英语俗语谚语归纳(3)

不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance 不约而同happen to coincide

不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul 不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one's head out of one's wits 才疏学浅have little talent and learning 惨绝人寰extremely cruel

沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds

沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness 层出不穷emerge in endlessly 层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks

察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying 姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers 畅行无阻checkless 车水马龙heavy traffic 沉默寡言taciturnity 称心如意well-content

趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot 成群结队gang horde

诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe 诚心诚意sincere desire

承上启下a connecting link between the preceding and the following 吃苦耐劳tough

吃里扒外live on sb. while helping others secretly 痴心妄想 胡思乱想wishful thinking 持之以恒preserve

叱咤风云ride the whirlwind 愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot

愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone morosely 臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious 出乎意料unexpected

出口成章have an outstanding eloquence

出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 出谋划策give counsel suggest

出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action 出生入死go through fire and water 触类旁通comprehend by analogy

垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one's spirits with the tail between the legs

垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted 绰绰有余more than sufficient

此起彼伏as one falls,another rises 从容不迫go easy take one's time 从容不迫的leisured unhurried 从容不迫地by easy stages

粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy 粗枝大叶的broad-brush

措手不及unaware unprepared

错综复杂 扑朔迷离 anfractuosity

错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous 打草惊蛇act rashly and about: the enemy

大材小用waste one's talent on a petty job 大公无私selfless

大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 大惑不解be extremely puzzled

大惊小怪a storm in a teacup foofaraw fuss like a hen with one chicken 大惊小怪的spoffish

大快人心affording general satisfaction 大名鼎鼎famous well known

大器晚成great minds mature slowly 大千世界the boundless universe 大失所望greatly disappointed

大同小异largely identical but with minor differences 大显身手 大显神通strut one's stuff

大言不惭 夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice

大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty

大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep

呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed

待人接物the ways one gets along with others 殚思极虑rack one's brains

胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose 胆战心惊的funky

淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth 道貌岸然be sanctimonious

得过且过drift along muddle along 得天独厚的advantaged

得心应手handy with facility

得意忘形 得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 得意洋洋elated elation exaltation jauntiness 得意扬扬ride high

得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop high-blown perky 得意扬扬的triumphant

德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity 德高望重sainted saintlike

登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection 地大物博vast territory and abundant resources

颠倒黑白 颠倒是非 混淆是非call white black swear black is white 颠三倒四confused disorderly 雕虫小技insignificant skill 调兵遣将move forces

调虎离山lure the enemy away from his base 掉以轻心treat sth. Lightly

喋喋不休blat cackle chackle harp harp on jaw-jaw rattle twitter wag

顶天立地of indomitable spirit

东施效颦blind imitation with ludicrous effection 东山再起bob up like a cork 独具匠心show originality

独树一帜develop a school of one's own 独一无二in a class by oneself

独一无二的unique unmatched unparalleled 度日如年one day seems like a year 断章取义garble quote out of context

对牛弹琴whistle jigs to a milestone Cast pearls before swine 对症下药suit the remedy to the case 多才多艺versatility

多才多艺的accomplished all-round allround miscellaneous versatile 多愁善感sensitivity sentimentality 多愁善感的moonstruck spoony

多此一举bring owls to Athens hold a candle to the sun 多多益善the more the better 咄咄逼人aggressive

脱胎换骨thoroughly remould oneself 阿谀奉承 趋炎附势greasiness

恩将仇报 以怨报德 忘恩负义 bite the hand that feeds one 尔虞我诈each trying to cheat the other 发人深省的thought-provoking 发人深省set people thinking 发扬光大carry forward

翻山越岭tramp over hill and dale 翻天覆地world-shaking 泛滥成灾overrun

飞黄腾达 青云直上come into one's kingdom rise in the world strike oil 飞黄腾达的successful 飞禽走兽birds and beasts

废寝忘食forget food and sleep

分道扬镳part company,each going his own way 分化瓦解disintegrate divide and demoralize 分门别类classify

纷至沓来come in a continuous stream 纷至沓来的thick as hail

奋不顾身dash ahead regardless of one's safety 愤愤不平be indignant 愤世嫉俗的cynical

丰富多彩rich and colorful 丰功伟绩great achievement

丰衣足食have ample food and clothing

风花雪月sentimental writings of the exploiting classes