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一下是一些收集的关于动物的习语。有些没有翻译的分两种情况，一是从字面意思很容易看出来，而写出来不一定准确的；另外一类是我还不确定其真正的含义。

  Bear 熊

• bear market 熊市-空头市场
• You can't have your cake and eat it too.鱼和熊掌不可兼得

 Bird 鸟

• A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
• A little bird told me.
• a bird's-eys view鸟瞰
• Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚
• eat like a bird吃的很少，食量小
• Fine feathers make fine birds.人要衣装，佛要金装。
• give a person the bird喝倒彩
• Kill two birds with one stone.一石二鸟
• the birds and the bees有关性的基本常识
• The early birds catches the worm.早起的鸟儿有虫吃
• newbie菜鸟

Bull,calf,cattle,cow,ox牛

• bull market 牛市-多头市场
• bull session 闲谈，男性之间的谈话
• like a bull in china shop笨手笨脚
• to milk the bull缘木求鱼
• You can't sell the cow and drink the milk.与和熊掌不可兼得
• why buy the cow when the milk is free.
• Take the bull by the horns.勇敢的客服困难，挺身而出
• as dumb as an ox像公牛一般沉默
• as strong as an ox像牛般强壮
• dirnk lisk a fish牛饮
• as stubborn as mule牛脾气
• talk horse吹牛
• to eat like a horse食量大如牛
• to lead a dog's life 牛马不如的生活
• to cast the pearls before swine对牛弹琴

Cat, Kitten猫

• A cat has nine lives.
• cat-and-mouse玩弄，折磨
• cat burglar蜘蛛盗
• cat house妓院
• cat nap/sleep小睡
• Cat got you tongue?舌头打结
• bell the cat做危险的事
• cats and dogs形同水火
• Curiousity killed the cat.勿多管闲事
• Let the cat out of the bag.泄漏机密
• live a cat-and-dog life争吵度日
• It rains cats and dogs.倾盆大雨
• There is not even enough room for swing a cat.无转身之处
• She is a scary cat.很容易受到惊吓
• While the cat is away, the mice will play.猫去鼠嬉

Chicken ,cock,hen,rooster鸡

• a hen party女性聚会
• chicken pox水痘
• chicken out临阵脱逃
• cock-eyed斜眼的
• henpeck对丈夫作威作福
• Which comes first,the chicken or the eggs?
• better to be the head of duck than the ass of a horse宁为鸡头不为凤尾

Dog, doggie, puppy狗

• a dog in the manager 鸠占鹊巢
• an old dog can't learn new tricks
• Barking dogs seldom bite.会叫的狗不咬人
• doggy bag剩菜袋
• dog's life生活艰难
• dog-eat-dog world
• dog tired
• a dog chance极有限的一点希望
• dog's day很热的日子
• dog-eared书页的折角
• dog eat dog无情而野蛮的竞争
• dog sleep小寐
• Every dog has its day.狗也有出头的日子
• Let sleeping dog lie.少惹麻烦
• Love me ,love my dog.爱屋及乌
• put on the dog装腔作势
• red dog beer私家酿酒
• top dog人上人
• paparazzi狗仔队
• bite the hands the feed one
• You can't make a silk purse out of sow's ear.够最终吐不出象牙

Fish鱼

• cold fish冷淡的人
• drink like a fish酗酒
• There are other fish in the sea天涯何处无芳草

Goat,lamb,sheep,kid羊

• as gentle as a lamb像绵羊一样温和
• a black sheep害群之马
• follow like sheep盲目顺从
• separate the sheep from and goats辨别好人与坏人
• Lock the stable door after the horse is stolen.亡羊补牢

Goose鹅

• as silly as goose像鹅般蠢
• Fair for the goose is fair for gander
• goose bump鸡皮疙瘩
• goose egg考零分
• gooseflesh鸡皮疙瘩
• Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.杀鸡取卵

Hog,pig,swine,sow猪

• road hog挡道的自私驾驶
• 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马

• 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.鞭策死马，徒劳无功
• Lock the stable after the horse has gone.亡羊补牢
• Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.受赠之马，勿探其齿
• Zeal without knowledge is runaway horse.
• Don't change horses in mid-stream.
• a horse of a different color
• a dark horse黑马
• from the horse's mouth第一手消息
• horses sense常识
• I can eat a horse.
• one-horse town小镇
• You can lead a horse to water,but you can't make him drink.师傅领进门，修行在个人
• Cruise chicks泡马子
• All lay loads on a willing horse马善被人骑
• leapfrog
• piggyback fight骑马打仗

Lion狮子

• as brave as a lion像狮子般勇敢
• That software designer still the lion's share of the market.那位软件设计师人人握有大部分的市场
• Put one's head into the lion's mouth自愿冒险

Monkey猴子

• monkey/horse/idle/fool around鬼混
• monkey business恶作剧
• monkey on the back某事已成了负担
• Monkey see,monkey de.有样学样
• monkey uncle吃惊

Mouse,rat鼠

• as poor as church mouse
• rat fink告密者
• a rug rat指不会走路的小婴儿
• I can smell the rat.我觉得事有蹊跷。
• Rats!胡说八道，该死，可恶

Snake蛇

• a snake in the grass口蜜腹剑的人
• Once bitten twice shy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
• to cherish a snake in one's bosom养护为患
• crawl蛇行
• overdo it画蛇添足

Tiger,cub虎

• ride the tiger骑虎难下
• 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连锁反应
• to have or get butterfly in one's stomach非常紧张
• The last straw breaks camel's back.忍无可忍
• crocodile tears不真诚的同情
• eat crow不得已认错
• A deer caught in the headlight.手足无措
• eagle-eyed眼力好
• mad as a March hare
• A leopard can't change his spots.江山易改本性难移。
• pet peeve不能忍受的事
• stag party男人的聚会
• stool pigeon奸细
• One swallow does not make a summer
• swan song最后作品
• white elephant 昂贵而无用的东西。