動物相關的英文諺語
動物 |
英文諺語 |
釋義 |
狗 |
dog days |
非常熱 |
as sick as a dog |
病得很 嚴重 |
|
in the doghouse |
惹某人 生氣 |
|
貓 |
let the cat out of the bag |
洩漏秘密 |
copycat |
愛模仿他人者、跟屁蟲 |
|
羊 |
black sheep |
害群之馬 |
follow... like sheep |
盲從 |
|
get one's goat |
惹惱某人 |
|
馬 |
eat like a horse |
吃得很多 |
from the horse's mouth |
可靠的消息、第一手的消息 |
|
hold one's horses |
別急、 等一下 |
|
dark horse |
黑馬 |
|
象 |
have a memory like an elephant |
記性驚人、過目不忘 |
a white elephant |
昂貴卻沒用的東西 |