英語習語大全

1、精選優(yōu)質文檔-傾情為你奉上愛屋及烏Love me, love my dog. 百聞不如一見Seeing is believing. 比上不足，比下有余"worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst 笨鳥先飛A slow sparrow should make an early start. 不眠之夜white night 不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by p

2、ersonnal losses 不遺余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best 不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 拆東墻補西墻rob Peter to pay Paul 辭舊迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 大事化小，小事化了try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce

3、 it to nothing at all 大開眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 國泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace 過猶不及going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little 功夫不負有心人Everything comes to him who

4、 waits. 好了傷疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more 好事不出門，惡事傳千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 和氣生財Harmony brings wealth 活到老，學到老One is never too old to learn. 既往不咎let bygones be bygones 金無足赤,人無完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 金玉滿堂Treasures

5、fill the home 腳踏實地be down-to-earth 腳踩兩只船sit on the fence 君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 老生常談，陳詞濫調cut and dried, cliché 禮尚往來Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒"Where there is life, there is hope." 馬到成功achiev

6、e immediate victory; win instant success 名利雙收gain in both fame and wealth 茅塞頓開be suddenly enlightened 沒有規(guī)矩不成方圓Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. 每逢佳節(jié)倍思親 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away. It is on the festival occasions when one misse

7、s his dear most. 謀事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. " 弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself. 拿手好戲masterpiece 賠了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad 拋磚引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions

8、; throw a sprat to catch a whale 破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn ones own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end 搶得先機take the preemptive opportunities 巧婦難為無米之炊If you have no hand you can't make a fist./ One can't make bricks without straw. 千里之行始于足下a thousand-li journey be

9、gins with the first step-the highest eminence is to be gained step by step 前事不忘,后事之師Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. 前人栽樹,后人乘涼One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests. One sows and another reaps. 前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger

10、behind/ hesitate in doing something 強龍難壓地頭蛇Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies. 強強聯手win-win co-operation 瑞雪兆豐年A timely snow promises a good harvest. 人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good

11、. 人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man. 人海戰(zhàn)術huge-crowd strategy 世上無難事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 死而后已until my heart stops beating 歲歲平安Peace all year round 上有天堂，下有蘇杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven,

12、ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 塞翁失馬，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing. 三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 升級換代updating and upgrading (of products) 四十不惑Life begins at forty. 誰言寸草心，報得三春暉"Such

13、 kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 水漲船高When the river rises, the boat floats high. 時不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 殺雞用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel 實事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 說曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes. 實話實說speak

14、the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 實踐是檢驗真理的唯一標準Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. 山不在高，有仙則名"No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; " 韜光養(yǎng)晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time 糖衣炮彈sugar-coate

15、d bullets 天有不測風云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue 團結就是力量Unity is strength. “跳進黃河洗不清”"eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean-there's nothing one can do to clear one's name " 歪風邪氣unhealthy practices and evil phenomena 物以類聚，人以群分Birds

16、 of a feather flock together. 往事如風"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 望子成龍hold high hopes for one's child 屋漏又逢連陰雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours. 文韜武略military expertise; military strategy 唯利是圖draw water to one's mill 無源之水,無

17、本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots 無中生有make/create something out of nothing 無風不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire. 徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 虛心使人進步,驕傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, w

18、hereas conceit makes one lag behind. 蓄勢而發(fā)accumulate strength for a take-off 心想事成May all your wish come true 心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding 先入為主First impressions are firmly entrenched. 先下手為強catch the ball before the bound 像熱鍋上的螞蟻like an ant on a hot pan 現身說法wa

19、rn people by taking oneself as an example 息事寧人pour oil on troubled waters 喜憂參半mingled hope and fear 循序漸進step by step 一路平安，一路順風speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 嚴以律己,寬以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others 魚米之鄉(xiāng)a land of milk and honey 有情人終成眷屬"Jack shall have Jill

20、, all shall be well." 有錢能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks. 有識之士people of vision 有勇無謀use brawn rather than brain 有緣千里來相會Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination. 與時俱進advance with times 以人為本people oriented; people foremost 因材施教teach students a

21、ccording to their aptitude 欲窮千里目，更上一層樓"to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight." 欲速則不達Haste does not bring success. 優(yōu)勝劣汰survival of the fittest 英雄所見略同Great minds think alike. 冤

22、家宜解不宜結Better make friends than make enemies. 冤假錯案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 一言既出，駟馬難追A real man never goes back on his words. 招財進寶Money and treasures will be plentiful 債臺高筑become debt-ridden 致命要害Achilles'

23、 heel 眾矢之的target of public criticism 知己知彼,百戰(zhàn)不殆Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat. 紙上談兵be an armchair strategist 紙包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later. 左右為難between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place1

24、.World is but a little place, after all. 天涯原咫尺，到處可逢君 2. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 入鄉(xiāng)隨俗4.What are the odds so long as you are happy. 知足者常樂 5Entertain an angel unawares. 有眼不識泰山6.every dog has his day . 是人皆有出頭日 7.every potter praises his own pot. 王婆買瓜，自賣自夸 8 Pain past is pleasure. 過去的痛苦就是快樂。9

25、While there is life, there is hope. 有生命就有希望/留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒。10Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand. 腦中有知識，勝過手中有金錢。11Nothing is impossible for a willing heart. 心之所愿，無所不成。12The shortest answer is doing. 最簡單的回答就是干。13All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事必先難后易。14Great hopes make gr

26、eat man. 偉大的理想造就偉大的人15God helps those who help themselves.天助自助者。16In doing we learn.（實踐長才干。） 17East or west, home is best.（東好西好，還是家里最好。） 18Two heads are better than one.（三個臭皮匠，頂個諸葛亮。） 19Good company on the road is the shortest cut.（行路有良伴就是捷徑。） 20Constant dropping wears the stone.（滴水穿石。） 21Misfortune

27、s never come alone/single.（禍不單行。） 22Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.（不經災禍不知福。） 23 Better late than never.（遲做總比不做好；晚來總比不來好。） 24 Its never too late to mend.（過而能改，善莫大焉；亡羊補牢，猶未晚也。） 25If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well.（如果事情值得做，就值得做好。） 26Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusias

28、m.（無熱情成就不了偉業(yè)。） 27 Actions speak louder than words.（行動比語言更響亮。） 28Lifeless, faultless.（只有死人才不犯錯誤。） 29 From small beginning come great things.（偉大始于渺小。） 30 One today is worth two tomorrows.（一個今天勝似兩個明天。） 31 Truth never fears investigation.（事實從來不怕調查。） 32The tongue is boneless but it breaks bones.（舌無骨卻能折斷骨

29、。） 33A bold attempt is half success.（勇敢的嘗試是成功的一半。） 34Knowing something of everything and everything of something. 通百藝而專一長1.A bad thing never dies. 好人不長壽，禍害遺千年。" J. f( b9 p& d3 T9 y) a/ f7 H2.A bad workman always blames his tools. 笨工匠總是怪工具差。 + K4 D) Q) y( m7 W3.A baited cat may grow as fierc

30、e as a lion. 人急懸梁，狗急跳墻。 ; M8 t; o+ A4 Q, H0 F/ R/ Y: I4.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 兩鳥在林不如一鳥在手。 ; X) D. Y" H. U) N5.A bully is always a coward. 欺負弱小者永遠是懦夫。 0 l3 e& X5 ! c$ 3 I0 h/ f1 6.A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。 . * # h+ L7 - S% q' R7.A cat has nine liv

31、es.貓有九條命；吉人自有天相。 ; ?4 O3 h9 U- k2 8.A cat may look at a king. 小人物也有些權利。 ( s8 S$ b: q' I8 d9.A clear conscience can bear any trouble. 平時不做虧心事，夜半敲門心不驚。 : C  s% u5 e- 2 r* y8 _10.A cook is bold on his own dunghill. 狗仗人勢。 ; g  k- Z6 T, S& K$ I1 h11.A constant guest is never w

32、elcome.?？碗y受歡迎。 5 & r& x, : B; E% L. L% P12.A contented mind is a perpetual feast.知足常樂。 + T* 5 k) G5 v% g3 2 x13.A cracked bell can never sound well.狗嘴里長不出象牙來。 : w# X- p' l3 N% n7 j14.A crooked stick will have a crooked shadow.上梁不正下梁歪。 2 b# w9 f+ |: U  F" X15.A deceitful pe

33、ace is more hurtful than an open war. 明槍易躲，暗箭難防。 ! d% G9 U" Y4 G9 l( _' |16.A door must be either shut or open.門非關即開；二者擇其一。 ! O- e2 k, ?: d17.A drowning man will clutch at a straw.溺水之人不放過一根稻草；病急亂投醫(yī)。 3 h. m$ X% 6 m% W8 N18.A dwarf on a giant's shoulders sees the farther of the two.巨人肩上的侏

34、儒看得遠；借重他人的經驗好處多。 8 J- j4 X, u" p8 _' .   q9 S19.A fault confessed is half redressed.知錯能改，善莫大焉。 4 k* s1 U4 T) 0 t$ o20.A fool and his money are soon parted.笨人難聚財。 ' M5 a9 c' O6 S2 p2   C. I21.A fool's mouth is his destruction. 禍從口出。 ' t# z/ a6 N' v8 K/

35、 n6 s" N8 h22.A forced kindness deserves no thanks. 勉強的善行不值得感謝。   J# w2 Z2 + 5 A7 23.A fox may grow grey but never good. 江山易改，本性難移。 & R  H. E$ O( T4 _# _7 D; Y: H) ?24.A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患難見真情。 / e: ; e  A* h1 d0 F, W/ t25.A full purse never l

36、acks friend. 有錢有酒，必有朋友。 # G& t3 ' m' j7 P% 26.A golden key opens every door. 錢能通神。   S# O  h1 Y' N% , " Q27.A good husband makes a good wife. 夫善則妻賢。 3 9 k9 M$ M+ _! 4 A! P28.A good medicine tastes bitter. 良藥苦口。 % l7 q$ A, o# r) 2 29.A good name is sooner lost

37、 than won. 美譽易失難得。 % Z$ X: g1 r) x+ y9 1 o30.A good tale is none the worse for being told twice. 動人的故事令人百聽不厭。 . _, ?3 ?" i, A3 G, L) j31.A hedge between keeps friendship green. 君子之交淡如水。 ( g. p: s" J" g; 32.A honey tongue, a heart of gall.嘴甜如蜜，心黑如漆。 - a% Q9 k. x) W9 l8 i33.A house divi

38、ded against itself cannot stand. 不和之家難長存。 8 t9 t3 2 u7 h5 d3 G34.A Jack of all trades is master of none. 樣樣皆通者樣樣不精。 ' j  2 T! H% e' r, U35.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. 萬丈高樓平地起。 # + Q- T" R' 8 M% 36.A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。 4 V$ b#

39、 u3 C3 e( L+ - q% _- a37.A leopard cannot change his spots. 江山易改，本性難移。 " b) P3 O4 N1 V38.A liar is not believed when he tells the truth. 常說謊話的人就算是說真話也沒人信。 : b, E! S0 _9 j' ?( : n2 N39.A lion may come to be beholden to a mouse.強者亦有求助于弱者的時候。   H" M. 0 k4 B9 N) W  F/ )

40、 ?" A  k40.A little fire burns up a great deal of corn. 星星之火可以燎原。 ' V- z7 E4 J6 y: w$ p) F8 c5 c5 C9 U41.A little gall spoils a great deal of honey. 一粒老鼠屎，壞了一鍋粥。 * N' % V. X" n0 ?7 l42.A little leak will sink a great ship.牽一發(fā)而動全身。 5 m% m3 Z9 h7 5 T( : b( 43.A little learn

41、ing is a dangerous thing.一知半解最危險。 5 a9 a4 * p8 n1 r) K$ t8 G4 C44.A little neglect may breed great mischief.一失足成千古恨，再回首已百年身。 % E) g+ 2 S& b* x( N45.A man apt to promise is apt to forget. 輕諾者，信必寡。 0 h: j3 s/ D3 l46.A man cannot spin and reel at the same time. 一心不可二用。 1 M* P8 o- D2 A1 ' L) r47

42、.A man without a smiling face must not open a shop. 和氣生財。 ( H0 6 0 N% J+ h9 & 6 K48.A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，謬之千里。 : x3 j) e3 h2 E) ?$ B3 y49.A near neighbor is better than a distant cousin. 遠親不如近鄰。  c; d/ x- w! R* +   J' R50.A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。 8

43、z4 t; c( d- K; Y51.A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滾石不生苔。 9 _/ G3 9 j% t; K/ R52.A slow fire makes sweet malt. 慢工出細活。 , w! f: T. , F$ x& x! s; m%   e53.A sound mind in a sound body. 有健全的身體，才有健全的心智。 % g. D3 a. Y* W" J8 Q3 y9 , p54.A still tongue makes a wise head. 寡言為智。 ( $ M1 W5

44、P0 A' s) _55.A stitch in time saves nine. 及時行事，事半功倍。 % _' E5 s* K  i56.A thing of beauty is a joy for ever. 美的事物是永恒的喜悅。 , c" ?( n( - A! a, R1 " r5 h) 57.A word is enough to the wise. 聰明人一點就通。 + ; g9 c9 h% V7 T" b58.A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，四馬難追。 ! L# b7

45、7 ?) o& a# h59.A young idler, an old beggar. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。 4   l+ b+ g0 S60.A-day-old puppy doesn't know to be afraid of the tiger. 初生之犢不畏虎。 / K. B) P! ?% ; U% f& U4 p61.Able men are always busy. 能者多勞。 7 u9 l+ ' ) Y9 x62. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 小別塍新婚。 ! C( # ;

46、x( Y2 z' a, P63. Accidents will happen in the best-regulated families. 家規(guī)再嚴也難免會出問題。 2 k5 Z! L) n( j* |( y& W" ?1 n2 P64.According to your purse govern your mouth.量入為出。 - . i: N8 Z- y$ c65.Actions speak louder than words. 行動勝于空談。 % w( y" X: S* r% o' W$ o66.Advice when most needed is least heeded. 忠言逆耳。 7 p; E;