英语习语English idioms and funny expressions-动物篇.docVIP

Idioms And Sayings About Animals Idiom/Saying Explanation To have?ants?in your pants. For example:- Theres a test tomorrow, and he cant concentrate or keep still. He looks like hes got ants in his pants. To be unable to keep still because you are very excited or worried about something.坐立不安 To?badger?someone. For example:- Dont let people badger you into having a drink. To pester someone into doing something.烦扰某人，打扰某人 Bark?worse than bite. For example:- Oh dont worry, hes always shouting at people, but his bark is worse than his bite. Used to describe someone who makes threats but never carries them out.“会叫的狗不咬人” Barking?up the wrong tree. For example:- The government was barking up the wrong tree with their proposal?to selloff the UKs forests. To make the wrong choice, or ask the wrong person. (Imagine Laika barking up a tree thinking theres a squirrel up there, but the squirrel has already run along the branches to another tree.)找错人了，搞错对象了，弄错了，大错特错 To be like a?bear?with a sore head. For example:- My husband is like a bear with a sore head before he gets his cup of tea in the morning. To be in a bad mood.脾气坏的，勃然大怒，粗暴的 To have a?bee?in your bonnet. For example:- Shes got a real bee in her bonnet about that new advertising campaign, shes even phoned the ACA! To be obsessed about something你不能停止、没完没了地想这件事儿。我们常用这个短语来描述一个人对某事担忧、着急或因某事而很生气。 . The birds and the bees. For example:- In the UK many parents dread having to tell their children about the birds and the bees. A euphamism for courtship and intercourse between people.两性关系的基本常识； 基本的性知识； 性启蒙教育 A?bird?in the hand is worth two in the bush. For example:- I would stay with your current firm, rather than look for something better. After all, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Having something for certain is better than the possibility of getting something better.?一鸟在手，胜似二鸟在林 意思就是拥有的东西比没得到的东西实在，更需珍惜 The early?bird?catches the worm. For example:- Ill go to work early tomorrow. After all, the early b