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1、Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.-author-date英语习语大全英语习语大全英语中文A bad workman blames his tools.拙匠埋怨工具差.A bird in the hand is worth two birds in the bush.一鸟在手胜过二鸟在林。A close mouth catches no flies.病从口入，祸从口出a cold fish冷漠的人a dead end死胡同A

2、 fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。A fox may grow gray, but never good.江山易改，本性难移。A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。A friend is easier lost than found.得朋友难，失朋友易。A friend without faults will never be found.没有十全十美的朋友。A good beginning is half done.好的开头是成功的一半。A good beginning makes a go

3、od ending.善始者善终。A good book is a good friend.好书如挚友。A great talker is a great liar.说大话者多谎言。A leopard cannot change its spots江山易改本性难移a lucky dog幸运儿A new broom sweeps clean.新官上任三把火a no-brainer不用脑子的人，容易的事a piece of cake容易的事a tough nut大胆果断的人、难对付的人a wet blanket扫兴的人A work ill done must be twice done一次做糟，二次

4、重做Absolutely. 正是，当然Actions speak louder than words.行动胜于言语。All roads lead to Rome.条条大路通罗马。All that ends well is well.结果好一切都好All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只会学习不会玩的人是呆子。an arm and a leg昂贵的代价An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.以牙还牙ant in ones pant坐立不安around the clock夜以继日as busy as a beev

5、ery busyas cool as a cucumber镇静as easy as pie / ABC十分容易，轻而易举as plain as day / the nose on your face显而易见as poor as a church mousevery pooras strong as a horsevery strongas white as a sheet (pale because of fear)面色苍白at your service乐意效劳be all ears倾听be all thumbs笨手笨脚的be down in the dumps垂头丧气be ones age做

6、适合年龄的事beat the dog before the lion杀鸡给猴看before long不久Behave yourself.上规矩。Better late than never.迟做总比不做好between jobsunemployedbetween the lines字里行间，言外之意birds of a feather同类人black sheep败家子body count现场死亡人数break a leg祝好运，祝演出成功burn the candle at both ends操劳过度burn the midnight oil挑灯夜战By all means. 当然可以by a

7、nd by 不久By no means. 决不call a spade a spade有话直说catapult to fame一炮而红Cheer up. 振作起来。childs play容易的事Come on. 算了吧，过来，加油crocodile tears假慈悲cross over to the dark side堕落cry for the moon异想天开cup of tea.喜欢的物do ones homework某人对了如指掌Dont bother. 不用麻烦了。Dont be a dog in a manger.(马槽）不要占着茅坑不拉屎。Dont count your chick

8、ens until they are hatched.不要高兴得太早Dont mention it. 别客气。 回答 Thank you.Dont pull my leg.别骗我。别开玩笑。down in the dumps气馁Every little helps.积少成多。Every minute counts.分秒必争。fall over the moon欣喜若狂family skeleton家丑feel blue情绪低落feel my age感觉自己老了（不行了）feet of clay缺点fish in troubled water浑水摸鱼fly off the handle勃然大怒F

9、orget it. 没关系(道歉或感谢)，别指望。Friends are thieves of time.朋友在一起，时间过得很快。Get a read on him.读他的口形get hot under the collar怒气冲冲、局促不安get on board留下来get ones start挣得第一桶金get the ball rolling开始吧get the fuck out滚蛋Give me one second / minute. 稍等。give somebody the cold shoulder不友好Go ahead. 请吧go bananas情绪失控go broke破产

10、go with the flow顺其自然，随从大家的意见God shuts one door but he opens another.天无绝人之路。Good luck! 祝你好运！good on paper理论上好Good wine needs no bush.酒香不怕巷子深Good work./ Do a good job.干得好Great minds think alike英雄所见略同green fingers园艺技能green with envy妒忌的hang by a thread千钧一发hang in there坚持一下have a say in it有发言权have a shot

11、 with与某人有机会have butterflies in ones stomach心慌、紧张He is sitting on the fence.保持中立。He laughs best who laughs last.笑到最后，笑得最好He left me.他抛弃了我。He who pays the pipe calls the tune.谁付钱谁说了算。high-maintenance难伺候的hit it off=like each other very quickly很快就好上了hold firm坚定地认为Hold on.坐稳了、请稍等hot under the collar愤怒的Ho

12、w come? 怎么回事？I bet.真的，的确如此。I couldnt/cant agree more. 我再同意不过了。I feel you.我懂I got it.明白I owe you an apology. 我要向你道歉。I will be there for you. 我会等你的。I wouldnt say no. 如果可以的话，我不反对。I wouldnt say no.我不反对Id love to. 我愿意。Im not quite myself.我很不舒服。Im not telling you.我不会告诉你的。in ones shoes站在某人的角度in the air悬而未决

13、in the black盈利、有盈余in the pink / tickle pink高兴in the red (in debt)负债、亏损、赤字It all depends. 看情况吧。It couldnt be better. 那再好不过了。It just / all depends. 看情况吧。It makes no difference to me.对我来说都一样。Its no surprise. 并不奇怪。Its a deal. 一言为定Its a pleasure./ My pleasure. 对方答谢时的应答Its just not your day.你不走运。Its nothi

14、ng. 没关系。Its up to you. 由你决定。Its your call.决定权在你。Ive had enough of it.我受够了。Just for fun. 只是开开心。Just in case. 以防万一。keep heading down this path执迷不悟kill the fatted calf宴请Kill two birds with one stone.一石二鸟lady killer（男性）大众情人land on ones feet化险为夷laugh ones head off大笑laugh sth off一笑了之Light come, light go.来

15、得容易去得快。like peas and carrots形影不离make eyes at sb= flirt with抛媚眼make hay while the sun shines趁热打铁man in the street 普通人，平民百姓mend ones way改邪归正，改过自新more haste, less speed.欲速则不达Never mind. 没关系。Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.今日事今日毕No doubt. 毫无疑问。No hurry. No panic. 不急。No kidding. 别开玩笑了。N

16、o offence.无意冒犯。No problem. 没问题。No smoke without fire.无风不起浪No way. 没门。 No wonder. 难怪。No worries. 无需烦恼。Not a big deal. 这不是大问题。Not a bit. = Not at all. 一点也不。Not a chance.不可能，没有机会Not a little.非常not all therecrazyNot exactly. 不完全如此，根本不。Not likely. 决不可能。Not nearly. 远非。Not necessarily. 不必。Not really. （表吃惊）

17、不是吧！off ones feet控制不住自己off the top of ones head未多加思考地、脱口而出地on cloud nine狂喜on ones last legs奄奄一息、行将就木on the go/run忙碌One false step will make a great difference.失之毫厘，廖之千里One tree does not make a forest.独木不成林ones (own) flesh and blood亲骨肉，亲人Only time will tell.时间会证明一切。Out of nowhere.不知怎么回事。Out of questi

18、on.没问题。out of sbs league配不上某人out of sight, out of mind眼不见，心不想Out of the question.不可能over the moon欣喜若狂paint the lily画蛇添足pakage holiday跟团旅游Penny wise, pound foolish.小事聪明，大事糊涂。Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧pull ones leg开某人的玩笑Put all ones eggs in one basket.孤注一掷put oneself in someone elses shoes设身处地，推已及人。p

19、ut the cart before the horse主次不分、本末倒置rain cats and dogs下大雨scratch the surface隔靴搔痒see the handwriting on the wall看到灾难来临的迹象She is an instant hit.一夜成名sleep like a log深睡smile on someone（幸运）临幸某人So long. 再见。So what?/ What of it?那又怎么样？Sort of.有几分，差不多Sounds great! 听起来真不错！start from scratch从头做起，白手起家Take it e

20、asy. 别着急。take the world by storm席卷世界Take your time.慢慢来。talk big吹牛boasttalk ones head off说过不停Thatll do. 那就行了，就这么着。Thats it.正是问题所在，就是这样，好了。Thats right./Thats it./Thats the case. 表同意the apple of somebodys eye掌上明珠The best mirror is an old friend.最好的镜子是老朋友。The best things come in small packages.浓缩的是精华The

21、 danger past and God forgotten.过河拆桥the dark side 黑暗的/不好的一面The early bird catches the worm.早起的鸟儿有虫吃The eye is bigger than the belly.贪多嚼不烂The grass is greener on the other side.这山望着那山高the hottest chick最受欢迎的小妞The more wit, the less courage.初生牛犊不怕虎The morning sun never lasts a day.好景不长。the pot calling t

22、he kettle black五十步笑百步The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.心有余而力不足the top dog当权者The world is ones oyster.世界属于某人/前途无量Then what? 然后怎么办？There is no telling how far it can take you.只有想不到，没有做不到。Think nothing of it.没什么大不了的。tickled pink (delighted, very pleased)开心Time and tide wait for no man.岁月不等人。T

23、ime flies.光阴似箭。To pour oil on troubled water.息事宁人。Tomorrow never comes.我生待明日，万事成蹉跎。True friends have hearts that beat as one.心心相印Try not to bash into the walls too much.不撞南墙不回头turn a blind eye to视而不见turn a deaf ear to充耳不闻under a black cloud情绪低落Walk on eggs.小心谨慎wash ones hands上厕所We are good. 好了。Well

24、done！ 做得很好！What a deal!好便宜！What a pity！/ What a shame! 真遗憾！What for? 为什么？What if? 如果怎么办？What is it? 帮什么忙？Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者，事竟成。Where theres life, there hope.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧Why bother? 费这心思干嘛？Why not? 为什么不？With pleasure. 非常乐意、愿意帮忙。yellow-belly胆小鬼You are in a mood.你心情不好。You are just not yourself.你不太对劲。You bet.当然You can say that again.你说得对极了。You cannot eat your cake and have it.鱼与熊掌，不可得兼。You done? 好了吗?You dont say.真的吗？You have my word.一言为定You really have me there.你真把我难住了。You reap what you sow.种瓜得瓜You said it.你说对了Nature calls想上厕所了-