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与动物有关的惯用语 Dog A case of dog eat dog互相残害 Die like a dog潦倒而死 A dog in the mangei狗占马槽；站着茅坑不拉屎的人 Give a dog a bad name(and hang him)（谚）一旦加给某人一个坏名，他就永远洗不清了 Go to the dogs堕落，败坏 Let sleeping dogs lie（谚）勿惹睡狗；勿惹事生非 Love me,love my dog（谚）爱屋及乌 put on the dog.炫耀；摆阔。 teach an old dog new tricks改变老人的想法，做法。 dog days.三伏天 every dog has his/its day.人皆有得意时。 Horse A horse of another colour完全是另一回事 Be/get on one’s horse摆架子；趾高气扬；倨傲作态；盛气凌人 Work like a horse努力工作 eat like a horse.吃的很多 You can take a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.牵马到水易，逼马喝水难。（即使给某人机会，他也不一定利用）。 a willing horse.积极工作的人（有别于常发牢骚的人或不满的人） hold one’s horse.等一下；忍耐，控制自己的热情等 Pig Buy a pig in a poke乱买；瞎买 Lets pig out.让我们大吃一顿吧。 bring ones pigs to a fine market 卖得吃亏; 失败, 失算 get the wrong pig by the tail [美]捉错了人; 怪错了人; 搞错了对象 pigs might fly (if they had wings) [讽]那猪也会飞了; 除非出现奇迹; 除非公鸡下蛋 give sb. a pig of his own sow 以其人之道还治其人之身 4.Fish Fish for information/compliments 间接探听消息（沽名钓誉） Fish in troubled waters 混水摸鱼 a poor fish（） an odd/a queer fish ， a big fish (in a little) pound小地方或小范围内的） 5.Bird ( strictly) for the birds(俚（毫）无价值的；（毫）无用处的 Give sb. the bird（俚）对某人发嘘声；轻视某人 Kill two birds with one stone一石二鸟；一箭双雕；一举两得 the early bird catches the worm 捷足先登。 Bird in the hand 有把握的事 Bird in the bush 没把握的事 Birds of the same feather flock together.物以类聚。 Sheep Separate the sheep from the goats分辨善人与恶人 Cast/make sheep’s eyes at向….眉目传情；向…愚蠢的送秋波 A wolf in sheep’s clothing批着狼皮的羊 As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb如果所得处罚相同，则宁愿犯大罪而舍小罪一不做二不休 One scabbed sheep infects the whole flock.[谚] 一只羊生疮整群羊遭殃。 a black sheepWorm The worm of conscience良心的谴责；悔恨 Even a worm will turn（谚）忍耐是有限度的 Worm sth out (of sb)迫使某人做某事