1、英语俚语俗语大全 英语俚语俗语大全俚语是语言中最鲜活最独具特色的组成部分，英文的俚语就像中文的方言一样，是语言这个大花园中陪衬主要栽培物的野花，但是正因为这些野花，这个大花园才更加生机盎然，更加朝气蓬勃。下面是整理的英语俚语俗语，欢迎大家来阅读。英语俚语俗语大全A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在手胜似二鸟在林.A Blessing in Disguise?因祸得福?A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑, 长一智.A good anvil does not fear the hammer.真金不
2、怕火炼,好汉不怕考验.A good artist should have his head in the clouds sometimes, but his feet always on the ground.一位好的艺术家有时应富于幻想, 但始终要脚踏实地.A man of great wisdom often appears slow.大智若愚A mind bent on returning is like an arrow.归心似箭A plague of pustulant boils upon all their scurvied asses.愿他们的屁股生疮发烂。A rolling
3、stone gathers no moss.谚转石不生苔;喻转业不聚财.A watched pot never boils.心急喝不了热粥.A word to the wise is sufficient.有灵犀者一点就通.After suffering comes happiness.苦尽甘来Agues come on horseback , but go away on foot.病来如山倒,病去如抽丝.All that is now just water under the bridge.一切都付之东流An eye for an eye.以牙还牙.Any statement agains
4、t the government is like a red rag to a bull to that minister.任何反对政府的言论都会惹得那位部长暴跳如雷.As the saying goes, It is no use crying over spilt milk.俗话说: “覆水难收. ”Beard the lion in his den.太岁头上动土.Birds of a feather flock together.谚物以类聚.Blood is thicker than water, and Bill was part of the dynasty.血浓于水, 而比尔究竟是
5、福特王朝的一个成员.By then, all the witnesses were six feet under.到那时, 所有的证人都埋在了黄土之下.By this means she cast in a bone between the wife and husband.她用这种手段离间这对夫妻.come hell or high water就算天崩地裂;无论如何Constant dripping wears away the stone.滴水穿石;铁杵磨成针.Distant hills are greener.这山望着那山高。Don’t make a mountain out
6、 of a molehill.别小题大做Don't bite off more than you can chew.不要贪多嚼不烂。Don't count one's chickens before they are hatched.蛋尚未孵出,勿先数鸡。(不要高兴过早。)Don't shed crocodile tears to me.别在我面前假惺惺的了.Empty vessels make the most sounds.满罐水不响,半罐响叮当.Enough is as good as a feast.知足常乐。Even Homer sometimes n
7、ods.谚智者千虑,必有一失.Every brave man is a man of his word.勇敢者不食言.Every cloud has a silver lining.天无绝人之路,黑暗中常有一线曙光.Everyone has a cross to bear.每一个人都有自己的苦难.Fire away.开始说话;连射Going too far is as bad as not going far enough.过犹不及。Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同.Haughtiness invites disaster , humility receives b
8、enefit.满招损, 谦受益.Have the face to do sth.竟敢厚颜地,恬不知耻地(干某事 )He asked her to marry him on the spur of the moment.他一时冲动之下向她求婚了.He certainly has his back to the wall for he has lost his job.无疑他的情况不妙,因为他失业了.He cut his own throat by being nasty to the boss.他对上司不礼貌是自讨苦吃.He did write a wonderful book, but it
9、was just a flash in the pan.他是写出了一部佳作, 可是那只是昙花一现.He has been made a scapegoat for the company's failures.他成了公司倒闭的替罪羊.He has no backbone ; when things get difficult, he gives in.他性格软弱,一遇困难,便放弃.He hasn't a leg to stand on for his behavior.他的行为是完全没有道理的.He is a wolf in sheep's clothing, outw
10、ardly kind but inwardly vicious!他是个披着羊皮的狼, 外貌仁慈,内心狠毒!He is on pins and needles.他如坐针毡.He is too cocky, Let's cut him down to size.他太骄傲了.让我们揭穿他的底细.He is typical hen - pecked husband.他是个典型的怕老婆丈夫.He planned to participate in the demonstration, but then he got cold feet.他打算参加示威, 但后来临阵退缩了.He rests on
11、his laurels.他安于已得名誉.He set the ball rolling.他开始谈起话来.He used the party funds to feather his own nest.他用党的基金中饱私囊.He used to rise with the lark.他过去习惯早起.He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.他是嘴巴含著银汤匙出生的.He was cutting off his nose to spite his face.他一时发脾气而害了自己.He was forced to face up to the sit
12、uation.他只好勇敢地面对这种局面.He was left out in the cold at school because he didn't like sports.他在学校受冷落,因为他不喜欢体育.He who laughs last laughs best.最后笑的人笑得最开心.He'll probably find himself in pocket in a good year.年头好时,他会发现自己赚钱.He's not going to let it go down the drain now.现在他也不会让它白白丧失掉.He's real
13、ly just tilting at windmills.其实他不过是在庸人自扰.He's still on thin ice.他如履薄冰His criticisms of the president stirred up a hornet's nest.他对董事长的批评造成众愤难平.His face was purple with rage.他气得脸色发紫。His life was hanging by a thread.他的生命岌岌可危.His sudden death came as a bolt from the blue.他的突然去世犹如晴天霹雳.I am green
14、 with envy.我羡慕极了.I am not a soft touch.我可不是轻易借钱给别人的人.I believe in the maxim 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'.我相信这样一条箴言：“不破不修”。I can climb in this window if someone gives me a leg up.如果有人助我一臂之力,我能爬进这窗口.I cannot split hairs on that burning query.我不能对那个严重的问题说长道短.I don't see eye to
15、eye with him.我跟他说不来.I don't want to do this, but I think I'd better go through the motions.我不想做这件事, 但我认为还是装出做的样子较好.I don't want you to end up out of pocket.我不希望你最后亏本.I felt as fit as a fiddle after a hot bath.洗完热水澡感到全身舒畅.I guess I'm still wet behind the ears.我觉得我还是嫩了一些.I have my hand
16、s full right now.我现在很忙.I have the first prize in my back pocket.头等奖已是我囊中之物I have to bring home the bacon.我不得不养家糊口.I have to tighten my belt this week.这个星期我不得不勒紧裤腰带过日子.I just lift a finger.举手之劳I let the cat out of the bag with only one day to go.只剩最后一天了,我却泄露了秘密.I must help her. After all, she's m
17、y own flesh and blood.我必须帮助她. 她毕竟是我的亲人.I want to put a bug in your ear.我要提醒你一点事.I won't go back on my word.我不会食言.If I take your medicine, I'll definitely kick the bucket.如果我吃了你的药, 我就会死掉的.If this is really true, it'll take a load off my mind.果真如此, 我就放心了.If you want to be good at tennis, y
18、ou must keep your hand in.如果你想玩好网球, 你就必须不断练习.I'll never cast pearls before swine.我绝不会对牛弹琴.I'm between the devil and the deep blue sea.我进退维谷。I'm not going with you, I have other fish to fry.我不和你一起去, 我还有别的事.I'm not worthy to touch the hem of her garment.我对她是望尘莫及。I'm sure you two wi
19、ll get on like a house on fire.我敢肯定,你们两个会一见如故.I'm up to my ears in work at the moment.我现在工作忙极了.In the long run prices are bound to rise.从长远看,物价肯定要涨.It has been difficult to have the best of both worlds.想要两全其美很难.It is easy to be wise after the event.事后诸葛亮人人会做.It is just like looking for a needle
20、in a haystack.大海捞针It is oil on the flames.这是火上浇油。It made my blood run cold.令人心惊胆寒,毛骨悚然.It really gets my goat.这真叫我发火.It takes two to make a quarrel.一个巴掌拍不响。It takes two to tango.谚一个巴掌拍不响.It's a cross I have to bear.这是我应背负的苦难It's completely ruined, so we'll have to start from scratch.它完全毁
21、了, 我们只好从头做起.It's like pulling hen's teeth to make anything grow in this poor soil.让这片贫瘠的土地长东西简直难于登天It's never wise to put all your eggs in one basket.孤注一掷,绝不是一件聪明的事.It's no good trying to pull the wool over Harlod's eyes, he's far too perceptive.无法蒙骗哈罗德, 他洞察力太强了.It's on t
22、he door, as plain as the nose on my face!就在门上, 明显得就像鼻子在我脸上一般!I've never seen a company washing dirty linen in public this way.我从未见过一个公司这样揭自己的短.Jack of all trades and master of none.行行皆通,样样稀松.Just play it by ear.只要随机应变就是了.Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs.谚杀鸡取蛋,愚蠢荒唐.Let's beat our
23、brains out to find a solution.让我们动动脑找出解决的办法.Light travels like an arrow, and time like a shuttle.光阴似箭，日月如梭。Like father, like son.有其父, 必有其子.Little leaks sink the ship.千里长堤，溃于蚁穴。Look before you leap.三思而后行.Make hay while the sun shines.趁热打铁。Man proposes, God disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。Many a little makes a mic
24、kle.积少成多。Many small victories add up to a big one.积少成多Men's knickers went out of style and are now a drug on the market.男式灯笼裤已不时兴了,成了滞销货.Millions of people are all of one mind.万众一心.Money doesn't grow on trees, you know.你知道,钱不是容易赚的.Money is the root of all evil.金钱是万恶之源。Money will come and go.
25、钱乃身外之物More haste, less speed.欲速则不达。My salary is chicken feed compared with hers.与她相比,我的工资少得可怜.Neither fish nor flesh ( nor good red herring ).非驴非马;不伦不类.Never buy a pig in a poke.未见货,莫瞎买.Nine times out of ten, he will succeed in the examination.十之八九他会考及格的.No weal without woe.福兮祸所伏,祸兮福所倚.Nothing ventu
26、red, nothing gained.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。Now is the time to put your foot down.现在是你坚持自己立场的时候了.Once bitten twice shy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。One can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.人不能一脚跨两条船.One man's meat is another man's poison.一个人的美食,可是另一人的毒药.Out of sight, out of mind.眼不见, 心不想.Pay somebody back
27、in his/her own coin.以其人之道，还治其人之身。Perhaps he calculated that he had burned his bridge behind him.也许是他认为自己已无路可退，破釜沉舟了。Peter is nothing but a fly on the wheel.彼得不过是个妄自尊大的人而已.Prepare for the rainy day.未雨绸缪.Prevention is better than cure.未雨绸缪。Pride goes before a fall.骄傲使人落后。Rob Peter to pay Paul.挖东墙补西墙.R
28、ob's always late if he gets here on time I'll eat my hat.罗布总迟到-他要准时到这儿,我把脑袋给你.She gave me the cold shoulder.她对我很冷淡.She had to bone up on the property laws before her big day in court.在上法庭这个重要日子之前,她必须苦读财产法.She hasn't a dog's chance of winning the game.她毫无机会赢得这场比赛。She is in two minds a
29、bout it.她对此举棋不定.She is second to none among all the graduates.在毕业生中她是顶呱呱的一个.She really cooked your goose.她真是把你害惨了.Since now is just about living death.生不如死Six of one and half a dozen of the other.半斤对八两.Speech is silver, silence is gold.言语是银，沉默是金。Such a chance comes once in a blue moon.这样的机会极其难得.Take
30、 a hair of the dog that bit you.谚语用酒解酒.That can be seen with half an eye.约略一看便一目了然.That makes two of us.我跟你有同感。That's a horse of a different color.那是另外一码事.The action is a leap in the dark.这是一次冒险行动.The argument does not hold water.这个论点不能成立.The comedian was not good and soon got the big bird.那个喜剧演员演得一点都不好,不久就被喝倒彩了The die is cast.已成定局,无可挽回.The food is pleasing to my taste.这饭菜正合我的口味.The foreign bond fell on evil days.外国债券遭到了厄运.The girl is in the pink of health.那个女孩健康极了.The inquiry is by no means cut and dried.调查之事远未盖棺定论。The leopard never changes its spots.江山易改，本性难移。The modest re
