英语习语学习大全10(2)

Pig terms are also used in American politics. Farmers mark their pigs' ears to identify them. In politics, earmarks are money set aside for projects in a congressman's home state or locality. And politicians might say there is a lot of pork in a budget proposal, meaning wasteful spending.

In many areas, pigs provide ham, bacon and other pork products to eat. All Americans want to be able to bring home the bacon. That means to earn enough money to provide the necessities of life. Experts say this term was first used in the nineteen twenties. But it is believed to come from the much older game of catching a greased pig. This was a popular event at country fairs in which the winner was awarded the pig.

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说说“pig”

You can put lipstick on a pig, but it is still a pig.

“给猪涂上口红,它还是猪。”意思是做无用功。

A hog in a silk waistcoat is still a hog.

外语学习资料

某项政策、措施或行动并不能改变事情的本质，甚至更为糟糕。

You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

粗瓷碗雕不出细花来

in a pig's eye

某件事根本不可能发生

casting pearls before swine

明珠暗投；对牛弹琴

piggy bank

储蓄罐

high on the hog

奢侈地；豪华地

hog-wild

（美国俚语）极粗野的，疯狂的，发疯的

hog

贪心攫取；独占

road hog

自私的司机；鲁莽的驾驶员

earmarks

指定款项

pork

外语学习资料

联邦或州政府给手下人的好处(金钱或位置)

bring home the bacon

养家糊口；谋生

pig out / make a pig of oneself

大吃大喝

When pigs fly

无稽之谈；不可能的事

go the whole hog

干到底；彻底地干

ground hog

土拨鼠

bleed like a pig

血流如注

buy a pig in a bag

没有仔细看货就买下来；盲目答应

get the wrong pig by the tail

[美]捉错了人;；怪错了人;；搞错了对象

give sb. a pig of his own sow

以其人之道还治其人之身

sell a pig in a poke

用欺骗手段出售货品; 挂羊头卖狗肉

sweat like a pig

外语学习资料

(因出力或恐惧而)全身冒汗

teach a pig to play on a flute

教猪吹笛, 做荒唐[不可能]的事

What can you expect from a pig but a grunt.

]狗嘴里吐不出象牙来。