1. It is six of one and half a dozen of the other. 半斤八两，彼此彼此。
2. Just has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
3. Keep something for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪。
4. Life is a span. 人生苦短。/ 人生如朝露。5. Man proposes, God disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天。
6. Meet plot with plot. 将计就计。
7. Merry meet, merry part. 好聚好散。
8. Mind acts upon mind. 心有灵犀一点通。/ 心心相印
9. Never hit a man when he is down. 切勿落井下石。
10. Never judge by appearances. 切莫以貌取人。
11. No fire without smoke. 无风不起浪。
12. Nurture passes nature. 教养胜过天性。13. One is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。
14. One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。/ 一花独放不是春。
15. One who has seen the ocean thinks nothing of mere rivers. 曾经沧海难为水。
16. Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见，心不烦。
17. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
18. Poverty is stranger to industry. 勤劳之人不受穷。
19. Rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功。
20. Sense comes with age. 老马识途。
21. So many men, so many minds. 人心各不同。
22. Something is learned every time a book is opened. 开卷有益。
23. Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁。
24. The car will find its way round the hill when it gets there. 车到山前必有路。
25. The heart is seen in wine. 酒后吐真言。26. The older, the wiser. 人老智多。/ 姜还是老的辣。
27. The worse luck now, the better another time. 风水轮流转。
28. Thoughts are free from toll. 思想不用交税。/ 自由思考人皆可。
29. Time tries all things. 时间检验一切。
30. Use legs and have legs. 经常用腿，健步如飞。/ 越干越能干。
31. Virtue never grows old. 美德常青。
32. Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳。
33. What is done cannot be undone. 覆水难收。
34. Wine in, truth out. 酒后吐真言。
35. You are only young once. 青春只一度。
36. You cannot burn the candle at both ends. 蜡烛不能两头燃，精力不可过度耗。
37. You cannot have your cake and eat it. 有得就有失，万事难两全 鱼与熊掌不可兼得。
38. You never know till you have tried. 事非经过不知难。
39. Youth will/must be served. 青春好作乐。/ 年轻须尽欢。
40. Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse. 热情而无知，犹如脱缰马。
41. A bosom friend a far brings a distant land near. 海内存知己，天涯若比邻。
42. A common danger causes common action. 同舟共济。
43. A contented mind is a continual/perpetual feast. 知足常乐。
44. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。
45. A guest should suit the convenience of the host. 客随主便。
46. A letter from home is a priceless treasure. 家书抵万金。
47. All rivers run into the sea. 殊途同归。
48. All time is no time when it is past. 机不可失，时不再来。
49. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 日啖一苹果，健康不求医。
50. As heroes think, so thought Bruce. 英雄所见略同。
51. A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
52. Behind the mountains there are people to be found. 天外有天，山外有山，人外有人。/ 强中更有强中手。
53. Bad luck often brings good luck. 塞翁失马，焉知非福。
54. Bread is the stall of life. 民以食为天。
55. Business is business. 公事公办。56. Clumsy birds have to start flying early. 笨鸟先飞。
57. Courtesy costs nothing. 礼多人不怪。58. Custom makes all things easy. 习惯成自然。
59. Desire has no rest. 欲无止境。60. Difficult the first time, easy the second. 一回生，二回熟。
61. Do not change horses in mid-stream. 中流不换马，危局不易人。
62. Do not have too many irons in the fire. 贪多嚼不烂。
63. Do not pull all your eggs in one basket. 不要孤注一掷。
64. Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。65. East or west, home is the best. 金窝银窝，不如自家草窝。
66. Experience is the best teacher. 实践出真知。67. Fact is stranger than fiction. 大千世界，无奇不有。
68. Faith can move mountains. 精诚所至，金石为开。69. First impressions are half the battle. 先入为主。
70. Give as good as one gets. 以牙还牙。71. Give everyone his due. 一视同仁。
72. Good wine needs no bush. 酒香不怕巷子深。73. Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达。
74. He that promises too much means nothing. 轻诺者寡信。
75. He who has an art has everywhere a part. 一招鲜，吃遍天。
76. He would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. 千里之行，始于足下。
77. Home is where the heart is. 吾心安处是吾家。
78. If you are not inside a house, you do not know about its leaking. 事非亲历不知味。
79. In peace prepare for war. 居安思危。80. It is never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢，犹未为晚。
81.a big shot 大人物 大亨 82. a gay dog 快活的人 好玩的人
83. an early bird 勤奋的人 84. a hard nut 坚果 难对付的人
85.you don’t say 是吗？ 是真的吗？ 不会吧 86. you don’t say so .未必 不至于这样吧
87. I wouldn’t say that 我并不这样认为 我不敢苟同88. a big potato 一个非常棘手的问题
89. the salt of the earth 正直善良的人 社会的中坚力量 尊贵的象征
90. a wet blanket 令人扫兴的事或人 91. the apple of one’s eye 某人眼里的宠儿
92. I’m all yours 你决定吧93. I’m all ears 我洗耳恭听 94. I’m with you 我支持你 我和你一道
95. clothes make the man 人靠衣装，佛靠金装96. Pandora＇s box 罪恶的来源
97. sacred cow 神圣的东西 98. Mickey Mouse course 太容易的事情
99. good Samaritan 乐善好事者100. a green hand 生手 101. a black sheep 害群之马
102. a dark horse 出人意料的获胜者103. a blue stocking 指附庸风雅的女人或卖弄学问的女人
104. It really bites my tongue 忍住不说 105. It really gets on my nerves 真让人心烦
106. See the handwriting on the wall 预见灾难的来临107. kill the fatted calf 设宴款待
108. fish in the air 缘木求鱼 109. an old hand is a good guide 老马识途
110. like a drowned cat 落汤鸡 111. Let the cat out of the bag 露了马脚
112. past repair 无法修补 113. Off color 精神不好
114. beyond debate 无可争辩 115. For all I care 我才不在乎116. It’s anyone’s guess 这事谁也不清楚
117. a dog in the manager 占着茅坑不拉屎118. mind one’s P’s and Q’s 注意礼节
119. a merry heart makes a long life 笑一笑，十年少。
120. bitter pills may have blessed effects 良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行
121. He who hesitates is lost 机不可失，时不再来122. It’s never too late to mend 亡羊补牢
123. no man is wise at all times. 智者千虑必有一失
124. modesty helps a person to make progress whereas conceit makes a person lag behind 谦虚使人进步，骄傲使人落后
125. no man can play the fool as well as the wise man. 大智若愚
126. as a man sows , so he shall reap 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆127. as cool as cucumber 坦然自若
128. not to let the grass grow under one’s feet 防微杜渐129. to hit the right nail on the head 击中要害
130. out of the frying pan into the fire 才出狼窝，又进虎口
131. in hot water 进退维谷 132. a little pot is easy hot 壶小易热，量小易怒
133. every cook praises his own broth(肉汤) 王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸
134. as poor as the church mouse 一贫如洗135. a stone kills two birds 一石二鸟
136. at sixes and sevens 乱七八糟137. when the cat is away , the mice will play 山中无老虎，猴子称大王
138. the pot calls the kettle black 五十步笑百步139.misfortune never comes singly 祸不单行
140. fish in troubled water 浑水摸鱼141.to have a well-oiled-tongue 油腔滑舌
142. talk of the devil, and he is sure to appear. 说道曹操，曹操就到
143. beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施
144. no morning sun lasts a whole day 人无千日好，花无百日红145. Roman is not built in the day.
146. a fox may grow but never good. 青山好改，本性难移
147. an idle youth , a needy age 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲
148. where there is life, there is hope 留得青山在，不愁没柴烧149. tit for tat 一报还一报
150. give him an inch and he will take a mile 得寸进尺151. rolling stone gathers no moss 滚石不生苔
152. two heads are better than one 153. a new broom sweeps clean 新官上任三把火
154. many hands make light work 众人拾材火焰高155. learn to walk before you run 循序渐进
156. give a dog a bad name and hang him 欲加之罪，何患无词
157. fine feathers do not make fine birds 表里不如一
158. half a loaf is better than none 白鸟在林不如一鸟在手
159. don’t put the cart before the horse 不要本末倒置
160. don’t take a mountain out of a molehill 别小题大做
161. the best fish swim near the bottom 好鱼潜水底
162.the best fish smell when they are three days old. 久居家者招人嫌
163. cost sb an arm and a leg 非常昂贵 花费巨大164. cut your coat according to your cloth 量入为出
165. a creaking(吱嘎声) gate hangs long 流水不腐，户枢不蠹
166. beggars can’t be choosers 饥不择食167. as you make your bed, so you must lie in it 自作自受
168. piece of cake 轻而易举的事 169 hill of beans 没有多大价值的东西
170. hot potatoes 棘手的问题 171. cup of tea 喜爱的人或事
172. be my guest 请自便 请随意 173. drop sb a line 给某人写信
174. allow me 让我试试 175. You said it 你说对了 正合我心意
176. I have a say in it 这事由我决定 177. I wouldn’t say no 好的 我没什么说的
178. call a spade a spade 有话直说 有一说一
179. hang in there 坚持信心 不气馁 180. cry for the moon 想要得不到的东西
181. get the ball rolling 开始某事 继续某事 182. green with envy 非常嫉妒
183. White as a sheet 苍白如纸184. tickled pink 非常高兴 高兴极了 185. Black and blue 遍体鳞伤
186. feet of clay 不为人所知的弱点 187. Butterflies in his stomach 紧张 不安
188. in the wake of 紧随----而来，随着， 跟着189. what’s up ？ 怎么啦 ，发生什么事啦？
190. bark at the wrong tree 错怪了某人 攻击错了对象191. beat one’s brains out 绞尽脑汁 反复推敲
192. pull one’s legs 开某人玩笑 作弄某人193. a Scrooge 吝啬鬼 194. you bet = of course 当然 的确
195. you said it 千真万确 你说的是 196. you name it 随你讲什么都行 任凭你怎么说
197. you are telling me 我完全同意 的确如此198. the red-carpet treatment 热情款待 隆重接待
199. a pie in the sky 空中楼阁 200. a pound of flesh 苛刻的要求
201. it beats me 我不知道 你问倒我了 202. I don’t buy it. 我不相信
203. I just can’t help it 我就是忍不住 我就是没办法204. you’ve sold it to me 我完全相信你
205. I wouldn’t bet on it 我看不一定 别指望206. come off it 别吹牛了 别胡扯了
207. accidents will happen 人有旦夕祸福208. a close mouth catches no flies 祸从口出 病从口入
209. a good dog deserves a good bone 有功者受赏210. mind your own business 别多管闲事
211. you asked for it 你自找的212. you can’t be serious 少开玩笑 你不可能是认真的
213.why bother? 何必麻烦 何苦 214. More often than not 常常 往往 多半
215. It will come to me 我会想起来的
216. It’s your call 决定权在你 217. It’s not a big deal 没有什么大不了的
218. a roaring lion kills no game 空谈是没有结果的
219. a book is a garden carried in the pocket 书是随身携带的花园
220. an old pan is the one that makes good food 旧锅煮好菜
221. a bad workman always blames his tools 拙匠总怪工具差
222. You’ve got a point there 你说得有道理
223. take your time 不必匆忙 从容做 224. Take it easy 别着急 放轻松点
225. take it seriously 认真对待 226. Take your order 点菜 下单
227. you set me up 你出卖了我 228. all thumbs 笨拙
229. as bright as a button 聪明极了 230. as easy as ABC 非常容易
231. as easy as pie 易如反掌 232. as hard as nails 冷酷无情，铁石心肠
233. as hungry as a lion 极其渴望得到 234. as light as a feather 很轻盈
235. as proud as a peacock 十分骄傲 236. as sharp as a spear 聪明，思路敏捷
237. as sly as a fox 非常狡猾 238. as tall as a tree 非常高
239. be a weed 软弱，懦弱 240. be at odds 有矛盾，合不来
241. be blessed with brains 很聪明 242. be in the same boat 处于同样境地
243. then and there 立即 244. black is white and white is black. 黑白颠倒
245. burn the midnight oil 开夜车，挑灯夜战 246. call black white 颠倒黑白
247. cast iron nerves 坚定的意志 248. down in the dumps 气馁，沮丧
249. eat like a bird 食量很小 250. feel blue 忧郁 251. feet of clay 内在缺陷
252. fly off the handle/ hit the roof/ceiling 勃然大怒 253. green fingers 擅长
254. hand and foot 完全，周到，全方位 255.hot under the collar 愤怒的，恼火的
256. in the black有盈余 257. in the red 财政赤字
258.laugh one’s head off 大笑 259. off the top of your head 不假思索
260. on cloud nine狂喜 261. on its last legs 奄奄一息，濒于台
262. once and for all 永远，彻底地 263. one’s cup of tea 投合脾性的事
264. over the moon 欣喜若狂，兴高采烈 265. rain cats and dogs 倾盆大雨
266. senior citizen 老人 267. to sleep like a log 酣睡
268. twists and turns 曲折 269. wear and tear 磨损
270. the man in the street 平常百姓271. the prodigal （挥霍的，浪费的）son 浪荡子
272. the salt of the earth 善良诚实的人
273. A good beginning is half the battle. 好的开始等于成功的一半。
274.A single flower doesn’t make a spring. 一花独放不是春。
275. All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的不一定是金子。
276. All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事起头难。
277. A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，差之千里。
278. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一日一苹果，胜过找医生
279. A still tongue makes a wise head.智者寡言。280. Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。
281. Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。
282. Constant dropping wears away a stone.滴水石穿。
283. Doing nothing is doing ill. 无所事事，必干坏事。
284. Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.不要高兴过早。
285. Empty vessels make the most noise. 满瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡。
286. Every dog has its day. 凡人皆有得意日。287. Experience is the best teacher. 经验是良师。
288. Experience is the father of wisdom. 经验是智慧之父。
289. Far from eye, far from heart./ out of sight, out of mind.眼不见，心不烦。
290. Give a man a fish, and you feed him a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. 授人以鱼，三餐之需；授人以渔，终身只用。
291. God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。
292. Good advice is harsh to the ear. 忠言逆耳。293. Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。
294. Habit is second nature. 习惯是第二天性。295. Haste makes waste. 忙中有错。
296. He knows most who speaks least. 博学者寡言。
297. He laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑在最后，谁笑的最好。
298. He who plays with fire gets burnt. 玩火者必自焚。
299. Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 抱最好的希望，做最坏的打算。
300. Idleness is the root of all evil. 懒惰是万恶之源。301. In the end, things will mend. 车到山前必有路
302. It’s no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收。303. It never rains but it pours. 不鸣则已一鸣惊人。
304. Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。305. Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕。
306. Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。
307. Knowledge makes humble; ignorance makes proud. 知识使人谦虚，无知使人骄傲。
308. Look before you leap./ Second thoughts are best. 三思而后行。
309.Lost time is never found again. 光阴一去不复返。310. Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。
311. Make hay while the sun shines. 趁晴晒草/趁热打铁312. More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。
313.Never do things by halves. 凡事不可半途而废。314. Never judge by appearances. 人不可貌相。
315. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.今天能够做的事，切莫拖到明天。
316. No pains, no gains. 不劳则无获。
317. Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。
318. Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴焉得虎子。319. No sweet without sweat. 没有汗水就没有幸福。
320. Of nothing comes nothing. 巧妇难为无米之炊。321. Once bitten, twice shy. 一次被咬，下次胆小。
322. One today is worth two tomorrow. 把握一个今天，胜似两个明天。
323. One man’s meat is another man’s poison. 青菜萝卜各有所爱。
324. Pardon all men, but never themselves. 严以律己宽以待人。
325. Penny wise, pound foolish. 小事聪明，大事糊涂（抓了芝麻，丢了西瓜）
326. Prevention is better than cure. 防患于未然。
327. So many countries, so many customs. 国家不一，风俗各异。
328. Soon got, soon spent. 来得容易，去得快。329. Soon learnt, soon forgotten. 学的快，忘得快。
330. Speech is silver; silence is golden.雄辩是银，沉默是金。331. Tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风。
332. The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
333. The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙，所见不广。
334. The more a man learns, the more he sees his ignorance. 知识越广博，越感己无知。
335. Union is strength. 团结就是力量336. Virtue is its own reward. 善有善报。 337. Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳。
338. Will is power. 意志就是力量。339. You can not teach a dog new tricks. 朽木不可雕。
340. Daniel in the lion’s den 丹尼尔是圣经中被抛弃在狮笼里而幸存的人。现在指面临困境的人。
341. catch-22第22条军规， 指进退两难却又无法逃避的困境
342. Achilles’ heel 阿基里斯是希腊神话中的人物，强大而且又不可战胜，但他有一个致命的弱点就是他的脚后跟。现在指人的弱点或软肋
343. Jonah 是圣经中的人物，现在指带来厄运的人。344. waterloo 拿破仑战败，现指失败。
345. Mother Teresa 特丽莎修女在印度帮助穷人，现指无私帮助别人的人。
346. the Stone Age 石器时代。 现在指没有任何现代设施的老旧之处
347. Robin Hood 来自古希腊罗马神话与西方民间传说，指劫富济贫的绿林好汉
348. Judas 犹大 圣经出卖基督的人，现指背叛别人的人。
349. land on one’s feet 安然脱困，化险为夷350. rush sb off one’s feet 使某人疲于奔命
351. keep one’s feet on the ground 脚踏实地352. eat one’s words 承认说错话，取消前言并道歉
353. cross one’s fingers =keep one’s fingers 交叉手指祈求好运
354. let’s call it a day 今天就到此为止吧
355. you’re not alone 你不孤单（你不是个案，其他人有和你相同的情形）
356. that’s really something 那真了不起357. that’s a real bargain 这真是个便宜货，真是个廉价的买卖
358. that’s a good point 说得真好 或我完全赞成
359. that’s all settled 事已成定局，没有必要讨论，一切都解决了
360. no offence 别见怪 无冒犯之意361. by all means 1) 当然 毫无疑问 2） 尽一切办法 通过各种途径
362. I’ll say （用以强调同意）当然 可以363. I don’t get it 我不明白
364. It looks fine to me 我觉得挺不错。365. have a big nose 爱打听 366. sad dog 粗野的家伙
367. to the backbone 彻底 368. make somebody’s blood boil 使-----极度愤怒
369. be on one’s back 卧床不起370. keep somebody at arm’s length 敬而远之 疏远
371. back up 支持 372. Free and easy 自由自在 满不在乎
373. for that matter 而且 374. Serve somebody right 自作自受
375. have had enough 对-----发腻 腻烦 376. have it in one 有能力做-----
377. take someone’s mind off something 使某人忘记某事
378. rat race 激烈的竞争 379. School of hard knocks 艰苦的磨练
380. search me= I don’t know 我不知道
381. have it over 比----好些 胜过 382. the long and short of it 概括地说
383. no point 没理由 384. mark time 原地踏步 停顿 385. to my way of thinking 以我看来 386. fat cat 大款
387. fat change 微小的变化 极小的可能 388. a storm in a tea cup 小题大做 兴风作浪
389. the last straw 忍无可忍 或最后的机会390. make a clean breast of 忏悔
391. our great rock （南通一模选项，rock 指靠山）最可信赖的人
392.don,t beat around the bush 不要拐弯抹角 不要旁敲侧击
393. you’ve really got me there 你把我问倒了，你难倒我了
394.don’t get me wrong 别冤枉我395. keeping hot under the collar 怒气冲冲 勃然大怒
396.eating like a bird 吃得很少 食量小397. walking on eggs 小心谨慎
398. like a cat on hot bricks 热锅上的蚂蚁399. a child’s play 容易干的事 400. Out of the question 不可能
401. out of question 毫无疑问 402. You know the drill 你知道该怎么做 无需问问题
403. keep it to yourself 留着自己用吧404. you always talk big 你总是在吹牛
405. first come first served 先来后到 先到先招待
406. the answer is zero 白忙乎了 407. Once and for all 一劳永逸地 最终地 彻底地
408. all at once = suddenly 突然地 一下子409. in a row 一连串 成一行 一字儿
410. nothing like 丝毫不 根本不 没有什么---能比得上 没有----比更---
There is nothing like wool for keeping you warm 没有什么比羊毛更让你保暖
411. Good families are much to all their members , but everything to none.
好的家庭对它所有的成员都非常重要，但并不是意味着一切。
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