毛骨悚然
hair stand on end：That weird-looking person really makes my hair stand on end. (get goose bumps; make one\'s flesh creep)
打落水狗
to hit a person when he\'s down
打铁趁热
Strike while the iron is hot.(Make hay while the sun is shining.)
打抱不平
He often bullies you. I really take up the cudgel for you.
打草惊蛇
Let\'s stay here in order not to wake a sleeping dog. (wake a sleeping lion/woof)
犯错是人之常情，宽恕是超凡的
To err is human; to forgive divine.
平白无故
without rhyme or reason：Don\'t take others\' money without rhyme or reason. (without provocation)
白费唇舌
to waste your breath on him
生于忧患，死于安乐
Adversity spurs vitality, while comfort breeds sloth.
永垂不朽
The general\'s name will be always remembered and eternally immortal.
四大皆空
All is vanity.
四海之内皆兄弟
All are brothers within the four seas.
四面八方
These folks come from in all directions (far and wide; there and everywere; length and breadth)
四海为家
I don\'t know where Jack is now; in my mind, he is a person who is here today and gone tomorrow.
未雨绸缪
take precautions before it is too late
目不识丁
not know A from B / an illiterate
失败为成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.
失之毫厘，差之千里
A miss is as good as a mile.
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针
Little strokes fell great oaks.
毛遂自荐
to recommend one\'s own person
以毒攻毒
to set a thief to catch a thief
以怨报德
He is a person who bites the hand that feeds one.
以逸待劳
To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.
以寡敌众
to fight against longer odds
以德报怨
I think it is better for you to render/return good for evil .
以其人之道还治其人之身
to pay somebody (back) in his own coin
以子之矛，攻子之盾
to turn a person\'s battery against himself
以柔克刚
Willows are weak yet they bind other wood. (Soft and fair goes far.)
以和为贵
A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.
以卵击石
What you do is throw a straw against the wind. (run one\'s head against a stone wall; Whether the pitcher strikes the stone or the stone strikes the pitcher, it is bad for the pitcher.)
水性杨花
They got divorced for he thinks his wife was unstable as water. (as changeable as the moon; A woman\'s mind and winter wind change off.)
水深火热
The rebels were in deep water and oppressed every day.
水落石出
The police are now looking into the case, and I suppose, the truth will out soon. (be brought to light; come out in the wash; Murder is out truth lies at the bottom of a well.)
分文不值
not worth a dump：What you bought yesterday is actually not worth a dump.
分身乏术
I\'m now doing my homework, so I can\'t be in two places at once.
分秒必争
Every minute counts.
分道扬镳
They have already gone separate ways. (part company)
化险为夷
It is John who helps me weather the storm. (escape/go/get off scot-free; bear a charmed life)
斤斤计较
Forget about it. Don\'t strain at gnat. He needs money lately. (look at both sides of a penny; skin a flint)
以身作则
You got to practice what one practices. ( set a good example for others)
人生而平等
All men are created equal.
人山人海
a sea of faces：How many people are there in the stadium? Believe it or not, a sea of faces.
人之常情
human nature：It\'s human nature for me to help those who need help.
人云亦云
echo others\' words：Don\'t echo others\' words. Sometimes you\'ve got to find out the truth.
人去楼空
Regretful to say, when the master was absent, his mansion was dead.
人面兽心
a wolf in sheep\'s clothing：He is cruel enough to kill that girl; he\'s really a wolf in sheep\'s clothing.
人言可畏
Opinion rules the world：Always remember what I say to you. Opinion rules the world.
十年风水轮流转
Every dog has its day.
十全十美
leave nothing to be desired：The show just leaves nothing to be desired.
十拿九稳
We have winning the game in the bag.
一清二楚
The accounts seem to be as clear as crystal.
一意孤行
That boy is always going his own way. He won\'t listen to his parents\' advice.
一落千丈
My son\'s schoolwork has gone to pot. He really lets me down.
一鸣惊人
His performance at school really comes as a bombshell.
一诺千金
He never goes back on his word. He is as good as his word.
一时兴起
Don\'t always do things by fits and snatches.
一蹴可及
You should know that it is impossible to make it at one stroke.
一筹莫展
I really have no idea what to do. Now I am at my wit\'s end.
一览无遗
If you stand here looking down at the city. The wonderful scene will be in full view.
一窍不通
What you said is all Greek to me.
心直口快
John is frank and out spoken, so I prefer to remain with him.
心满意足
You can eat to your heart\'s content.
心猿意马
carry fire in one hand and water in the other
心旷神怡
Standing here feel on top of the world.
化干戈为玉帛
Bury the hatchets and work for peace.
仁者无敌
The benevolent have no enemy.
今日事今日毕
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
文胜于武
The pen is mightier than the sword.
文不对题
His composition is wide of the mark. ( beside the point )
六亲不认
As to the business, he often cuts loose from old ties. ( turn one\'s back on one\'s own flesh and blood )
小不忍则乱大谋
Patience is a virtue.
小洞不补，大来吃苦
A stitch in time saves nine.
工欲善其事，必先利其器
Sharp tools make good work.
己所不欲勿施于人
Do unto others as you would be done.
亡羊补牢
Better late than never./ It\'s never too late to mend.
上气不接下气
I got out of breath when I climbed those stairs.
寸步不离
He always keeps book at his elbow. (keep close to)
口若悬河
He always talks nine words at once. (rattle on)
仁者无敌
The benevolent have no enemy.
口是心非
He often speaks with his tongue in his cheek. (play a double game; say one thing and mean another )
口蜜腹剑
A honey tongue, a heart of gall. ( be nasty-nice; Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails. )
久别情疏
Out of sight, out of mind. (Far from eye, far from heart. Long absent, soon forgotten. Seldom seen, soon forgotten.)
不告而别
French leave
不要不自量力
Don\'t put a quarter into a pint pot.
不要厚此薄彼
Don\'t make fish of one and flesh of another.
不畏艰难
Take the bull by the horns.
不战而屈人之兵
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tiger\'s lair.
不经一事，不长一智
Experience is the mother of wisdom.
不胜其烦
a pain in the neck：Your little brother is a pain in the neck.
世界末日
Don\'t be so depressed. It\'s not Doomsday.
半斤八两
Tweedledum and Tweedledee：John is no better than Peter. They are just Tweedledum and Tweedledee. (six of one and half a dozen of the other)
半信半疑
half in doubt：A: Jimmy will invite you to dinner tonight? B: No, I don\'t think so. I will take it half in doubt. ( take with a grain of salt)
石沉大海
I couldn\'t find her. It seemed that her whereabouts sank into oblivion.
左右逢源
It appears that everything goes well with him.
司空见惯
order of the day：The situation is already order of the day. (par for the course)
目瞪口呆
She was already tongue-tied, and didn\'t know what to do. (lose one\'s tongue; struck dumb; stunned and speechless)
目光如豆
He is a person who sees no further than his nose.
出尔反尔
He is not a guy worthy of our trust. He often goes back on his word. (blow hot and cold)
出口成章
He is a learned person. His tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
平分秋色
He did quite well, but I still think his is one equal terms with her.
平步青云
What an amazing thing! He should make a smashing hit in a short time. (beat the top of the ladder; come to the top over night; hit the jackpot)
平易近人
He is a person easy to get along with. (be well disposed; have a taking way with one have the common touch)
未雨绸缪
Don\'t take everyting for granted. It\'s better for you to lay up against a rainy day. (prepare for a rainy day)
功败垂成
a slip betwixt cup and the lip：I hate to tell you that your plan is a slip betwixt cup and the lip.
可歌可泣
His sacrifice for the country set us in a melting mood.
本末倒置
Don\'t put the cart before the horse.
甘拜下风
Would you like to play with me again? No, I\'d rather play second fiddle.
甘之如饴
gladly endure hardship
世外桃源
Switzerland is like Utopia, which I always dream of visiting.
火上加油
Don\'t bother her, or you\'ll pour oil on the flame.
支离破碎
The car was so seriously damaged that it was torn to pieces. (in shreds; rip apart)
匹夫之勇
Fighting with him is just courage without discipline . (brute courage)
比比皆是
This kind of mall can be found here and there and everywhere. (right and left)
切肤之痛
No one knows where the shoe pinches like the wearer.
夫唱妇随
A good Jack makes a good Jill.
引狼入室
I know I\'ll set a fox to keep the geese if I take him for a good friend.
引以为荣
I am really proud of myself. (plume oneself on; pride oneself on; take pride in)
日薄西山
Now he knows that his days are numbered. (not to be long for this world; The sands are running out.)
水乳交融
That couple are really hand and (in) glove with each other. (be finger and glove with)
少年老成
to have an old head on young shoulders
少不更事
wet behind the ears：Although she is 20, she was still wet behind the ears in some ways.
天无绝人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb. /When one door shuts another opens.
天下乌鸦一般黑
Crows are black all over the world.
天助自助者
Heaven helps those who help themselves.
天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福
It is the unexpected that always happens.
天衣无缝
These two ideas just fit like a glove.
天涯海角
ends of the earth：I\'ll find him to the ends of the earth. (out-of-the-way places; the uttermost part of the earth)
天经地义
a matter of course：It\'s a matter of course to respect our elders. (a universal truth; it goes without saying that...)
心正不怕雷打
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
心甘情愿
He did all this of his own accord.
心不在焉
You look absent-minded; what\'s wrong?
心满意足
The little boy sat there smiling, as happy as a clam.
心力交瘁
I don\'t know what to do. I just burned the candle at both ends.
心灰意冷
He was in black despair when he failed in the joint examination.(down in the bushes/in the dumps/lose heart)
心有余悸
A burned child dreads the fires. (Once bitten, twice shy.)
心安理得
No matter what he said, I have the peace of mind. (have an easy conscience)
心血来潮
He did it just on the impulse of the moment.
心花怒放
My heart sings with joy because I receive over 300 letters a week from people around the world.
出人头地
Through his hard work, he finally came to the fore.
出类拔萃
John towers above the rest in math. (in a class by itself; out of the common run)
史无前例
without precedent （in history）：His excellent performance at that play is without precedent in history.
令人发指
His cruelty to animals make our hair stand on end.
令人咋舌
took my breath away：What he did really took my breath away.
付之一炬
Because of a blast, that new house just committed to the flames.
生龙活虎
alive and kicking：Nessie says it is alive and kicking under different names By Sussy.
仗势欺人
John always pulls rank on others.
白手起家
started from scratch：He is a successful business who started from scratch.
任劳任怨
to bear hardship without complaint
不期而遇
I came across an old friend of mine in a department store. (chance to meet，bump into，come upon，meet...accidentally/unexpectedly/by chance/by accident)
不速之客
You are really a thick-skinned and gate-crasher.
不义之财
Don\'t be envious. Ill-gotten money comes easily and goes easily too.
不谋而合
see eye to eye：Do you see eye to eye with him on that plan?
不厌其烦
takes the trouble：The teacher often takes the trouble to instruct his pupils.
不遗余力
But the conspirators leave no avenue unexplored to re-establish contact with Britain.
不择手段
by hook or by crook：He just did the work by hook or by crook.
不翼而飞
Did you see that plane? It seems that it just vanished from sight.
不声不响
as quiet/silent/still as a mouse：She was as quiet/silent/still as a mouse and left.
不识抬举
Bring a cow to the hall and she will run to the byre. (fail to appreciate sb\'s kindness/not know how to appreciate favor)
自作自受
As you make your bed so you must lie on it.
自讨苦吃
to make a rod for one\'s own back
自力更生
to shift for oneself
自扫门前雪
After us the deluge.
回头浪子
there turn of a prodigal son
先下手为强
Offence is the best defence.
同甘共苦
to share one\'s joys and sorrows
因地制宜
actaccordingtocircumstances
有勇无谋
morebravethanwise
有备无患
Good watch prevents misfortune.
色是假，美是空
Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.
吉人自有天相
The good are protected by Heaven. / All\'s well that ends well.
如愿以偿
get one\'s way with someone or something：The mayor finally got his way with the citycouncil. (all turn out;have one\'s wish fulfilled;favorableness)
如人饮水冷暖自知
Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.
知足者富
He who feels contented is rich.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃
The early bird catches the worm.
奇装异服
a fantastic garb
忠言逆耳
Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear
明辨是非
to distinguish right from wrong
知足常乐
Happy is he who is content
有志者事竟成
Where there is a will, there is a way.
有钱能使鬼推磨
Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.
有其父必有其子
Like father, like son.
江山易改本性难移
a fox may grow gray, but never good（The leopard cannot change his spots；you cannot make a crab walk straight）
三岁看老
The child is father of the man.
百无一失
Not a single miss in a hundred times.
百依百顺
She expects us to jump through hoops for her.
眼见为实
To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)
吃得苦中苦，方为人上人
If you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the bitterest of the bitter.
每人一生中皆有得意之日
Every dog has its day.
知人知面不知心
It’s easy to know men’s faces, but not their hearts.
知己知彼百战百胜
Know your enemy and know yourself.
空中楼阁
castles in the air
金科玉律
the gold rule
奇装异服
a fantastic garb
明辨事非
to distinguish right from wrong
雨后春笋
like bamboo shoots after a spring shower
雨过天青
After a storm comes a calm.
秀才不出门能知天下事
A scholar does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.
事实胜于雄辩
Facts are most convincing.
夜以继日
dayandnight：Thenursewaswiththepatientdayandnight.
英雄所见略同
Greatmindsthinkalike.
于事无补
Complaining is of little(no) avail. It is better for you to take action now.
姻缘天注定
Marriages are made in heaven.
逆来顺受
to make the best of a bad bargain
流芳百世
a niche in the temple of fame
为虎作伥
to act as guide to a tiger
孤注一掷
to put all one\'s egg in one basket
勇者不惧
A brave man will not shrink from dangers.
洗心革面
to turn over a new leaf
美中不足
a fly in the ointment
背道而驰
to run counter
走汤蹈火
to go through fire and water
风烛残年
to have one foot in the grave
风声鹤唳，草木皆兵
to apprehend danger in every sound
活到老学到老
It\'s never too late to learn./ Live and learn.
前事不忘后事之师
Remember the past and it will guide your future.
星星之火可以燎原
A single spark can start a prairie fire.
待人宽容如待己
Live and let live.
按部就班
Learn to walk before you run.
来得容易去得快
Easy come, easy go.
发光的未必都是金子
All that glitters is not gold.
兔子不吃窝边草
The fox preys farthest from his hole.
若要人不知除非己莫为
If you would not be known to do anything, never do it.
人无笑脸，不要开店
A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
虎父无虎子
Like father, like son.
往者不可谏，来者犹可追
A mill cannot grind with the water that is past.
见异思迁
Grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
适者生存
survival of the fittest
物以类聚
Birds of a feather flock together.
智者千虑，必有一失
Homer sometimes nods.
胜不骄败不馁
to be not elated by success nor disturbed by failure
富贵在天
Riches and honors come from heaven.
智者不惑
A wise man is free from perplexities.
无风不起浪
There is no smoke without fire. (Where there is smoke, there is fire.)
画蛇添足
to paint the lily
趁火打劫
to fish in troubled waters
量入为出
to cut one’s coat according to one’s cloth/ make both ends meet
阳奉阴违
ostensible obedience
跑了和尚跑不了庙
The monk may run away, but the temple can’t run with him.
莫在太岁头上动土
Let sleeping dogs lie.
毕恭毕敬
cap in hand：He always treats his boss cap in hand.
得意忘形
to leap out of one’s skin
捷足先登
The early bird catches the worm.
欲速则不达
Haste makes waste./More haste, less speed.
欲加之罪，何患无辞
Give a dog a bad/an ill name and hang him.
混水摸鱼
to fish in troubled waters
贪小失大
penny-wise and poundfoolish
习惯成自然
once a use forever a custom
挂羊头卖狗肉
cry up wine and sell vinegar
万物之灵
thelords of creation
万事开头难
Everything is difficult at the start
万无一失
not a single miss in a thousand times.
落井下石
to hit a person when he’s down
隔墙有耳
Pitchers have ears; walls have ears.
开夜车/挑灯夜战
Burn the midnight oil.
开诚布公
He always opens his heart to his spouse when he has a problem.
盗亦有道
Dog does not eat dog.
善有善报
One kindness is the price of another.
损人利己
to enrich oneself at others expense
置之死地而后生
Put the troops in death ground and they will live.
道高一尺魔高一丈
While thepriest climbs a foot, the devil climbs ten.
预防胜于治疗
Prevention is better than cure.
新官上任三把火
New brooms sweep clean.
塞翁失马焉知非福
Misfortune might be a blessing in disguise.
路遥知马力日久见人心
A distant journey tests the strength of a horse and a long task proves the character of a man.
沧海一栗
a drop in the bucket
盖棺论定
Judge none blessed before his death.
岁月不饶人
Time and tide wait for no man.
经验即良师
Experience is the teacher.
微不足道
a drop in the ocean：The police crackdown on speeding is just a drop in the ocean in solving Taiwan’s traffic problems.
勤能补拙
Diligence can make up for lack of intelligence.
寿终正寝
to die a natural death (to die in one’s bed)
寡不击众
There is no contending against odds.
对牛弹琴
to cast pearls before swine
祸不单行
Misfortunes never come single.
饱食终日无所事事
to eat the bread ofidleness
慷他人之慨
to be free with other’s money
远亲不如近邻
Distant kinsmen mean less than close neighbors. / A near neighbor is better than a distant cousin.
种瓜得瓜种豆得豆
You must reap what you have sown. / As you sow, so shall you reap.
乐极生悲
After joy comes sadness.
说曹操到曹操就到
Talk of the devil and the devil comes.
团结就是力量
Union is strength.
需要为发明之母
Necessity is the mother of invention.
满招损，谦受益
Haughtiness invites ruin; humility receives benefits.
恶有恶报
He that does evil shall find evil.
恶事传千里
Bad news travels quickly.
熟能生巧
Practice makes perfect.
缓兵之计
a fabian policy
缘木求鱼
to get water from a flint
适者生存
the survival of the fittest
穷寇莫追
A cornered animal is a dangerous foe.
积少成多
Every little makes a mickle. (Every little helps.)
脍炙人口
in everyone’s mouth
钱可通神
Money can move even the gods.
谋事在人成事在天
Man proposes and God disposes.
学无捷径
There is no royal road/shortcut to learning.
机不可失
Opportunity seldo knocks twice.
优胜劣败
The weakest goes to the wall.
声东击西
to look one way and row another
螳臂挡车
to kick against thepricks
鞠躬尽瘁
to give the last measure of devotion
聪明反被聪明误
to suffer for one’s wisdom
旧调重谈
to harp on the same string
礼尚往来
Courtesy on one side cannot last long.
礼多必诈
full of courtesy, full of craft
声嘶力竭
He was talking at the top of his voice.
覆水难收
What’s done cannot be undone./There is no use crying over spilt milk.
转石不生苔
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
转败为胜
to convert defeat into victory
鞭长莫及
beyond one’sgrasp
关公门前耍大刀
There’s no need to teach a fish to swim.
严以责己宽以待人
to be severe with oneself and lenient with others
铁石心肠
a heart of steel
听天由命
to be guided by destiny
骄者必败
Pride goes before a fall.
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