向８９学习，上一个学英语的贴。

经常看到有人拿着中文成语上来问英文怎么说，这就说明成语给文章的添色作用有多么重要。同理，要想使英文生动幽默，最好用些IDIOMS（其意和字面上的不一样）。我收集了一点IDIOMS，贴上来和大家分享：

Silver lining = a positive aspect of a negative situation

Once in a blue moon = not often

Peeping Tom = a person who watches another secretly from distance

Flies off the handle = to lose one’s temper

Jump the shark = when a TV show takes a turn for the worse

Beat/flog a dead horse = to waste time doing something that won’t succeed

Ride shotgun = to ride in the seat next to the driver

Cold shoulder = to intentionally ignore someone

Caught red-handed = to be caught in the act of doing something wrong

Apple of my eye = something that one values

Bite the bullet = choosing to do something unpleasant

To win hands down = winning easily

Barking up the wrong tree = to look for something where is nothing

Head over heels = to be in love

Beat around the bush = to avoid talking about something

Bury the hatchet = to make peace

Always a bridesmaid but never a bride = never the most successful or canter of attention

Close, but no cigar = almost successful

Pardon my French = to excuse a profanity

Cold turkey = to stop a habit suddenly

Spill the beans = to tell a secret

Rise and shine = wake up!!

Wolf in sheep’s clothing = to hide something bad under the guise of good

See eye to eye = to agree

A leopard can’t change its spot = one can’t change who they are

Halcyon days = a period of calm

Get a life = go do something worthwhile

In stitches = to laugh uncontrollably

Dish fit for the gods = a gourmet meal

Hot blooded = to be easily aroused or angered
 

Green eyed monster = to be jealous

Wear your heart on your sleeve = to express one’s emotions openly
 

One fell swoop = to happen as a single event

Count one’s chickens before they hatch = to plan how to utilize good results of something before those results have occurred
 

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• good ones! I got two more -vest2005- ♀ (316 bytes) () 10/14/2013 postreply 10:53:38

• 哈哈，你的ducks in a row让我想起one's goose is cooked -AP24- ♀ (25 bytes) () 10/14/2013 postreply 10:58:08

• Haha, smells must be bad, very disappionting! -AP24- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/14/2013 postreply 11:10:35

• whoops! I meant the smell of a "cooked duck" 烤鹅 -vest2005- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/14/2013 postreply 11:13:51

• 但是，这个IDIOM的意思是结果已出，无法再挽救。烤鸭是美味啊：－） -AP24- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/14/2013 postreply 11:19:32

• 没办法，我是形象思维。煮熟了的鹅嘛，除了美味，我还能记得起什么呀？：） -vest2005- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/14/2013 postreply 11:33:41

• 有道理。我得查查这个IDIOM的典故。我估计肯定是煮坏了。或者是应煮鸡结果煮了鹅。 -AP24- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/14/2013 postreply 11:42:19

• 不知道什么典故。如果人家文化里不吃鹅的话，可能本来是pet, 如果被煮熟了估计不是好事 -vest2005- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/14/2013 postreply 11:50:17

• 学习了！谢谢哦。 -LilyWhite- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/14/2013 postreply 10:54:28

• 谢谢AP，好贴切的表述。 -Oona- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/14/2013 postreply 10:58:00

• 收藏。:) -翩翩~~- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/14/2013 postreply 11:02:06

• 为啥咱红眼老美就是绿眼？ -周梦蝶- ♀ (79 bytes) () 10/14/2013 postreply 11:10:19

• 是啊，每次这里赌鸡，我就想起这个，故意加在最后：－） -AP24- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/14/2013 postreply 11:13:06

• 不单笨企鹅，所有赌鸡的都得看看：） -周梦蝶- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/14/2013 postreply 11:15:49

• 学到了，今天回家就清点。 -笨企鹅- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/14/2013 postreply 11:23:44

• 大部分都不知道。。学习了 -springrain2012- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/14/2013 postreply 11:13:29

• 谢谢，学习了，收藏了。 -purple123- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/14/2013 postreply 11:40:16