英语动物谚语

英语动物谚语140句

在学习、工作、生活中，大家或多或少都用过谚语吧，谚语是指广泛流传于民间的言简意赅的短语。你还记得哪些民间谚语呢？下面是小编精心整理的英语动物谚语140句，仅供参考，大家一起来看看吧。

1、The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken.只有一个洞的老鼠，很快就被抓住。

2、Fine feathers make fine birds.人要衣装，马要鞍。

3、Who will bwll the cat? 谁去给猫系铃？（谁愿意为大家冒风险？）

4、Never offer to teach fish to swim.不要班门弄斧。

5、A growing youth has a wolf in his belly.年轻人，在成长，吃起饭来像饿狼。

6、A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.听音识鸟，闻言识人。

7、A good horse cannot be of a bad colour.好马不会毛色差。

8、A horse may stumble on four feet.马有四条腿，亦有失蹄时。

9、Cats hide their claws.知人知面不知心。

10、Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚，人以群分。

11、Hair by hair you will pull out the horse’s tail.一根一根拔，拔光马尾巴。（水滴石穿）

12、The common horse is worst shod.公用之马，掌子最差。

13、Barking dogs don’t seldom、bite.爱叫的狗很少咬人。

14、It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait.智者不上两次档。

15、The best fish swim near the bottom.好鱼常在水底游。

16、Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.馈赠之马，勿看牙口。

17、It is a poor mouse that has only one hole.狡兔三窟。

18、Kill two birds with one stone.一箭双雕；一举两得。

19、A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.懒羊嫌毛重。

20、Don’t ride the high horse.勿摆架子。

21、You cannot catch old birds with chaff.粗糠).用粗糠捉不住老鸟。（有经验的人难骗。）

22、If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow.榜样的力量是无穷的。

23、Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌.

24、Man is a wolf to man.人对人是狼。（人心狠，人吃人）

25、Don’t put the cart before the horse.不要将大车套在马前面。（处理问题应按先后次序，不要本末倒置。）

26、He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad.欲加之罪，何患无词.

27、Don’t be a dog lying、in the manger.莫学狗占马槽不吃草。（不要占着茅坑不拉屎。）

28、Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen.失马之后锁马厩。（亡羊补牢）

29、Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl.和狼在一起，就会学狼叫。

30、If water is noisy, there are no fish in it.咆哮的水中无鱼。（夸夸其谈者无真才实学。）

31、He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf.甘心做绵羊，必然喂豺狼。

32、Dead dogs bite not.死狗不咬人。

33、A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。

34、A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with.欲加之罪，何患无词.

35、A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge.一粒老鼠屎，坏了一锅粥。

36、There’s as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.海里的好鱼多的是。

37、There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter.杀猫的办法很多。（达到目的的途径很多。）

38、A running horse needs no spur.奔马无需鞭策。

39、You can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink.带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难。

40、Every dog is a lion at home.狗在家门口就成了狮子。

41、One swallow does not make a spring.孤燕不报春。

42、Birds in their little nests agree.同巢之鸟心儿齐。

43、Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings.狗再傲慢也会吃脏布丁。

44、All cats are grey in the dark..黑暗之中猫都是灰色的。（人未出名时看起来都差不多。）

45、Go to the sea, if you would fish well.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

46、A cat has nine lives.猫有九条命；吉人天相。

47、Every dog has his day.人人皆有得意时。

48、Too much pudding will choke a dog.布丁太多噎死狗。

49、Dog does not eat dog.同类不相残。

50、Let sleeping dogs lie.勿惹事生非。

51、One swallow does not make a summer.一燕不成夏。

52、All are not thieves that dogs bark at.狗见了叫的不一定都是贼。（不要以貌取人。）

53、When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage.黄鼠狼和猫结亲，不是好事情。）

54、You cannot catch old birds with chaff.用粗糠捉不住老鸟。

55、you can lead a horse to water , but you cannot make him drink牵马到河易，逼马饮水难。

56、Unable to fly ,in vain the bird flaps his wings. 鸟儿不会飞，拍翅也枉然。

57、Trusted aids are eliminated when they have outlived their usefulness. 兔死狗烹。

58、The fox mourns the death of the hare. 兔死狐悲。

59、Pigs may fly,but they are very unlikely birds. 猪儿纵会飞，终究不是鸟。

60、One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。

61、One swallow does not make a spring. 孤燕不报春。

62、Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣装，马要鞍。

63、Early bird catches the worm。早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

64、Who will bwll the cat? 谁去给猫系铃？

65、When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage. 黄鼠狼和猫结亲，不是好事情。

66、When the fox preaches, take care of your geese.黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心。

67、Tis a good horse that never stumbles. 好马不失蹄。

68、The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping. 兔子睡懒觉，乌龟跑赢了。

69、The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken. 只有一个洞的老鼠，很快就被抓住。

70、as busy as a bee.忙碌至极

71、as merry as a cricket/grig.非常高兴；非常快活。(cricket蟋蟀）

72、as slippery as an eel.油滑；不可靠。（ell是一种油滑的鱼类）鳝、鳗

73、at one fell swoop.一举；一下子；刹那之间。

74、beard the lion捋虎须；奋勇还击；在太岁头上动土。

75、bell the cat.猫脖子拴铃铛；为了大家的利益承担风险。

76、bird of passage.漂泊不定的人。

77、birds of feather.一丘之貉。

78、black sheep.败家子；害群之马；无用之辈。

79、dark horse.黑马；竞争中出人意料的获胜者。

80、break a butterfly on a wheel.小题大做；杀鸡用牛刀。

81、buy a pig in a poke买下没有看的东西；隔山买老牛。

82、a pig in a poke上当之货。

83、by/on shanks’s mare.骑两脚马徒步，步行。mare是母马或母驴

84、cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’ ear.朽木不可雕也。坏材料做不出好东西。sow大母猪

85、cannot say boo to a goose.胆小如鼠。

86、cast peals before swine.明珠暗投；对牛弹琴。swine是指猪或卑贱的人

87、cast sheep’s eyes送秋波；抛媚眼；以目传情。

88、the cat among the pigeons.猫在鸽群中---人为刀俎，我为鱼肉。pigeon鸽子

89、cat’s paw.被人当爪牙利用的人；受人愚弄的人。paw爪子

90、talk the hind leg off a donkey/horse/dog..唠叨不休；说的天花乱坠。

91、till/until the cows come home.遥遥无期；无限期。

92、hang-dog look.卑鄙的摸样；惭愧的脸色；垂头丧气的样子。

93、have a bee in one’s bonnet/head/brain.胡思乱想；想入非非；有某种根深蒂固的怪念头。

94、horse-play胡闹；恶作剧；闹哄哄的游戏。

95、keep the wolf from the door.勉强度日；免于饥饿。

96、kettle of fish.糟糕透顶；乱七八糟。

97、kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.杀鸡取卵；竭泽而渔。

98、kill two birds with one stone.一箭双雕；一举两得。

99、lame duck损坏的东西；落选的议员；可怜虫。lame意思是瘸的

100、let the cat out of the bag.露出马脚；泄露秘密。

101、let sleeping dog lie.莫惹是非。

102、wake a sleeping dog.惹是生非。

103、like a bull in a china shop.非常笨拙卤莽。

104、like a red rag to/at a bull.使人生气的事。

105、like water off/on a duck’ back.不起作用；毫无作用；漠不关心；犹如耳旁风。

106、lion in the path/way.难点；拦路虎。

107、lion’s share.最大和最好的部分。

108、a little bird told me.有人私下告诉我；我自然知道；我不告诉你我是怎么知道的。

109、live like fighting cock.丰衣足食的日子。

110、the loaves and fishes.物质利益。

111、cock the stable door after the horse is stolen.亡羊补牢

112、80.look a gift horse in the mouth.对…..吹毛求疵。

113、look like a dying duck in a thunderstorm.惊慌失措。

114、mad as a March hare.疯疯癫癫。

115、neither fish nor fowl.不伦不类；非驴非马。

116、not to have/stand a dog’s chance.毫无机会；毫无希望。

117、one-horse show.规模很小的；简陋的。

118、other fish to fry.另有要事；有更重要的事要干。

119、pull dog, pull cat.激烈的比赛；加把劲。

120、put/set the cart before the horse.本末倒置；到行逆施。

121、queer fish.怪人；疯子。

122、rain cats and dogs.倾盆大雨。

123、scotch the snake.使危险的东西不能为害。

124、see how the cat jumps.观望形势；窥探虚实。

125、wait for the cat to jump.（同上）

126、see which way the cat jumps.（同上）

127、find out which way the cat has jump.（同上）

128、as sick as a cat/dog.病危；生大病。

129、smell a rat.发觉可疑之处；感到事情不妙。

130、throw a sprat to catch a mackerel/whale.出小本，赚大钱；吃小亏占大便宜。

131、swan song.临死哀歌；绝笔；最后的演出。

132、To help a lame dog over a stile.雪中送炭。

133、The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping. 兔子睡懒觉，乌龟跑赢了。

134、Like a cat on hot bricks.像热锅上的蚂蚁。

135、One swallow does not make a spring. 孤燕不报春。

136、May as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.一不做二不休。

137、All cats are grey in the dark. 黑暗之中猫都是灰色的。人未出名时看起来都差不多。

138、If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow. 榜样的力量是无穷的。

139、A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。

140、Each bird loves to hear himself sing. 鸟儿都爱听自己唱。