成语及谚语1 cut in a joke 插科打诨2 speak ones mind 畅所欲言3 be after ones own heart 称心如意4 at ones finger-tips 了如指掌5 fish in troubled waters 浑水摸鱼6 thousands upon thousands of 成千上万7 in deep water 水深火热8 turn up ones nose at 嗤之以鼻9 skin and bones 皮包骨头10 touch and go 一触即发11 from the cradle to the grave 一生一世12 hit the nail on the head 一语道破13 turn a deaf ear to 充耳不闻14 be head and shoulders above others 出人头地15 pick a hole in sbs coat 吹毛求疵16 burn ones boat 破釜沉舟17 make a fuss about 大惊小怪18 look for a needle in a bundle of hay 大海捞针19 talk black into white 颠倒黑白20 have ones nose in the air 得意忘形21 worship the rising sun 攀龙附凤22 hit the ceiling/fly into a rage 大发雷霆23 hold a wolf by the ears 骑虎难下24 turn a blind eye to 视而不见25 take sth with a grain of salt 半信半疑26 get an ace up ones sleeve 锦囊妙计27 go through fire and flood 赴汤蹈火28 between the devil and the deep sea 进退维谷29 have a lucky star above sb 福星高照30 fair without but foul within 口蜜腹剑31 have a ready tongue 伶牙俐齿32 the light-fingered gentry 梁上君子33 on the downgrade 每况愈下34 throw dust into the eye of 迷人眼目35 search ones heart 扪心自问36 roll up ones sleeves 摩拳擦掌37 do sbs lever best 全力以赴38 swallow the insult 忍气吞声39 come to the end of ones tether 走投无路40 eat the bread of idleness 游手好闲41 set the wolf to keep the sheep 引狼入室42 shoot off ones mouth 信口开河43 do not know the first thing of 一窍不通44 very timid 胆小如鼠42 keep quiet 噤若寒蝉43 do evil things openly 明火执仗44 be full of anxiety and worry 牵肠挂肚45 a great and thorough-going change 翻天覆地的变化46 very strong 壮得像头牛47 very anxious to return home 归心似箭48 have not cut off relations completely 藕断丝连49 great in momentum and irresistible 排山倒海之势50 accelerate the speed/speed up 快马加鞭51 raise the roof 大吵大闹52 stand in a white sheet 公开认错53 with the tongue in the cheek 话中有话54 sweep the board 获得全胜55 put ones foot down/set ones face against 坚决反对56 win the hand of 结为良缘57 have enough money to burn 有花不完的钱58 keep ones eyes on the ball 机敏59 in a nutshell 简言之60 by the skin of ones teeth 侥幸61 oil and vinegar 截然不同62 a skeleton in the cupboard/a family skeleton 家丑63 smell a rat 觉得可疑64 a bull in a china shop 鲁莽的人65 pull sth out of ones hat 捏造66 put the finger on 告发67 hold / carry the baby 干苦差事68 quick on the trigger / think on ones feet 反应快69 the milk of human kindness 恻隐之心70 keep sth under ones hat 保密71 throw ones cares to the winds 把忧愁抛跑到九霄云外72 look before you leap 三思而后行73 make hay while the sun shines 趁热打铁74 there is no smoke without fire 无风不起浪75 ill news travels fast 恶事传千里76 practice makes perfect 熟能生巧77 more haste , less speed 欲速则不达78 east or west , home is the best 出门一里，不如家里79 all is fish that comes to the net 拉入篮里就是菜80 everything comes to him who waits 皇天不负有心人81 the moon is not seen when the sun shines 小巫见大巫82 hot potatoes 棘手的问题83 a white elephant 一个无用又累赘的东西84 a bird in the bush 未到手的东西85 dog-eared 折角86 count ones chickens before they are hatched 过早乐观87 warm snakes in ones bosoms 姑息坏人88 make neither head nor tail of 莫名其妙89 go fifty-fifty 对半分90 hang on sbs parents’sleeves 依靠父母过日子91 separate the sheep from the goats 把好坏分清楚92 blow hot and cold 反复无常93 run in the same groove 非常相似94 hoe ones own potatoes 只管自己的事95 cast pearls before swine 说话不看对象96 fly in the ointment 美中不足97 give sb rope to hang oneself 自作自受98 each try to put spokes in the other’s wheel 勾心斗角99 make vicious attacks 杀气腾腾100 make fish of one and flesh of another 厚此薄彼101 lick sbs boots 巴结102 stick to ones last 安分守己103 eat ones heart out 极度悲痛104 be in sbs pocket 被某人操控105 be in irons 被监禁106 wear ones heart on ones sleeve 表露感情107 put ones cards on the table 表明观点108 eat like a bird 吃的极少109 catch forty winks 打盹儿110 break the ice 打破僵局111 jump out of ones skin 大吃一惊112 get cold feet 胆怯113 be driven from pillar to post 被逼得走投无路114 walk on air 得意洋洋115 get the green light 得到许可116 mend ones fences 改善关系117 poke ones nose into sth 干涉118 turn thumbs down on sth 反对119 come straight to the point 开门见山120 do sth desperate 狗急跳墙121 walk off with sth 顺手牵羊122 trust to chance and stroke of luck 守株待兔123 an impregnable fortress 铜墙铁壁124 engage in a battle of words 唇枪舌战125 at ones wit’s end 黔驴技穷126 all by oneself 单枪匹马127 bursting with energy 生龙活虎128 on ones knees 苦苦哀求129 at swords’ points 有激烈的争执130 a rolling stone 见异思迁的人131 at second hand 间接132 bare ones heart 说真心话133 break ones neck 尽最大努力134 cast in a bone between 离间135 pull the wool over ones eyes 蒙蔽136 under the table 私下137 behind closed door 秘密138 keep body and soul together 维持生活139 with a vigorous hand 使劲140 lose ones head 昏了头141 have no head for 没有…方面的天赋142 wake a sleeping dog 惹是生非143 fall back upon 依靠…帮助144 put sth a new face 使…改观145 cat- and- dog existence 经常争吵的生活146 play the fox with 对…耍滑头147 have great courage 喝了大胆汤148 get involved in 插一脚149 all the bits and pieces of trifles 鸡零狗碎的事情150 be extremely terrified 出一身冷汗151 well informed 顺风耳152 obstacles 拦路虎153 be horror-stricken 毛骨悚然154 volunteered 毛遂自荐155 show off in the presence of an expert 班门弄斧156 be bold and resolute 大刀阔斧157 narrow –minded conservatism 固步自封158 ignorant boasting 夜郎自大159 great disorder 鸡犬不宁160 outstanding military exploits 汗马功劳161 be stunned 吓得目瞪口呆162 complicated 盘根错节163 in a few words 三言两语164 be well-matched 棋逢对手165 work faithfully 犬马之劳166 wavering 三心二意167 offer timely help 雪中送炭168 maintain the closest relations with 血肉相连169 be in a turmoil 七上八下。