第一篇：常用英語俗語100句

常用英語俗語100句

1.A bad beginning makes a bad ending。不善始者不善終。

2.A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit。吃虧的和解也比勝訴強。

3.A bad thing never dies。壞事遺臭萬年。

4.A bad workman always blames his tools。拙匠常怨工具差，不會撐船怪河彎。

5.A barking dog is better than a sleeping lion。吠犬也比睡獅強。

6.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush。一鳥在手勝過雙鳥在林。

7.A boaster and a liar are cousins-german。吹牛與說謊本是同宗。

8.A book that remains shut is but a block。有書不讀，書變木頭。

9.A bully is always a coward。色厲內荏。

10.A burden of one's choice is not felt。愛挑的擔子不嫌重。

11.A candle lights others and consumes itself。蠟燭照亮別人，卻奉獻了自己。

12.A cat has nine lives。貓有九命。

13.A cat may look at a king。小人物也該有權利。

14.A close mouth catches no flies。病從口入，禍從口出。

15.A constant guest is never welcome。常客令人厭。

16.Actions speak louder than words。事實勝于雄辯。

17.Adversity leads to prosperity。窮則思變。

18.Adversity makes a man wise not rich。逆境出人才。

19.A fair death honors the whole life。死得其所，流芳百世。

20.A faithful friend is hard to find。知音難覓。

21.A fall into a pit, again in your wit。吃一塹，長一智。

22.A fox may grow gray but never good。江山易改，本性難移。

23.A friend in need is a friend indeed。患難見真情。

24.A friend is easier lost than found。得朋友難，失朋友易。

25.A friend is never known till a man has need。需要之時方知友。

26.A friend without faults will never be found。沒有十全十美的朋友。27.“After you”is good manners.“您先請”是禮貌用語。

28.A good beginning is half done。良好的開端，成功的一半。

29.A good beginning makes a good ending。善始者善終。

30.A good book is a good friend。好書如摯友。

31.A good fame is better than a good face。美名勝過美貌。

32.A good medicine tastes bitter。良藥苦口。

33.A good wife's health is a man's best wealth。夫善則妻賢。

34.A great talker is a great liar。說大話者多謊言。

35.A hedge between keeps friendship green。君子之交淡如水。

36.A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend。戲謔不能化敵為友，只能使人失去朋友。

37.A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth。說謊者即使講真話也沒人信。

38.A light heart lives long。心情開朗壽命長。

39.A little body often harbours a great soul。濃縮的都是精華。

40.A little knowledge is a dangerous thing。一知半解自欺欺人。

41.A little pot is soon hot。壺小水易熱。

42.All are brave when the enemy flies。敵人逃竄時，人人都成了勇士。

43.All good things come to an end。天下沒有不散的筵席。

44.All rivers run into sea。海納百川。

45.All roads lead to Rome。條條大路通羅馬。

46.All that ends well is well。結果好就一切都好。/善始善終。

47.All that glitters is not gold。閃光的不一定是金子。

48.All things are difficult before they are easy。凡是總是由難而易。

49.A leopard cannot change its spots。積習難改。

50.All work and no play make Jackadull boy。只會用工不會玩耍，聰明的孩子也會變傻。

51.A man becomes learned by asking questions。不恥下問才能有學問。

52.A man can do no more than he can。凡事都應當量力而為。

53.A man can not spin and reel at the same time。一心不能二用。

54.A man is known by his friends。什么人交什么朋友。

55.A man without money is no man at all。一分錢難倒英雄漢。

56.A merry heart goes all the way。心曠神怡，事事順利。

57.A miss is as good as a mile。失之毫厘，謬以千里。

58.A mother's love never changes。母愛永恒。

59.An apple a day keeps the doctor away。一天一個蘋果，醫生遠離我。

60.A new broom sweeps clean。新官上任三把火。

61.An eye for an eye and a tooth for tooth。以眼還眼，以牙還牙。

62.An old dog can not learn new tricks。老狗學不出新把戲。

63.An old dog barks not in vain。老狗不亂吠。

64.Anounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure。預防為主，治療為輔。

65.A rolling stone gathers no moss。滾石不生苔，轉業不聚財。

66.As a man sows so he shall reap。種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。

67.A single flower does not make a spring。一花獨放不是春，百花齊放春滿園。

68.A snow year,a rich year。瑞雪兆豐年。

69.A sound mind in a sound body。健全的精神寓于健康的身體。

70.A still tongue makes a wise head。智者寡言。

71.A stitch in time saves nine。小洞不補，大洞吃苦。

72.A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe。身正不怕影子斜。

73.A wise head makes a close mouth。真人不露相，露相不真人。

74.A word spoken is past recalling。一言既出，駟馬難追。

75.A year's plan starts with spring。一年之計在于春。

76.A young idler,an old beggar。少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。

77.Bad news has wings。好事不出門，壞事傳千里。

78.Barking dogs seldom bite。吠犬不咬人。

79.Beauty lies in the love's eyes。情人眼里出西施。

80.Be swift to hear,slow to speak。聽宜敏捷，言宜緩行。

81.Better late than never。有勝于無。

82.Better pay the but cher than the doctor。食療勝于藥療。

83.Better to ask the way than go astray。問路總比迷路好。

84.Between friends all is common。朋友之間不分彼此。

85.Birds of a feather flock together。物以類聚，人以群分。

86.Blood is thicker than water。血濃于水。

87.Blood will have blood。血債血償。

88.Books and friends should be few but good。讀書如交友，應求少而精。

89.Business is business。公事公辦。

90.Business is the salt of life。事業是人生的第一需求。

91.Can not see the wood for the trees。一葉障目，不見森林。

92.Care and diligence bring luck。謹慎和勤奮才能抓住機遇。

93.Care is no cure。憂慮無藥醫。

94.Caution is the parent of safety。小心駛得萬年船。

95.Cheats never prosper。騙人發不了財。

96.Children are what the mothers are。母親是孩子的第一老師。

97.Choose an author as you choose a friend。擇書如擇友。

98.Come what may, heaven won't fall。做你的吧，天塌不下來。

99.Complacency is the enemy of study。自滿是學習的敵人。

100.Constant dripping wears away a stone。水滴石穿

第二篇：英語俗語

英語格言和俗語怎么用

老外平時除使用許多俚語（slang）外，也常夾些格言（adage）、俗語（proverb）、引語（quotation）、警句（saying）或是眾所周知的道理（truism）。這些玩意兒，也與中文里不少的格言或俗語等意義相近。使用起來，頗有「異曲同工」之妙。

1.Like attracts（或 draws）like.意思是：相同的人吸引相同的人。(like 指 similar people）這與另一句謬語 「Birds of a feather flock together.」（相同羽毛的鳥在一起）意義相似。（a = same）也就是咱們常說的「物以類聚」或「同聲相應，同氣相求」。

2.(Too much)familiarity breeds contempt.意思是說：相處過於親密，就會產生侮慢之心（不尊重）（即 low opinion）（breed = create）這句話又與另一句俗語「Too thick does not stick.」（太稠或太濃反而黏不住）意思相近。也就是說： 「closeness brings disagreement.」（親不敬，熟生蔑）;就是勸人：「君子之交淡如水」或「保持距離，以策安全」。3.Once bitten（或 bit），twice shy.就是說：一次被咬，下次膽小。或是一次上當，下次小心。（shy = avoid）動詞時態：bite, bit, bitten（或 bit）這又與另一句俗語「A burnt child fears（或dreads）the fire.」（被灼傷的小孩怕火）相似。說白些，就是： When you have bad experience, you don’t want to have the same experience again.這不就是「一朝被蛇咬，見繩也心驚」或「一日被蛇咬，十年怕草繩」嗎？

4.A stitch in time save nine.意思是：「一針及時省九針」。也是「一針不補，十針難縫」或「小洞不補，大洞叫苦」的味道。這句警語與「An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.」（一分的預防，勝於十分的治療）意義相近。此外，還有：「Don’t wait for a rainy day to fix the roof.（不要等到下雨時才去修補屋頂）;或「Always prepare for a rainy day.」或「Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.」（做最壞的打算和最好的希望）這些警語，說的都是「未雨綢繆」。

5.Old habits die hard.意思是說：改掉***慣很不容易。「It is difficult to break an old habit.」這與另一句諺語：「You can not teach an old dog new tricks.」（你不能教老狗新把戲）。這就是所謂「江山易改，本性難移」。

6.Absence makes the heart grow fonder.意思是：一個人不在時，使人內心更想念。「When a person is absent, we may think of him／her more often.」與「久別情深」、「眼不見，心更念」、「人去情漸深」，或是「一日不見如隔三秋」的意味相近。

7.A penny saved is a penny earned.據說這是Ben Franklin 的引語。照字面意義是：能存一分錢，就是賺了一分錢。後來有人改口說： Take care of your pennies（=pence）and the pounds(=dollars）will take care of themselves.說白些，就是： If you save small amount of money, you will eventually have a large sum of money.就是中國人所謂「積少成多，集腋成裘」。（這句話也可指小事謹慎，大事自成。）

8.When in Rome, do as the Romans do.意思是說：當在羅馬時，就照羅馬人的（生活）方式去做。所以有人也改口說： When in America, do as the Americans do.就是「入國問禁，入鄉隨俗。」

9.What is done cannot be undone.意思是：做過的事，不能再還原。（動詞時態：undo, undid, undone）。這與另一句諺語 「Don’t cry over spilt milk.」或「It is no use crying over spilt milk.」意義相似。也就是說：What is done is done或What has taken place, nothing can be done about it.（take place=happen）就是「覆水難收」、「往者已矣」。

10.Don’t（或Never）cross a bridge till（或until）you come to it.照字面的意義是：不等到橋邊，就不必過橋。也有人說：We have to go across the bridge when we come to it.（it 指橋；bridge也指問題或困難），換句話說：不必為將來顧慮太多「Don’t worry too much in advance.」勸人當問題出現時再設法解決不遲。「You have to face the problem or difficulty when the time comes.」這與所謂「船到橋頭自然直」，頗有相似之處。

All good things must come to an end.意思是說：一切好事，總會結束的。也就像咱們所謂「天下沒有不散的宴席」或「好景無常」。換句話說：人生的道路是崎嶇不平的（Life is bumpy.）或（Road bumps in our life.）但也不必悲觀，生命也有光明的一面（There is light at the end of the tunnel.）12.Beauty is but(=only)skin-deep.意思是：美貌只是一層皮或外表的美是膚淺、短暫的。「Beauty is just as deep as skin.」這與其他兩句格言:「Don’t judge a book by its cover.」（評價一本書不是只看書的包裝）「Appearances are deceiving.」（外表是騙人的）意義相近，所以唯有內在的品格才是永久的重要的，（Personality Counts），不可以貌取人，否則就成為所謂的「繡花枕頭」了。

13.What goes around comes around.意思是：你的所做所為，也會得到報應的。「What comes out of you will return to you.」這句話有些迷信(superstition)，像「十年河東，十年河西，風水輪著轉」。不過老外所指的「因果報應」，多半是指「惡報」。(注意：不是What comes around goes around.）

14.Money talks.這句話「錢會說話」或「金錢最有發言權」。也有人後面22.Champagne tastes on a beer budget.意思是說：只有喝啤酒的預算，卻有喝香檳酒的愛好。也就是指一些人花錢超出自己的能力。(Some people spend more money than they can afford.)或Some people live beyond their means.這不就是「打腫臉充胖子」嗎？

23.It never rains, but it pours.照字面意思：不是微微細雨，而是大雨傾盆。也就是說：壞事接二連三的降臨(The bad thing come in succession.)這與咱們所謂的「禍不單行」或「屋漏偏逢連夜雨，船破又逢對頭風」意思相似。

24.One picture is worth a thousand words.意思是：一張畫（或照片）勝過一千字的描寫。如同中國人所說的「百聞不如一見」。(Seeing is better than hearing a hundred times.)（注意：Words are worth a thousands pictures.，又是指一篇文章描寫得十分生動）

25.A slip of tongue cannot be recalled.意思是：（不小心）說漏了嘴，是收不回來的。或者說：One word once let go can not be recalled.這都是勸人說話要謹慎負責。即「一言既出，駟馬難追」。

26.You cannot make filet mignon out of chopped liver.意思是：你不能從品質差的肉，制造品質高的肉。filet mignon 是法國小牛排，是 high quality of meat ,而 chopped liver 是指品質差的肉，這里的 liver 未必是動物的肝臟，說白些，就是：Something with good quality can not be made with cheap material.這與咱們所說的「朽木不可雕也」，頗有相似。27.a chip off（或 of）the old block.照字面說：木頭中的一個碎片。這與另外兩句諺語相似：「Like father, like son.」（相貌性格等酷似父親的兒子）「As the old cock crows, so crow the young.」（老公雞在叫，小公雞也跟著叫）（動詞時態：crow, crowed（或crew）, crowed）因為孩子多半是模仿父母的（Children generally imitate their parents.）（多半指男性）這就是咱們所謂的「有其父必有其子」。

28.Make hay while the sun shines.意思是：曬草要趁陽光好。這與另一句「seize the day」（把握今朝）= carpe diem 是拉丁文，意義相近。就是「行事要趁機會好」（make the most of an opportunity）。

29.Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.就是所謂「愚者倉促，智者小心」的意思，勸人不可輕舉妄動。（Don’t jump without thinking.）30.Judge not lest you be judged.這句話是勸人不可批評別人。(Don’t criticize others.）因為你如果批評別人，那么別人也會批評你。（If you criticize others, you’ll expect others to criticize you！）

11.加上一句：It（money）talks all languages.（它會說多種語言），也就是說：money is power.或是說：Money makes the man.If you have money, even a fool is a master.（金錢改變一個人，假如你有錢，即使是傻瓜，也會變成主人。）這些諺語，與咱們所說的「金錢萬能」、「錢可通神」或「有錢能使鬼推磨」的古老觀念，意義相近。(現代許多人倒認為「錢不是一切」）「money is not everything.」

15.Nice guys finish last.意思是：好人吃虧。(guy=person）這與另一句諺語相似：Nice（honest）people get short end of stick.（get short end of stick=not treated fairly）;也有老外說：(You）never give a sucker an even break.（你從不給老實人公平待遇）（even break=fair dial；sucker是指老實或易受騙的人），就是「好人受欺」。

16.A small spark makes a great fire.這與另一句警語：「It takes one small spark to start a forest fire.」意義相同。也就是我們所說的「星星之火，可以燎原」。其實也可以說是：A trifle may, often cause great disaster.（小事也會引起大災難）。

17.Out of sight, out of mind！意思是：看不見，心就不會想（煩惱）。也就是咱們所謂「眼不見為凈」。也有人說是：「Long absent, soon forgotten」或「Seldom seen, soon forgotten.」「見得少，忘得快」或是「時間會沖淡感情」。說白些，就是：If you don’t see it, you just forget about it.18.Treat others as you want to be treated.意思是說：你想別人怎樣對待你，你就要怎樣對待別人。或者說：Treat others as you want others to treat you，也可以說：Do unto others as you would have others（them）do unto you.（unto 是古體的介系詞=to）這與咱們所說的「己所不欲，勿施於人」意思相似。

19.There is no place like home.意思是：沒有一個地方像自己的家那么好。還有其他說法：East, West, home is best或Home, sweet home！或是No place is as desirable as home.這就像中國人所說的「金窩銀窩，不如自己的狗窩。」（home是指經過裝飾過而有人住的溫暖的家，而house可能只是空空沒人住過的房子）

20.Actions speak louder than words.照字面意思是：行動比言語更響亮（有效）。換句話說：采取行動要比高談闊論好（It is better to take action than just to talk about it.）即「事實勝於雄辯」。

21.The pot calls（或calling）the kettle black.意思是：鍋嫌水壺黑。此外，還有類似的諺語：All cats are（或look）black（或gray）in the dark.或者We are in the same boat.也就是說：大家彼此彼此（We are all equal或We are in the same situation。就像「五十步笑百步」或「烏鴉笑豬黑」。

第三篇：英語俗語諺語歸納

1.愛不釋手fondle admiringly

2.百聞不如一見（眼見為實）Seeing is believing.3.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.4.笨鳥先飛 A slow sparrow should make an early start.5.不眠之夜 white night

6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses

7.不遺余力 spare no effort;go all out;do one's best

8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord.9.拆東墻補西墻 rob Peter to pay Paul

10.辭舊迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new;ring out the old year and ring in the new

11.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

12.大開眼界 open one's eyes;broaden one's horizon;be an eye-opener

13.國泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace

14.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

15.功夫不負有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.16.好了傷疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more

17.好事不出門惡事傳千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.18.和氣生財 Harmony brings wealth.19.活到老學到老 One is never too old to learn.20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones

21.金無足赤人無完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.22.金玉滿堂 Treasures fill the home.23.腳踏實地 be down-to-earth

24.腳踩兩只船 sit on the fence

25.君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal;a hedge between keeps friendship green

26.老生常談陳詞濫調 cut and dried, cliché

27.禮尚往來 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.28.留得青山在不怕沒柴燒 Where there is life, there is hope.29.馬到成功 achieve immediate victory;win instant success

30.名利雙收 gain in both fame and wealth

31.茅塞頓開 be suddenly enlightened

32.沒有規矩不成方圓 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.33.每逢佳節倍思親 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.34.謀事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven.Man proposes, God disposes.35.弄巧成拙 be too smart by half;Cunning outwits itself

36.拿手好戲 masterpiece

37.賠了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad

38.拋磚引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions;throw a sprat to catch a whale

39.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 40.搶得先機 take the preemptive opportunities

41.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.42.千里之行始于足下 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

43.前事不忘后事之師 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.44.前人栽樹后人乘涼 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.One sows and another reaps.45.前怕狼后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something

46.強龍難壓地頭蛇 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.47.強強聯手 win-win co-operation

48.瑞雪兆豐年 A timely snow promises a good harvest.49.人之初性本善 Man's nature at birth is good.50.人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man.51.人海戰術 huge-crowd strategy

52.世上無難事只要肯攀登 Where there is a will, there is a way.53.世外桃源 a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;

54.死而后已 until my heart stops beating

55.歲歲平安 Peace all year round.56.上有天堂下有蘇杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

57.塞翁失馬焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing.58.三十而立 A man should be independent at the age of thirty.At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.59.升級換代 updating and upgrading(of products)

60.四十不惑 Life begins at forty.61.誰言寸草心報得三春暉 Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass.62.水漲船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high.63.時不我待Time and tide wait for no man.64.殺雞用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel

65.實事求是seek truth from facts;be practical and realistic;be true to facts

66.說曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.67.實話實說speak the plain truth;call a spade a spade;tell it as it is

68.實踐是檢驗真理的唯一標準Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.69.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;'

70.韜光養晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time

71.糖衣炮彈sugar-coated bullets

72.天有不測風云Anything unexpected may happen.a bolt from the blue

73.團結就是力量Unity is strength.74.“跳進黃河洗不清”'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 '

75.歪風邪氣unhealthy practices and evil phenomena

76.物以類聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.77.往事如風'The past has vanished(from memory)like wind.;What in past, is pas

78.望子成龍hold high hopes for one's child

79.屋漏又逢連陰雨Misfortunes never come singly.When it rains it pours.80.文韜武略military expertise;military strategy

81.唯利是圖draw water to one's mill

82.無源之水,無本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots

83.無中生有make create something out of nothing

84.無風不起浪There are no waves without wind.There's no smoke without fire.85.徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends

86.新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean

87.虛心使人進步,驕傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.88.蓄勢而發accumulate strength for a take-off

89.心想事成May all your wish come true

90.心照不宣have a tacit understanding;give tacit consent;tacit understanding 91.先入為主First impressions are firmly entrenched.92.先下手為強catch the ball before the bound

93.像熱鍋上的螞蟻like an ant on a hot pan

94.現身說法warn people by taking oneself as an example

95.息事寧人pour oil on troubled waters

96.喜憂參半mingled hope and fear

97.循序漸進step by step

98.一路平安，一路順風speed somebody on their way;speed the parting guest

99.嚴以律己,寬以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others

100魚米之鄉

101.有情人終成眷屬'Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.'

102.有錢能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go.Money talks.103.有識之士people of vision

104.有勇無謀use brawn rather than brain

105.有緣千里來相會Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.106.與時俱進advance with times

107.以人為本people oriented;people foremost

108.因材施教teach students according to their aptitude

109.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.' a land of milk and honey

110.欲速則不達Haste does not bring success.111.優勝劣汰survival of the fittest

112.英雄所見略同Great minds think alike.113.冤家宜解不宜結Better make friends than make enemies.114.冤假錯案'cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced;unjust, false or wrong cases'

115.一言既出，駟馬難追A real man never goes back on his words.116.招財進寶Money and treasures will be plentiful

117.債臺高筑become debt-ridden

118.致命要害Achilles' heel

119.眾矢之的target of public criticism

120.知己知彼,百戰不殆Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.121.紙上談兵be an armchair strategist

122.左右為難between the devil and the deep blue sea 123.紙包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.繁榮昌盛thriving and prosperous 愛屋及烏 Love me, love my dog.愛財如命skin a flea for its hide 百里挑一one in hundred 百折不撓be indomitable 半途而廢give up halfway leave sth.Unfinished 包羅萬象all-embracing all-inclusive 飽經風霜weather-beaten 卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 悲歡離合vicissitudes of life 背道而馳run counter to run in the opposite direction 本末倒置put the cart before the horse 笨鳥先飛the slow need to start early 必由之路the only way 閉關自守close the country to international intercourse 變本加厲be further intensified 變化無常chop and change fantasticality 變化無常chop and change fantasticality 別開生面having sth.New 別有用心have ulterior motives 彬彬有禮refined and courteous urbane 兵不厭詐in war nothing is too deceitful 博古通今erudite and informed 不敗之地incincible position 不恥下問feel not ashamed to learn from one's subordinates 不可救藥be past praying for beyond redemption 不勞而獲reap where one has not sown 不屈不撓fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 不速之客crasher uninvited guest 不同凡響outstanding 不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 不遺余力spare no effort spare no pains 不以為然not approve object to 不義之財filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousness 不亦樂乎extremely 不遠千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance 不約而同happen to coincide 不擇手段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 才疏學淺have little talent and learning 慘絕人寰extremely cruel 滄海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds 滄海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness 層出不窮emerge in endlessly 層巒迭嶂peaks over peaks 察言觀色carefully watch what sb.is doing and saying 姹紫嫣紅very beautiful flowers 暢行無阻checkless 車水馬龍heavy traffic 沉默寡言taciturnity 稱心如意well-content 趁熱打鐵strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot 成群結隊gang horde 誠惶誠恐with reverence and awe 誠心誠意sincere desire 承上啟下a connecting link between the preceding and the following 吃苦耐勞tough 吃里扒外live on sb.while helping others secretly 癡心妄想 胡思亂想wishful thinking 持之以恒preserve 叱咤風云ride the whirlwind 愁眉苦臉pull a long face snoot 愁眉苦臉的，愁眉苦臉地woebegone morosely 臭名遠揚，臭名昭著flagrancy，notorious 出乎意料unexpected 出口成章have an outstanding eloquence 出類拔萃，鶴立雞群fill the bill supereminence 出謀劃策give counsel suggest 出奇制勝defeat sb.by a surprise action 出生入死go through fire and water 觸類旁通comprehend by analogy 垂頭喪氣，無精打采 down in the mouth lose one's spirits with the tail between the legs 垂頭喪氣的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted 綽綽有余more than sufficient 此起彼伏as one falls,another rises 從容不迫go easy take one's time 從容不迫的leisured unhurried 從容不迫地by easy stages 粗枝大葉careless slapdash sloppy 粗枝大葉的broad-brush 措手不及unaware unprepared 錯綜復雜 撲朔迷離 anfractuosity 錯綜復雜的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous 打草驚蛇act rashly and about: the enemy 大材小用waste one's talent on a petty job 大公無私selfless 大海撈針look for a needle in a bottle of hay 大惑不解be extremely puzzled 大驚小怪a storm in a teacup foofaraw fuss like a hen with one chicken 大驚小怪的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 大同小異largely identical but with minor differences 大顯身手 大顯神通strut one's stuff 大言不慚 夸夸其談fanfaronade rodomontade 大義凜然inspiring awe by upholding justice 大義滅親place righteousness above family loyalty 大智若愚Still waters run deep.An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep 呆若木雞dumbstruck transfixed 待人接物the ways one gets along with others 殫思極慮rack one's brains 膽小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose 膽戰心驚的funky 淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth 道貌岸然be sanctimonious 得過且過drift along muddle along 得天獨厚的advantaged 得心應手handy with facility 得意忘形 得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 得意洋洋elated elation exaltation jauntiness 得意揚揚ride high 得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop high-blown perky 得意揚揚的triumphant 德才兼備have both ability and moral integrity 德高望重sainted saintlike 登峰造極reach the limit reach the peak of perfection 地大物博vast territory and abundant resources 顛倒黑白 顛倒是非 混淆是非call white black swear black is white 顛三倒四confused disorderly 雕蟲小技insignificant skill 調兵遣將move forces 調虎離山lure the enemy away from his base 掉以輕心treat sth.Lightly 喋喋不休blat cackle chackle harp harp on jaw-jaw rattle twitter wag 頂天立地of indomitable spirit 東施效顰blind imitation with ludicrous effection 東山再起bob up like a cork 獨具匠心show originality 獨樹一幟develop a school of one's own 獨一無二in a class by oneself 獨一無二的unique unmatched unparalleled 度日如年one day seems like a year 斷章取義garble quote out of context 對牛彈琴whistle jigs to a milestone Cast pearls before swine 對癥下藥suit the remedy to the case 多才多藝versatility 多才多藝的accomplished all-round allround miscellaneous versatile 多愁善感sensitivity sentimentality 多愁善感的moonstruck spoony 多此一舉bring owls to Athens hold a candle to the sun 多多益善the more the better 咄咄逼人aggressive 脫胎換骨thoroughly remould oneself 阿諛奉承 趨炎附勢greasiness 恩將仇報 以怨報德 忘恩負義 bite the hand that feeds one 爾虞我詐each trying to cheat the other 發人深省的thought-provoking 發人深省set people thinking 發揚光大carry forward 翻山越嶺tramp over hill and dale 翻天覆地world-shaking 泛濫成災overrun 飛黃騰達 青云直上come into one's kingdom rise in the world strike oil 飛黃騰達的successful 飛禽走獸birds and beasts 廢寢忘食forget food and sleep 分道揚鑣part company,each going his own way 分化瓦解disintegrate divide and demoralize 分門別類classify 紛至沓來come in a continuous stream 紛至沓來的thick as hail 奮不顧身dash ahead regardless of one's safety 憤憤不平be indignant 憤世嫉俗的cynical 豐富多彩rich and colorful 豐功偉績great achievement 豐衣足食have ample food and clothing 風花雪月sentimental writings of the exploiting classes 風馬牛不相及be totally unrelated 風靡一時be the rage 風平浪靜calm 風起云涌like a rising wind and scudding clouds 風雨同舟stand together regardless of situation 風雨無阻in all weathers 鋒芒畢露make a showy display of one's abilities 蜂涌而來pour 逢場作戲join in the fun on occasion 逢兇化吉trun ill luck into good 奉公守法law-abiding 敷衍了事make short shrift of palter scuffle 釜底抽薪take a drastic measure to deal with a situation 赴湯蹈火 出生入死go through fire and water 富麗堂皇magnificence 覆水難收spilt water cannot be gathered up again It is no use crying over spilt milk

1.A bad beginning makes a bad ending.惡其始者必惡其終。

2.A bad bush is better than the open field.有勝于無。

3.A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.吃虧的和解也比勝訴強。

4.A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart.做賊心虛。

5.A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.壞習慣像鮮餡餅，分食要比保存好。

6.A bad padlock invites a picklock.開門揖盜。

8.A bad thing never dies.壞事傳千年。

9.A bad workman quarrels with his tools.拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀鈍)。

10.A bargain is a bargain.達成的協議不可撕毀。

11.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手。

12.A beggar’s purse is bottomless.乞丐的錢袋是無底洞。

13.A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.聞其歌知其鳥，聽其言知其人。

14.A bird may be known by its song.什么鳥唱什么歌。

15.A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day.略有勝于全無。

16.A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world.坐井觀天。

17.A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.秋波送盲，白費癡情。

18.A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change.一本好書今天如此，將來也如此，永不改變。

19.A book that remains shut is but a block.有書閉卷不閱讀，無異是一塊木頭。

20.A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm.借來的斗篷不暖身。

21.Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.相聚愛益切，離別情更深。

22.A burden of one's choice is not felt.自己選的擔子不嫌重。23.A burnt child dreads the fire.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。

24.A candle lights others and consumes itself.蠟燭焚自身，光亮照別人。

25.A cat may look at a king.貓也有權晉見國王。

26.A cat has nine lives.貓有九條命。

27.Accidents will happen.天有不測風云。

28.A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.鏈條的堅固程度取決于它最薄弱的環節。

29.A change of work is as good as a rest.調換一下工作是很好的休息。

30.A cheerful wife is the joy of life.快樂的妻子是生活的樂事。

第四篇：常見英語俗語

常見英語俗語

1.Where there is a will, there is a way.2.No pains, no gains.3.All roads lead to Rome.4.Do as the Romans do.5.Every little makes a nickel.6.No garden is without weeds.7.Time waits for no man.8.The onlookers sees the game best.9.Great minds think alike.10.Every coins has two sides.11.Two heads are better than one.12.All work without play makes Jack a dull boy.13.Think twice before we leap.14.A good medicine taste bitter.15.All good things come to an end.16.A little body often harbours a great soul.17.A leopard can not change its spots.18.All that ends well is well.19.A new broom sweeps clean.20.A single flower does not make a spring.21.Birds of a feather flock together.22.Bad news has wings.23.Example is better than precept.24.Beauty lies in the love’s eyes.25.Constant dripping wears a stone.26.Do well and have well.27.Easier said than done.28.Easy come,easy go.29.Every dog has his day.30.Every man has his faults.31.He knows most who speaks least.32.He who laughs last laughs best.33.It is hard to please all.34.Many hands make light work.35.Misfortunes never come alone.36.No cross,no crown.37.N o man is content.38.No smoke ,no fire.39.No brave,nothing have.40.Nothing is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.41.One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.42.One man’s fault is other man’s lesson.43.One’s words reflect one’s thinking.44.Out of sight,out of mind.45.Out of office,out of danger.46.Once bitten,always shy.47.One boya boy,two boys half a boy,three boys no boy.48.Facts speaks louder than words.49.No sweet without sweat.50.Knowledge is power.

第五篇：英語成語俗語

1.Seeing is believing.眼見為實。

2.A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難見真交。

3.Deeds are fruits and word are leaves.言是葉，行是果。

4.A new broom sweeps clean.新官上任三把火。

5.Do not kick against goads.勿以卵擊石。

6.Everyone’s business is nobody’s business.三個和尚沒水吃。

7.A merry company is music in a journey.有個好旅伴，一路音樂聲。

8.Every couple is not a pair.天下夫妻多，珠聯璧合少。

9.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。

10.Every bullet has its billet.每顆子彈都有歸宿。(生死有命)

11.Birth is much, but breeding is more.教養比出身重要。

12.Do it well, or not at all.干就好好干，不然就不干。

13.Time and tide wait for no man.時間不等人。

14.Every dog has his day.凡人皆有得意日。

15.Do not hold a candle for the devil.不要為魔鬼秉燭。（不要助紂為虐。）

16.One can not set back the clock.光陰一去不復返。

17.A good name is worth more than gold.美名是無價寶。

18.It’s better to give than to receive.授之人比受于人好。

19.Never offer to teach fish to swim.勿班門弄斧。

20.A little leak will sink a great ship.千里長提，潰于蟻穴。

21.Eat to live, but not live to eat。吃飯時為了活著，但活著不是為了吃飯。

22.All’s well that ends well.結局好，一切好。

23.Better an empty purse than an empty head.寧可一文不名，不可胸無點墨。

24.Don’t let the cat out of the bag.天機不可泄露。

25.Marry sands will sink a ship.積沙沉舟。

26.Forgive and forget.勿念舊惡。

27.First come ,first served.先來后到。

28.Nothing ventured, nothing gained.不進取者無收獲。

29.No cross, no crown.未經苦難，不得榮冠。

30.Rest breeds rust.久疏則廢。

31.The pot calls the kettle black.鍋笑壺黑，自己不覺得。

32.Every bean has its black.凡人各有其短處。

33.The early bird catches the worm.早鳥先得食。

34.Even a worm will turn.小蟲也要翻身。（狗急跳墻）

35.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.手中一鳥2勝過林中兩鳥。

36.Finders keepers.誰撿到就是誰的。

37.Custom is the second nature.習慣是第二天性。

38.Creditors have better memories than debtors.債主的記性比債戶好。

39.Self do, self have.自作自受。

40.Grasp all, lose all.貪多必失。

41.As said ,so done.說到做到。

42.Few words to the wise suffice.聰明人一點就通。

43.Good health is above wealth.無病就是富。

44.Thoughts are free.思想是自由的。

45.Easier said than done.說時容易做時難。

46.They who know nothing fear nothing.初生牛犢不怕虎。

47.Look before you leap.三思而后行。

48.Good to begin well, better to end well.開頭好重要，結尾好更重要。

49.Soon ripe ,soon rotten.早熟早爛。

50.Too-too will in two.過分親密會吵嘴。

51.He who loses credit can lose nothing further.人無信不立。

52.What shall be shall be.要發生的就發生吧。

53.Eat at pleasure ,drink with measure.進食可隨意，飲酒要適量。

54.A switch in time saves nine.及時行事，事半功倍。

55.Every Jack shall has his Jill.每個男人都會找到妻子。

56.Love me ,love my dog.愛屋及烏。

57.Well begun ,well done.善始善終。

58.Never trouble troubles until troubles trouble you。不要自找麻煩。

59.He laughs longest who laughs last.笑到最后的笑得最好。

60.Time is money.時間就是金錢。

61.A miss is as good as a mile.失之毫厘，謬以千里。

62.No mill no meal.不磨面，沒飯吃。（不勞動，沒飯吃）

63.It’s never too late to learn.活到老，學到老。

64.What’s done can’t be undone.覆水難收。

65.Let bygones be bygones.過去的就讓它過去吧。（既往不咎）

66.To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.學而不思就如食而不化。

67.The three foundations of learning: seeing much, suffering much, and studying much.求學的三個基本條件：多觀察，多吃苦，多研究。

68.Waste not ,want not.不浪費，不貧困。

69.A little pot is soon hot.量小易怒。

70.More haste ,less spreed.欲速則不達。

71.You must learn to crawl before you can walk.先學爬再學走。

72.Pride goes before a fall.驕傲使人落后。

73.Fingers were made before forks.先有手，后有刀叉。

74.Live and learn.活到老，學到老。

75.Like will find like.物以類聚。

76.Self-help is the best help.自力更生最保險。

77.It’s no use crying over spilt milk.牛奶打潑，哭也沒用。（覆水難收）

78.Strike while the iron is hot.趁熱打鐵。

79.Wit and will strive for the victory.智慧加毅力，一定會勝利。

80.Art is long, life is short.生命短暫，藝術永恒。

81.Imagination is more important than knowledge.想象力比知識重要。

82.Call a spade a spade.實事求是。

83.No pains, no gains.不勞無獲。

84.A little late, much too late.稍遲一步，滿盤皆輸。

85.A good name is better than a good face.好名聲勝過好容貌。

86.When the cat is away, the mice will play.山中無老虎猴子稱大王。

87.As you sow you shall mow.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。

88.Little strokes fell great oaks.滴水石穿。

89.All roads lead to Rome.條條道路通羅馬。

90.A rolling stone gathers no moss.滾石不生苔。

91.Once bitten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。

92.No sweet without sweat.幸福來自汗水。

93.Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。

94.No news is good news.沒有消息就是好消息。

95.Virtue never grows old.美德永不老。

96.Walls have ears.隔墻有耳。

97.Visits always give pleasure.訪問總是有趣的。

98.Well fed, well bred.衣食足而禮儀興。

99.Beauty lies in lover’s eyes.情人眼里出西施。

100.Like father, like son.有其父，必有其子。

101.Great minds think alike.英雄所見略同。

102.Time files.光陰飛逝。

103.No joy without being annoyed.沒有無煩憂之快樂。

104.Spare the rod, spoil thechild.不打不成材。

105.A cheerful wife is the joy of life.快樂的妻子能給生活帶來歡樂。106.Knowledge is power.知識就是力量。

107.Many drops make a shower.積少成多。

108.There is no smoke without fire.無風不起浪。

109.Out of sight, out of mind.離久情疏。

110.A good medicine tastes bitter.良藥苦口。

111.Great men have great faults.大人物有大過失。

112.Deeds, not words.要行動，不要空談。

113.Diamonds cut diamonds.強中自有強中手。

114.Never judge by appearances.人不可貌相。

115.Health and cheerfulness mutually beget each other.健康是人快樂。快樂使人健康。

116.Fairest gems lie deepest.最好的寶石藏的最深。（珍物難求）

117.Beware beginnings.凡是開頭要當心。（慎始為上）

118.Prevention is better than the cure.預防勝于治療。

119.Poor but honest.雖貧窮，但誠實。

120.Plain as print.白紙黑字，一清二楚。

121.East or west ,home is best.金窩、銀窩，不如自己的草窩。

122.Knowledge advances by steps not by leaps.知識的獲得只能循序漸進，不能一蹴而就。

123.Better late than never.遲做總比不做好。

124.Marry your match.和相匹配的人結婚。

125.He, who has an art, has everywhere a part.一招鮮，吃遍天。

126.“Take-it-easy”and“live long”are brothers.心寬和長壽是兄弟。（心寬壽長）127.A place for everything, and everything in its place.各居其位，各司其職。