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.
红色red）
be in the red 负债,亏空,财政赤字
the red carpet treatment 隆重接待
red cent 很少的钱
catch…red-handed 当场被捕
red tape 繁文缛节
see red 突然发怒
（绿色green）
green thumb 花匠
green with envy 非常妒忌
（白色white）
white lie 善意的谎言
（黑色black）
black sheep 坏孩子,败家子
in the black 盈利
black and blue 青一块紫一块
（蓝色blue）
feel blue 闷闷不乐
a bolt from the blue 睛天霹雳
in a blue funk 惊恐万状
once in a blue moon 偶尔为之
disappear/vanish into the blue 突然消失
sing the blues;cry the blues 诉苦
（粉色pink）
tickled pink 万分高兴
feel in the pink 健康有力
（灰色grey）
grey area 含糊不清之处
1.Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧.
2.God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者.
3.Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难.
4.Where there is a will,there is a way. 有志者事竟成.
5.One false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘,谬之千里.
6.Slow and steady wins the race. 稳扎稳打无往而不胜.
7.A fall into the pit,a gain in your wit. 吃一堑,长一智.
8.Experience is the mother of wisdom. 实践出真知.
9.All work and no play makes jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻.
10.Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance.无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰,徒有其表.
11.More hasty,less speed. 欲速则不达.
12.Its never too old to learn. 活到老,学到老.
13.All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子.
14.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下.
15.Look before you leap. 三思而后行.
16.Rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功.
17.Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同.
18.well begun,half done. 好的开始等于成功的一半.
19.It is hard to please all. 众口难调.
20.Out of sight,out of mind. 眼不见,心不念.
21.Facts speak plainer than words. 事实胜于雄辩.
22.Call back white and white back. 颠倒黑白.
23.First things first. 凡事有轻重缓急.
24.Ill news travels fast. 坏事传千里.
25.A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情.
26.live not to eat,but eat to live. 活着不是为了吃饭,吃饭为了活着.
27.Action speaks louder than words. 行动胜过语言.
28.East or west,home is the best. 金窝银窝不如自家草窝.
29.Its not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. 君子在德不在衣.
30.Beauty will buy no beef. 漂亮不能当饭吃.
31.Like and like make good friends. 趣味相投.
32.The older, the wiser. 姜是老的辣.
33.Do as Romans do in Rome. 入乡随俗.
34.An idle youth,a needy age. 少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲.
35.As the tree,so the fruit. 种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆.
36.To live is to learn,to learnistobetterlive.活着为了学习,学习为了更好的活着
路标
1. You are welcome.欢迎光临.
2. Visitors please register.来宾请登记.
3. Silence.肃静.
4. No admittance.闲人免进.
5. Drive slowly.车辆缓行.
6. Cycling prohibited.不准骑车.
7. Hands off/Don't touch please.请勿动手.
8. Keep off the grass.请勿践踏草地.
9. Save water please. 节约用水.
10. No scribbling.禁止涂写.
11. Don't harm the flowers and trees.勿折花木.
12. Post no bills. / Stick no bills.禁止张贴.
13. No smoking.请勿吸烟/严禁烟火.
14. This way, please.请这边走.
15. No entry please.禁止入内.
16. No through fare.禁止通行.
17. No fishing.禁止垂钓.
18. Off limits to visitors.游人止步.
19. No spitting.请勿随地吐痰.
20. Save electricity.节约用电.
