IdiomsandSayings经典英文版谚语大全 82页

IdiomsandSayings Kill2birdswith1stoneGettwothingsdonewiththesameeffort. Neverjudgeabookbyitscover.Don’tjustlookattheoutsideappearanceofapersonoreventanddecidebeforeyougettoknowtheinside. Can’tputmyfingeronit.It’sonthetipofmytongue.Iknowtheinformationbutjustcan’trememberitatthismoment. Lookingforaneedleinahaystack.Ahuge,likelyimpossible,task. Myheartbleedsforyou.(Sinceretoneofvoice)Ifeelsorryforyou(Sarcastictoneofvoice)YouaretryingtogetsympathybutIwon’tgiveit Somethingtobreaktheice.Somethingdoneatthebeginningofaneventtowarmupthefeeling,makingiteasierforpeopletotalkandinteractlater. Easyaspie/easyasfallingoffalog/it’sapieceofcake.Noteasyforsomepeoplebuteasyforme,Or--Hardlyanyeffortatallforme. Thatwilltidemeoveruntil...Thatwillgetmebyuntilthenextregularlyscheduledevent,usuallyameal. BridgethegapTocommunicatebetweendifferinggroupsorindividuals. WheninRome...Actlikethepeopleofthelandyouareinsoyoufitinbetter.(doastheRomansdo) CrossthatbridgewhenIgettoitWillthinkaboutwhattodonextwhenitiscloser I’mjustabouttoloseitAnyminutenowmyself-controlwillgivewayandI’llletoutmyangerorfrustrationorotheremotion. NosensebeatingadeadhorseWhenanideadoesn’twork,it’stimetojuststoptalkingaboutit Letmepickyourbrainaminute.Iwanttoaskquestionstotakeadvantageofyourknowledge. Thelightbulbjustwenton!Ijusthadagreatidea!(Likefromcomicbookdrawings)or--Iunderstand! Oh,forcryingoutloudExpressionofdisgust,exasperation,frustration I’llkeepaneyeonhim./I’llkeepmyeyesopen.Iwillkeepwatchonhimtokeephimoutoftrouble.Iwillwatchoutfortrouble. KnockonwoodSuperstition–awaytokeepbadluckaway,originallybychasingevilspiritsoutofnearbytrees. XmarksthespotYouwillfindwhatyouarelookingforunderanobvioussignforit. Don’trollyoureyesatmeshowwithyoureyesthatyoudon"tbelievesomeoneoraren"tinterestedinwhatthey"resaying. Idrawthelineatthat...You’vecrossedtheline...Anymorewillcausetrouble,oryou’vejustcausedtroubletocome. AccidentallyonpurposeDoneonpurposebutmadetolookaccidental Icallshotgun...Heisridingshotgun.Torideupfrontwiththedriverratherthaninthebackofthevehicle. Youareasittingduck.Aneasytargetforsomeonelookingfortrouble Shehashimwrappedaroundherlittlefinger/pinkie.Usuallywhenaman(father,husband,boyfriend)willdoanythingforacuteorbeautifulgirl(daughter,wife,girlfriend) PlayitbyearTakeitasitcomeswithoutarealplan Keepyourshouldertothewheel/nosetothegrindstoneKeepworkinghardthroughthetoughtime. ThrowamonkeywrenchintotheworksMessthingsuporstopprogress ShootyourselfinthefootYourownactionskeepyoufromcompletingyourtask. ThrowinthetowelTogiveup Threwyouintothedeepend.SinkorswimLearnasyougobyjuststartingindoingit.Uptoyoutosucceedorfailbyyourownefforts. JumpinwithbothfeetMakeabig‘splash’orimpression;reallygetintoyourworkwithafulleffort. It’sallprettymuchupintheair.Nodecisionhasbeenmadeandthereisuncertaintyaboutit. Outofthefryingpan(intothefire),Betweenarockandahardplace,Fromonehardsituationtoanother,orcaughtbetweentwohardchoices. Throw/TossyourhatintotheringAnnouncethatyouwanttotakepartinacompetitionorcontest. SchoolofhardknocksLearnlessonsfromlifethehardway,notjustthroughschoollearning. Letoffsomesteamtoreleaseone"spent-upemotions,suchasanger,usuallyverbally Lastoneout,turnoutthelights.theplaceorsituationissobadeveryonewillleave,andI’mgettingoutnow,aheadofyou Lightattheendofthetunnelwe’realmostoutofthisdarksituation,soholdon Wherethere’sawill,there’saway.Ifyouwantsomethingbadlyenough,you’llfindawaytomakeithappen. FlashinthepanSomethingwhichdisappointsbyfailingtodeliveranythingofvalue,despiteashowybeginning. Setincement/concreteWritteninstonenolongerchangeable Takeitwithagrainofsalttoacceptitbuttomaintainadegreeofskepticismaboutitstruth. Pieintheskybyeandbye.Apromiseofheaven,whilecontinuingtosufferinthislife Bendoverbackwardstohelptotryveryhardtodosomething,especiallytohelporpleasesomeoneelse Savedbythebellaninterruptioncomesatjustthetimeyouneedtogetoutofabadsituation Can’tseetheforestforthetrees.toofocusedonsmallerdetailtoseethebiggersituation,ortooclosetothesituationtobeobjective Potcallingthekettleblackaccusingsomeoneelseofsomethingyouareguiltyofyourself Havingapitypartyspendingtimefeelingsorryforyourself Don’tthrowthebabyoutwiththebathwater.Gettingridofgoodthingsthatshouldbekeptwhileclearingoutbadthings offthehookout of trouble; released from some difficulty,free of obligation justadropinthebucketaverysmallcontributiontowardsolvingalargeproblem waterunderthebridgewhateverhappenedisoveranddonewith,forgotten,can"tbechanged rainingcatsanddogsraining ingreatamounts takethebullbythehornstoconfrontaproblemhead-onanddealwithitopenly Got/CaughtatigerbythetailSomethingtoodifficulttomanageorcopewith squarepeginaroundholeapersonwhodoesn’tfitin,doesn’tfeelcomfortable offthegridnotconnectedtothemainstreamofsociety Speakofthedevilwhenanobjectofdiscussionunexpectedlybecomespresentduringtheconversation....andhewillappear takearaincheckonthatpostponementofaninvitationuntilmoreconvenienttime backtothedrawingboardgobacktothebeginningandtryagain closebutnocigaralmostbutnotquitecorrect hungouttodryToabandonsomeonewhoisinneedorindanger,especiallyacolleagueoronedependent putthroughthewringer overmyhead pleasedaspunch Callaspadeaspade betterdeadthanred overthetop takearaincheck soundslikeabrokenrecord droptheothershoe tiedtoyourmother’sapronstrings Turnouthislights World’ssmallestviolin Thepotcallingthekettleblack Takeitforgranted Laid-backEasy-going tomboy Letdownbreakeven