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一下是一些收集的關于動物的習語。有些沒有翻譯的分兩種情況，一是從字面意思很容易看出來，而寫出來不一定準確的；另外一類是我還不確定其真正的含義。

  Bear 熊

• bear market 熊市-空頭市場
• You can't have your cake and eat it too.魚和熊掌不可兼得

 Bird 鳥

• A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
• A little bird told me.
• a bird's-eys view鳥瞰
• Birds of a feather flock together.物以類聚
• eat like a bird吃的很少，食量小
• Fine feathers make fine birds.人要衣裝，佛要金裝。
• give a person the bird喝倒彩
• Kill two birds with one stone.一石二鳥
• the birds and the bees有關性的基本常識
• The early birds catches the worm.早起的鳥兒有蟲吃
• newbie菜鳥

Bull,calf,cattle,cow,ox牛

• bull market 牛市-多頭市場
• bull session 閑談，男性之間的談話
• like a bull in china shop笨手笨腳
• to milk the bull緣木求魚
• You can't sell the cow and drink the milk.與和熊掌不可兼得
• why buy the cow when the milk is free.
• Take the bull by the horns.勇敢的客服困難，挺身而出
• as dumb as an ox像公牛一般沉默
• as strong as an ox像牛般強壯
• dirnk lisk a fish牛飲
• as stubborn as mule牛脾氣
• talk horse吹牛
• to eat like a horse食量大如牛
• to lead a dog's life 牛馬不如的生活
• to cast the pearls before swine對牛彈琴

Cat, Kitten貓

• A cat has nine lives.
• cat-and-mouse玩弄，折磨
• cat burglar蜘蛛盜
• cat house妓院
• cat nap/sleep小睡
• Cat got you tongue?舌頭打結
• bell the cat做危險的事
• cats and dogs形同水火
• Curiousity killed the cat.勿多管閑事
• Let the cat out of the bag.泄漏機密
• live a cat-and-dog life爭吵度日
• It rains cats and dogs.傾盆大雨
• There is not even enough room for swing a cat.無轉身之處
• She is a scary cat.很容易受到驚嚇
• While the cat is away, the mice will play.貓去鼠嬉

Chicken ,cock,hen,rooster雞

• a hen party女性聚會
• chicken pox水痘
• chicken out臨陣脫逃
• cock-eyed斜眼的
• henpeck對丈夫作威作福
• Which comes first,the chicken or the eggs?
• better to be the head of duck than the ass of a horse寧為雞頭不為鳳尾

Dog, doggie, puppy狗

• a dog in the manager 鳩占鵲巢
• an old dog can't learn new tricks
• Barking dogs seldom bite.會叫的狗不咬人
• doggy bag剩菜袋
• dog's life生活艱難
• dog-eat-dog world
• dog tired
• a dog chance極有限的一點希望
• dog's day很熱的日子
• dog-eared書頁的折角
• dog eat dog無情而野蠻的競爭
• dog sleep小寐
• Every dog has its day.狗也有出頭的日子
• Let sleeping dog lie.少惹麻煩
• Love me ,love my dog.愛屋及烏
• put on the dog裝腔作勢
• red dog beer私家釀酒
• top dog人上人
• paparazzi狗仔隊
• bite the hands the feed one
• You can't make a silk purse out of sow's ear.夠最終吐不出象牙

Fish魚

• cold fish冷淡的人
• drink like a fish酗酒
• There are other fish in the sea天涯何處無芳草

Goat,lamb,sheep,kid羊

• as gentle as a lamb像綿羊一樣溫和
• a black sheep害群之馬
• follow like sheep盲目順從
• separate the sheep from and goats辨別好人與壞人
• Lock the stable door after the horse is stolen.亡羊補牢

Goose鵝

• as silly as goose像鵝般蠢
• Fair for the goose is fair for gander
• goose bump雞皮疙瘩
• goose egg考零分
• gooseflesh雞皮疙瘩
• Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.殺雞取卵

Hog,pig,swine,sow豬

• road hog擋道的自私駕駛
• bleed like a stuck pig大量出血
• eat like a pig吃的多而且吃相不好
• make a pig of oneself狼吞虎咽
• Pig may fly.Or to milk the bull.

Horse,pony馬

• Don't put the cart before the horse.不要本末倒置
• Don't ride the high horse.不要妄自尊大
• Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest.
• It is useless to flog a dead horse.鞭策死馬，徒勞無功
• Lock the stable after the horse has gone.亡羊補牢
• Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.受贈之馬，勿探其齒
• Zeal without knowledge is runaway horse.
• Don't change horses in mid-stream.
• a horse of a different color
• a dark horse黑馬
• from the horse's mouth第一手消息
• horses sense常識
• I can eat a horse.
• one-horse town小鎮
• You can lead a horse to water,but you can't make him drink.師傅領進門，修行在個人
• Cruise chicks泡馬子
• All lay loads on a willing horse馬善被人騎
• leapfrog
• piggyback fight騎馬打仗

Lion獅子

• as brave as a lion像獅子般勇敢
• That software designer still the lion's share of the market.那位軟件設計師人人握有大部分的市場
• Put one's head into the lion's mouth自愿冒險

Monkey猴子

• monkey/horse/idle/fool around鬼混
• monkey business惡作劇
• monkey on the back某事已成了負擔
• Monkey see,monkey de.有樣學樣
• monkey uncle吃驚

Mouse,rat鼠

• as poor as church mouse
• rat fink告密者
• a rug rat指不會走路的小嬰兒
• I can smell the rat.我覺得事有蹊蹺。
• Rats!胡說八道，該死，可惡

Snake蛇

• a snake in the grass口蜜腹劍的人
• Once bitten twice shy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。
• to cherish a snake in one's bosom養護為患
• crawl蛇行
• overdo it畫蛇添足

Tiger,cub虎

• ride the tiger騎虎難下
• the ass in the lions skin狐假虎威
• How can one get the tiger cubs if one does not enter tiger den?不入虎穴，焉得虎子

Other Animal其他

• as big as a whale
• as blind as a bat
• as busy as a bee
• as pround as peacock
• as slow as a turtle
• as slow as a snail
• as sly as a fox
• as stupid as a donkey
• as stubborn as a mule
• as wise as an owl
• butterfly effect連鎖反應
• to have or get butterfly in one's stomach非常緊張
• The last straw breaks camel's back.忍無可忍
• crocodile tears不真誠的同情
• eat crow不得已認錯
• A deer caught in the headlight.手足無措
• eagle-eyed眼力好
• mad as a March hare
• A leopard can't change his spots.江山易改本性難移。
• pet peeve不能忍受的事
• stag party男人的聚會
• stool pigeon奸細
• One swallow does not make a summer
• swan song最后作品
• white elephant 昂貴而無用的東西。