁风.
74. lion in the path/way.难点；拦路虎.
75. lion’s share.最大和最好的部分.
76. a little bird told me.有人私下告诉我；我自然知道；我不告诉你我是怎么知道的.
77. live like fighting cock.丰衣足食的日子.
78. the loaves and fishes.物质利益.
79. cock the stable door after the horse is stolen. 亡羊补牢
80. 80.look a gift horse in the mouth.对…..吹毛求疵.
81. look like a dying duck in a thunderstorm.惊慌失措.
82. mad as a March hare.疯疯癫癫.
83. neither fish nor fowl.不伦不类；非驴非马.
84. not to have/stand a dog’s chance.毫无机会；毫无希望.
85. one-horse show.规模很小的；简陋的.
86. other fish to fry.另有要事；有更重要的事要干.
87. pull dog, pull cat.激烈的比赛；加把劲.
88. put/set the cart before the horse.本末倒置；到行逆施.
89. queer fish.怪人；疯子.
90. rain cats and dogs.倾盆大雨.
91. scotch the snake.使危险的东西不能为害.
92. see how the cat jumps.观望形势；窥探虚实.
93. wait for the cat to jump. （同上）
94. see which way the cat jumps. （同上）
95. find out which way the cat has jump. （同上）
96. (as) sick as a cat/dog.病危；生大病.
97. smell a rat.发觉可疑之处；感到事情不妙.
98. throw a sprat to catch a mackerel/whale.出小本,赚大钱；吃小亏占大便宜.
99. swan song.临死哀歌；绝笔；最后的演出.
