愛屋及烏 Love me, love my dog. 百聞不如一見 Seeing is believing. 比上不足，比下有余 "worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst 笨鳥先飛 A slow sparrow should make an early start. 不眠之夜 white night 不以物喜，不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses 不遺余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best 不打不成交 "No discord, no concord. 拆東墻補(bǔ)西墻 rob Peter to pay Paul 辭舊迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 大事化小，小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all 大開眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 國泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace 過猶不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little 功夫不負(fù)有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. 好了傷疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more 好事不出門，惡事傳千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 和氣生財(cái) Harmony brings wealth 活到老，學(xué)到老 One is never too old to learn. 既往不咎 let bygones be bygones 金無足赤,人無完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 金玉滿堂 Treasures fill the home 腳踏實(shí)地 be down-to-earth 腳踩兩只船 sit on the fence 君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 老生常談，陳詞濫調(diào) cut and dried, cliché 禮尚往來 Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒 "Where there is life, there is hope." 馬到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success 名利雙收 gain in both fame and wealth 茅塞頓開 be suddenly enlightened 沒有規(guī)矩不成方圓 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. 每逢佳節(jié)倍思親 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away. It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 謀事在人，成事在天 "The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. " 弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself. 拿手好戲 masterpiece 賠了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad 拋磚引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale 破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat； burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end 搶得先機(jī) take the preemptive opportunities 巧婦難為無米之炊 If you have no hand you can't make a fist./ One can't make bricks without straw. 千里之行始于足下a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step 前事不忘,后事之師 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. 前人栽樹,后人乘涼 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests. One sows and another reaps. 前怕狼,后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something 強(qiáng)龍難壓地頭蛇 Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies. 強(qiáng)強(qiáng)聯(lián)手 win-win co-operation 瑞雪兆豐年 A timely snow promises a good harvest. 人之初,性本善 Man's nature at birth is good. 人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man. 人海戰(zhàn)術(shù) huge-crowd strategy 世上無難事，只要肯攀登 "Where there is a will, there is a way. " 世外桃源 a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 死而后已 until my heart stops beating 歲歲平安 Peace all year round 上有天堂，下有蘇杭 "Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 塞翁失馬，焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing. 三十而立 "A man should be independent at the age of thirty. At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 升級換代 updating and upgrading (of products) 四十不惑 Life begins at forty. 誰言寸草心，報(bào)得三春暉 "Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 水漲船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high. 時(shí)不我待 Time and tide wait for no man. 殺雞用牛刀 break a butterfly on the wheel 實(shí)事求是 seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 說曹操,曹操到 Talk of the devil and he comes. 實(shí)話實(shí)說 speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 實(shí)踐是檢驗(yàn)真理的唯一標(biāo)準(zhǔn) Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. 山不在高，有仙則名 "No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; " 韜光養(yǎng)晦 hide one's capacities and bide one's time 糖衣炮彈 sugar-coated bullets 天有不測風(fēng)云 Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue 團(tuán)結(jié)就是力量 Unity is strength. “跳進(jìn)黃河洗不清” "eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name " 歪風(fēng)邪氣 unhealthy practices and evil phenomena 物以類聚，人以群分 Birds of a feather flock together. 往事如風(fēng) "The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 望子成龍 hold high hopes for one's child 屋漏又逢連陰雨 Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours. 文韜武略 military expertise; military strategy 唯利是圖 draw water to one's mill 無源之水,無本之木 water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots 無中生有 make/create something out of nothing 無風(fēng)不起浪 There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire. 徇私枉法 bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 新官上任三把火 a new broom sweeps clean 虛心使人進(jìn)步,驕傲使人落后 Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind. 蓄勢而發(fā) accumulate strength for a take-off 心想事成 May all your wish come true 心照不宣 have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding 先入為主 First impressions are firmly entrenched. 先下手為強(qiáng) catch the ball before the bound 像熱鍋上的螞蟻 like an ant on a hot pan 現(xiàn)身說法 warn people by taking oneself as an example 息事寧人 pour oil on troubled waters 喜憂參半 mingled hope and fear 循序漸進(jìn) step by step 一路平安，一路順風(fēng) speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 嚴(yán)以律己,寬以待人 be strict with oneself and lenient towards others 魚米之鄉(xiāng) a land of milk and honey 有情人終成眷屬 "Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 有錢能使鬼推磨 Money makes the mare go. Money talks. 有識之士 people of vision 有勇無謀 use brawn rather than brain 有緣千里來相會 Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination. 與時(shí)俱進(jìn) advance with times 以人為本 people oriented; people foremost 因材施教 teach students according to their aptitude 欲窮千里目，更上一層樓 "to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight." 欲速則不達(dá) Haste does not bring success. 優(yōu)勝劣汰 survival of the fittest 英雄所見略同 Great minds think alike. 冤家宜解不宜結(jié) Better make friends than make enemies. 冤假錯(cuò)案 "cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 一言既出，駟馬難追 A real man never goes back on his words. 招財(cái)進(jìn)寶 Money and treasures will be plentiful 債臺高筑 become debt-ridden 致命要害 Achilles' heel 眾矢之的 target of public criticism 知己知彼,百戰(zhàn)不殆 Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat. 紙上談兵 be an armchair strategist 紙包不住火 Truth will come to light sooner or later. 左右為難 between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 一鳥在手，勝似二鳥在林 a blank slate 干凈的黑板（新的一頁，新的開始） a bone to pick 可挑剔的骨頭（爭端，不滿） a cat nap 打個(gè)盹兒 a ouch potato 躺椅上的馬鈴薯（懶鬼） a headache 頭痛（麻煩事） a knock out 擊倒（美得讓人傾倒） a load off my mind 心頭大石落地 a pain in the neck 脖子疼（苦事） a piece of cake 一塊蛋糕（小菜一碟，易事一件） a shot in the dark 盲目射擊（瞎猜） a sinking ship 正在下沉的船 a slap in the face 臉上挨了一耳光（公然受辱） a social butterfly 社交蝴蝶（善于交際，會應(yīng)酬的人） a thorn in someone''s side 腰上的荊棘（芒刺在背） a turn coat 反穿皮襖的人（叛徒） a weight off my shoulders 放下肩頭重?fù)?dān) an ace up my sleeve 袖里的王牌 ants in one''s pants 褲襠里有螞蟻（坐立不安） back in the saddle重上馬鞍（重整旗鼓） back on track重上軌道（改過自新） backfire逆火（弄巧成拙，適得其反） ball and chain 鐵球鐵鏈，甜蜜的枷（老婆） beat a dead horse 鞭打死馬令其奔馳（徒勞） beaten by the ugly stick 被丑杖打過（生得難看） bet your life 把命賭上（絕對錯(cuò)了） better half 我的另一半 big headed 大腦袋（傲慢，自大） bigger fish to fry 有更大的魚要炸（有更重要的事要辦） bite the bullet 咬子彈（強(qiáng)忍痛苦） birds of a feather flock together 羽毛相同的鳥總飛成一群（物以類聚） blow up in you face 在眼前爆炸（事情完全弄砸了） break a let 折斷一條腿（表演真實(shí)，演出成功） break the ice 破冰（打破僵局） brown nose 討好，諂媚 bull in a china shop 瓷器店里的蠻牛（笨拙的人，動輒弄壞東西的人） burst your bubble 扎破泡泡（打破人的幻想，煞風(fēng)景） bury one''s head in the sand把頭埋在沙里（自欺欺人） butterflies in my stomach肚里有只蝴蝶（心里緊張，七上八下） buy the farm買下農(nóng)場（歸道山，死了） cash in my chips兌換籌碼（睡覺，就寢） circle the wagons把篷車圍成一圈（嚴(yán)陣以待） clean up one''s act自我檢點(diǎn)，自我改進(jìn) come down in sheets整片整片地下（傾盆大雨） cross the line 跨過線（做得太過分了） cross that bridge when we come to it 到了橋頭就過橋（船到橋頭自然直） cut to the chase 抄捷徑去追獵物（不繞圈子，開門見山，單刀直入） daily grind 例行苦事，每天得干的苦工 days are numbered 來日無多 dead center 正當(dāng)中 dead-end street 死路，死巷子 domino effect 骨牌效應(yīng) down to the wire 最后關(guān)頭 down under 南邊（常指面半球的澳洲） downhill from here 從此都是下坡路（自此每況愈下） drop the ball 掉了球（失職） empty nest 空巢（兒女長大離家） get hitched 拴起來（結(jié)婚） get off on the wrong foot 起步便錯(cuò)（第一印象不佳） get the ball rolling 讓球滾起來（動起手來） goose bumps 雞皮疙瘩 hit the road 上路 hold your horses 勒住你的馬（慢來） hang somebody out to dry 把……晾起來了（把……坑苦了） in one''s back pocket 在某人褲子后口袋里（是某人的囊中之物） in the dark 在黑暗中（茫然，什么也不知道） in the spotlight 站在聚光燈圈里（出風(fēng)頭） it''s Greek to me 希臘文（天書） joined at the hip 連體嬰（死黨，從不分開的兩個(gè)人） jump the gun 槍未響先偷跑（搶先） kick the bucket 踢水桶（翹辮子） kill two birds with one stone一 箭雙雕，一舉兩得 last straw 最后一根稻草 left a bitter taste in one''s mouth 留下滿嘴苦味（留下不愉快的回憶） light a fire under your butt 在屁股下點(diǎn)一把火（促其行動） light at the end of the tunnel 隧道末端的光（一線希望） like shooting fish in a barrel 桶里射魚（甕中捉鱉） ling winded 長舌，碎嘴 Monday morning quarterback 星期一早晨的四分衛(wèi)（馬后炮） my old man 我的老頭（我父親） out of the pan and into the fire 跳出鍋里，掉進(jìn)火里（每況愈下） plenty of other fish in the sea 海里的魚多得很（天涯何處無芳草） poker face 撲克面孔（喜怒不形于色） pop the question 提出大問題（求婚） pot calling the kettle black 鍋嫌壺黑（五十步笑百步） punch your lights out 揍得你兩眼發(fā)黑 put all of one''s eggs in one basket 雞蛋都放在一個(gè)籃子里（孤注一擲） put one''s foot in one''s mouth 把腳丫放進(jìn)嘴里（說錯(cuò)話了） rob the cradle 劫搖籃（老牛吃嫩草） skate on thin ice 在薄冰上滑冰（如履薄冰，身歷險(xiǎn)境） skeleton in one''s closet 壁櫥里的骷髏（不可告人的事） skin and bones 皮包骨 sleep on it 睡在上面（考慮一晚上） small talk 寒喧，閑聊 smooth sailing 一帆風(fēng)順 stab in the back 背后插刀（遭人暗算） stallion 千里駒（貌美體健的男人） stud 種馬（貌美體健的男人） swing for the fence 打全壘打 take a hike 走路（滾蛋） until you are blue in the face 干到臉發(fā)青（也是白干） unwind 放松發(fā)條（輕松下來） up for grabs 大家有份 up in the air 掛在空中（懸而未決） when hell freezes over 地獄結(jié)冰（絕不可能的事） weed out 除去雜草（淘汰） well rounded全 能，全才 when pigs fly 豬飛的時(shí)候（絕不可能） not lift a finger 連手指都不動一動（袖手旁觀） wrapped around his/her little finger 化為繞指柔（玩弄于股掌之間）