来源：海词词典
食物类
piece of cake
小菜一碟
The math test was a piece of cake.
数学测试很简单。
to go bananas
抓狂，歇斯底里
He went bananas.
他神经错乱了。
bring home the bacon
养家糊口
My husband brings home the bacon.
我丈夫赚钱养家。
have bigger fish to fry
另有要事
I couldn't attend the meeting, I had bigger fish to fry.
我没有出席会议，因为我有更重要的事。
That's the way the cookie crumbles.
预料之中
like two peas in a pod
形影不离，一模一样
They are like two peas in a pod.
他们整天腻在一起。
as red as a cherry
像樱桃一样红
Her cheeks were as red as cherry.
她的脸红的像樱桃。
eat like a horse
食量大如牛
My husband eats like a horse.
我丈夫吃得很多。
walk on eggshells
小心翼翼（不伤害某人）
I've been walking on eggshells around my boyfriend.
我一直小心翼翼地维护和男朋友的感情。
hard nut to crack
难以对付的事或人
He is a hard nut to crack.
他是一个很难相处的人。
衣物类
cut from the same cloth
如出一辙
My son and I are cut from the same cloth.
我儿子跟我长得如出一辙
with a fine-toothed comb
严密的审查
we went over the flat with a fine-toothed comb.
我们去了公寓并对它进行了严密的审查。
fit like a glove
完全相合
That dress fits you like a glove.
这条裙子很适合你。
to lose one's shirt
失去所有的钱
I lost my shirt in a poker game.
我在打扑克中输得精光。
roll up one's sleeves
准备大干一场
It's time to roll up your sleeves and get to work.
是时候准备大干一场了！
have an ace up one's sleeve
握有王牌
That girl aways has an ace up her sleeve.
这个女孩子总是握有王牌。
to laugh up one's sleeve
偷偷地笑
I was laughing up my sleeve during the whole meeting.
在整场会议中我都在偷笑。
get the boot
解雇
I got the boot today, I have to find a new job.
我被解雇了，我必须找一份新工作。
fill someone's shoes
顶替他人的位置
No one can fill my mother's shoes.
没有人能顶替我妈妈的位置。
below the belt
不公正的
That move was below the belt.
这种行为是不公正的。
动物类
as quiet as a mouse
非常安静
Don't wake them up! Be as quiet as a mouse.
不要把他们吵醒了！安静一点。
as blind as a bat
看不见，瞎的，也可以用来调笑某人视力不好
Without glasses she's as blind as a bat.
没戴眼镜她什么也看不见。
as stubborn as a mule
顽固
I can't convince you to anything, you're as stubborn as a mule.
我没法跟你说，你犟得像头牛。
as busy as a bee
超级忙碌
She never has free time anymore, she's as busy as a bee with work.
她一点空闲时间都没有，工作忙得像蜜蜂。
as red as a lobster
通红
Whenever he gets mad, he becomes as red as a lobster.
他生气的时候，脸红地像条龙虾。
as ugly as a toad
丑
That girl is as ugly as a toad.
那个女孩长得很丑。
as free as a bird
自由自在
Travelling makes you feel as free as a bird.
旅行会让你感觉自由自在。
as silly as a goose
笨
You're being as silly as a goose.
你笨得像鹅一样。
as wise as an owl
聪明
I always listen to my father, he's as wise as an owl.
我总是听爸爸的话，他很机智。
as mad as a hornet
生气，抓狂
I'm so angry! I'm as mad as a hornet.
我太气了！像大黄蜂一样抓狂。
珍惜时光
Time flies.
光阴似箭。
Time and tide wait for no man.
时不我待。
To save time is to lengthen life.
节约时间就是延长生命。
Time stays not the fool’s leisure.
时间不等闲逛的傻瓜。
Lost years are worse than lost dollars.
失去时光金不换。
Time is money.
时间就是金钱。
Time has wings.
光阴去如飞。
Time lost cannot be won again.
时光一去不复返。
学习方法与态度
Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。
It is never too old to learn.
活到老，学到老。
Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.
读书健脑，运动强身。
A man becomes learned by askingquestions.
不耻下问才能有学问。
Learn and live.
活着，为了学习。
Knowledge starts with practice.
实践出真知。
Books and friends should be few butgood.
读书如交友，应求少而精。
Complacency is the enemy of study.
学习的敌人是自己的满足。
Knowledge makes humble; ignorance makesproud.
知识使人谦虚，无知使人傲慢。
Knowledge advances by steps and not byleaps.
知识只能循序渐进，不能跃进。
A man can do no more than he can.
凡事都应量力而行。
A man cannot spin and reel at the sametime.
一心不能二用。
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