IdiomsandSayings經(jīng)典英文版諺語大全

1、Idioms and Sayings1Kill 2 birds with 1 stoneGet two things done with the same effort.2Never judge a book by its cover.Dont just look at the outside appearance of a person or event and decide before you get to know the inside.3Cant put my finger on it.Its on the tip of my tongue.I know the informatio

2、n but just cant remember it at this moment.4Looking for a needle in a haystack.A huge, likely impossible, task.5My heart bleeds for you.(Sincere tone of voice) I feel sorry for you(Sarcastic tone of voice) You are trying to get sympathy but I wont give it6Something to break the ice.Something done at

3、 the beginning of an event to warm up the feeling, making it easier for people to talk and interact later.7Easy as pie /easy as falling off a log / its a piece of cake.Not easy for some people but easy for me, Or - Hardly any effort at all for me.8That will tide me over until . . . That will get me

4、by until the next regularly scheduled event , usually a meal.9Bridge the gapTo communicate between differing groups or individuals.10When in Rome . . . Act like the people of the land you are in so you fit in better.(do as the Romans do)11Cross that bridge when I get to itWill think about what to do

5、 next when it is closer12Im just about to lose itAny minute now my self-control will give way and Ill let out my anger or frustration or other emotion.13No sense beating a dead horseWhen an idea doesnt work, its time to just stop talking about it14Let me pick your brain a minute. I want to ask quest

6、ions to take advantage of your knowledge.15The light bulb just went on!I just had a great idea! (Like from comic book drawings) or - I understand!16Oh, for crying out loud Expression of disgust, exasperation, frustration17Ill keep an eye on him. / Ill keep my eyes open.I will keep watch on him to ke

7、ep him out of trouble.I will watch out for trouble.18Knock on woodSuperstition a way to keep bad luck away, originally by chasing evil spirits out of nearby trees.19X marks the spotYou will find what you are looking for under an obvious sign for it.20Dont roll your eyes at meshow with your eyes that

8、 you dont believe someone or arent interested in what theyre saying.21I draw the line at that. . .Youve crossed the line. . . Any more will cause trouble, or youve just caused trouble to come.22Accidentally on purposeDone on purpose but made to look accidental23I call shotgun. . . He is riding shotg

9、un.To ride up front with the driver rather than in the back of the vehicle.24You are a sitting duck.An easy target for someone looking for trouble25She has him wrapped around her little finger/pinkie.Usually when a man (father, husband, boyfriend) will do anything for a cute or beautiful girl (daugh

10、ter, wife, girlfriend)26Play it by earTake it as it comes without a real plan27Keep your shoulder to the wheel/nose to the grindstoneKeep working hard through the tough time.28Throw a monkey wrench into the worksMess things up or stop progress29Shoot yourself in the footYour own actions keep you fro

11、m completing your task.30Throw in the towelTo give up31Threw you into the deep end.Sink or swimLearn as you go by just starting in doing it. Up to you to succeed or fail by your own efforts.32Jump in with both feetMake a big splash or impression; really get into your work with a full effort.33Its al

12、l pretty much up in the air.No decision has been made and there is uncertainty about it.34Out of the frying pan(into the fire),Between a rock and a hard place,From one hard situation to another, or caught between two hard choices.35Throw/Toss your hat into the ringAnnounce that you want to take part

13、 in a competition or contest.36School of hard knocksLearn lessons from life the hard way, not just through school learning.37Let off some steamto release ones pent-up emotions, such as anger, usually verbally38Last one out, turn out the lights.the place or situation is so bad everyone will leave, an

14、d Im getting out now, ahead of you39Light at the end of the tunnelwere almost out of this dark situation, so hold on40Where theres a will, theres a way.If you want something badly enough, youll find a way to make it happen.41Flash in the panSomething which disappoints by failing to deliver anything

15、of value, despite a showy beginning.42Set in cement/concrete Written in stoneno longer changeable43Take it with a grain of saltto accept it but to maintain a degree of skepticism about its truth.44Pie in the sky bye and bye.A promise of heaven, while continuing to suffer in this life45Bend over back

16、wards to helpto try very hard to do something, especially to help or please someone else46Saved by the bellan interruption comes at just the time you need to get out of a bad situation47Cant see the forest for the trees.too focused on smaller detail to see the bigger situation, or too close to the s

17、ituation to be objective48Pot calling the kettle blackaccusing someone else of something you are guilty of yourself49Having a pity partyspending time feeling sorry for yourself50Dont throw the baby out with the bath water.Getting rid of good things that should be kept while clearing out bad things51

18、off the hookoutoftrouble;releasedfromsomedifficulty, freeofobligation52just a drop in the bucket a very small contribution toward solving a large problem53water under the bridgewhatever happened is over and done with, forgotten, cant be changed54raining cats and dogsrainingin great amounts55take the

19、 bull by the hornsto confront a problem head-on and deal with it openly56Got/Caught a tiger by the tailSomething too difficult to manage or cope with57square peg in a round holea person who doesnt fit in, doesnt feel comfortable58off the gridnot connected to the mainstream of society59Speak of the devilwhen an object of discussion unexpectedly becomes present during the conversation. . . and he will appear6061take a rain check on