含有动物的英语谚语
Dog days 三伏天Rain cats and dogs瓢泼大雨Dog eat dog 同类相残Top dog主要人物
love me, love my dog爱屋及乌Hold one's horse沉得住气Every dog has its days 人人都有得意的时候
As strong as a horse 力大如牛Talk horse 吹牛
Eat like a horse 食大如牛Work like a willing horse老黄牛As timid as a mouse胆小如鼠 A rat in the hold瓮中之鳖Dark horse黑马;竞争中出人意料的获胜者
To kill two birds with one stone一箭双雕
Fine feathers make fine birds人靠衣装马靠鞍
Give someone the bird喝倒彩Birds of feather一丘之貉
As sly as a fox像狐狸一样狡猾Black sheep败家子;害群之马Cast sheep's eyes 送秋波,抛媚眼Donkey-work沉重的苦活儿Drink like a fish 狂饮Lion in the way 拦路虎Neither fish nor fowl 不伦不类;非驴非马
As busy as a bee 忙碌至极As stupid as an ass像驴一样蠢As gentle as a lamb 像羊一样温和As fat as a pig像猪一样胖
To eat like a wolf 狼吞虎咽
A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. 懒羊嫌毛重
If you don't enter a tiger's den, you can't get his cubs.不入虎穴焉得虎子A good horse can't be of a bad colour. 好马不会毛色差
Don't ride the high horse. 别摆架子
Who will bell the cat? 谁去给猫系铃?(谁愿意为大家冒风险?)Cats hide their claws. 知人知面不知心
A cat has nine lives.猫有九条命;吉人天相
A golved cat catches no mouse. 戴手套的猫,老鼠抓不到。
(不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业)
Once bitten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼常在水底游
Let sleeping dog lie.勿惹是生非
Barking dog don't bite. 爱叫的狗不咬人
Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚,人以群分。