与动物有关的英文谚语

篇一：与动物有关英语俗语

1. have a whale of a time.玩的非常痛快；过的非常愉快。（鲸鱼）

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。(水蛭)

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 rhinocero.（对受攻击，批评，侮辱等）麻木不仁。(朝天犀牛)

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。(猿)

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 harehounds.两面讨好；左右逢迎。（猎犬）

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。

3. as slippery as an eel.油滑；不可靠。(鳗鱼) 一举；一下子；刹那之间。(猛扑)

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。 买下没有看的东西；隔山买老牛。(袋子)

13. a pig in a poke 上当之货。

14. by/on shanks’s mare. 骑两脚马----徒步，步行。

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。

16. cannot say bo/both/boo to a goose. 胆小如鼠。

17. cast peals before swine.明珠暗投；对牛弹琴。

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。

20. cat’s paw. 被人当爪牙利用的人；受人愚弄的人。

21. a cock-and-bull story.无稽之谈；荒诞的故事。

22. cock-a-hoop.（俚）得意扬扬；自鸣得意。

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。(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’唯一的宝贝；唯一的孩子；最珍贵的东西。（母羊）

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。

（油膏；药膏）

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。

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。 不伦不类；非驴非马。（鸟；家禽）

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。

篇二：跟动物相关的英语俗语

1. A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人。

2. A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。

3. A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。

4. A good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 良马的毛色不会差。

5. A lamb is as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich. 穷人的一只羔羊比富人的一头牛还要珍贵。

6. A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. 懒羊嫌毛重。

7. A lion at home, a mouse abroad. 在家凶如狮，在外却如鼠。

8. A living dog is better than a dead lion. 一条活狗胜过一头死狮。

9. All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws. 猫都爱吃鱼，却怕爪弄湿。

10.All's fish that comes to his net. 到了网中都是鱼。

11.A man is not a horse because he was born in a stable. 人并不因为生在马厩里就成了马。

12.A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn. 路遥知马力，日久见人心。

13.An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden. 驴子能负重，但不堪超过力之所及。

14.An enemy's mouth seldom speaks well. 狗嘴里吐不出象牙。

15.An nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. 对牛弹琴。

16.As worms are bred in a stagnant pool, so are evil thoughts in idleness. 虫蛆在死水中孵化，邪念在懒惰中养成。

17.A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf. 贼了解贼，正如狼了解狼。

18.Behind bad luck comes good luck. 塞翁失马，焉知非福。

19.Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 宁为犬首，不作狮尾。

20.Better half an egg than empty shell. 半只蛋也比空壳好。

21.He who shareth honey with the bear hath the least part of it. 与熊分蜜糖，得不到多少。

22.Honey is sweet, but the bee stings.蜜糖是甜的，但蜜蜂会螫人。

23.If the beard were all, the goat might preach. 如果有了需就什么都行，那么山羊也可以说教了。

24.Nightingales will not sing in a cage. 夜莺困笼不唱歌。

25.None preaches better than the ant, and she says nothing. 蚂蚁不说话，但最善于说教。

26.Nothing brave, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

27.One barking dog sets all street a-barking. 一狗吠声响，狗吠满街坊。

28.The higher the ape goes, the more he shows his tail.猴子爬得越高，尾巴越加暴露。

29.The life of the wolf is the death of the lamb. 狼的生就是羔羊的死。

30.The mountain has brought forth a mouse. 虎头蛇尾。

31.The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken.狡兔三窟。

32.The old goose plays not with foxes. 老鹅不和狐狸一起玩。

33.The peacock has fair feathers, but foul feet. 孔雀虽有华羽，但有贱足。

34.There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. 海里的好鱼是取之不尽的。

35.Thereis no wool so white but a dyer can make it black.羊毛再白，也能染黑。

36.The rotten apple injuries its neighbours. 一只死老鼠，弄赃粥一锅。

37.The tiger has once tasted blood is never sated with the taste of it. 老虎一次尝到血，它的贪心就更大。

38.The tortosis wins the race while the hare is sleeping.兔子睡大觉，乌龟才得胜。

39.The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel. 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。

40.Though the fox run, the chicken hath wings. 狐狸虽会跑，小鸡有翅膀。

41.Though thy enemy seem a mouse, yet watch him like a lion.即使敌人小如鼠，也要防他如防虎。

42.Timid dogs bark most. 狗胆小，拼命叫。

43.To a boiling pot flies come not. 苍蝇不叮沸水壶。

44.To travel through the world it is necessary to have the mouth of hog, the legs of a stag, the eyes of a falcon,the ears of an ass, shoulders of a camel, and the face of an ape, and overplus, a satchel full of money and patience. 周游世界须有猪嘴巴，鹿的腿，鹰的双眼，驴的耳，骆驼的肩膀和猿猴的脸，尤其需要的是要有满口袋的金钱和耐心。

45.Tread on a worm and it will turn. 困兽犹斗。

46.True coral needs no painter's brush. 真珊瑚无需刷油漆。

47.Two cats and a mouse, two wives in one house, two dogs and a bone, never agree in one.两猫伴一鼠，两妻居一屋，两狗肯一骨，万难同相处。

48.Two dogs over one bone seldom agree. 两狗啃一骨，相持难服输。

49.Two sparrows on one ear of corn make an ill agreement. 一穗两雀争，意见乱纷纷。

50.When the cat's away the mice will play. 猫儿不在，老鼠造反。

篇三：有关15种动物的英语谚语

有关15种动物的英语谚语

有关15种动物的英语谚语

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,a

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。

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

13.Swallow

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