猫头鹰Owl
他真是个瞎子。He is as blind as an owl.
他是个智叟。He's a wise old owl.
熊Bear
每次见到爷爷，他都要紧紧地拥抱我。Every time I see my grandfather, he gives me a big bear hug.
她丈夫脾气确实坏。Her husband is a real bear.
蜜蜂Bee
她总是忙忙碌碌。She's always as busy as a bee.
蜗牛Snail
他走路慢吞吞。He walks at a snail's pace.
虫Worm
他好不容易才走过那条狭窄的小路。He wormed his way through the narrow passage.
每次我带孩子们去看电影，他们好像总也坐不住似的。Every time I take the kids to the movies, they always worm around in their seats.
今天一点精神也没有。I am a worm today.
忙碌至极as busy as a bee
捋虎须；奋勇还击；在太岁头上动土beard the lion
猫脖子拴铃铛；为了大家的利益承担风险bell the cat
漂泊不定的人bird of passage
一丘之貉birds of feather
败家子；害群之马；无用之辈black sheep
黑马；竞争中出人意料的获胜者dark horse
小题大做；杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on a wheel
上当之货a pig in a poke
朽木不可雕也。坏材料做不出好东西。cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
大母猪sow
胆小如鼠cannot say boo to a goose
明珠暗投；对牛弹琴cast pearls before swine
猪或卑贱的人swine
送秋波；抛媚眼；以目传情cast sheep's eyes
猫在鸽群中——人为刀俎，我为鱼肉the cat among the pigeons
鸽子pigeon
被人当爪牙利用的人；受人愚弄的人cat's paw
爪子paw
无稽之谈；荒诞的故事a cock-and-bull story
荒唐的cock-and-bull
得意扬扬；自鸣得意cock-a-hoop
铁环hoop
称王称霸的人cock of the walk
不要过早乐观don't count one's chickens before they are hatched
不要打如意算盘Don't count your chickens!
假慈悲crocodile tears
鳄鱼crocodile
发假警报cry wolf
自己不干也不让别人干；自己能享受也不让别人享受的人dog in the manger
悲惨的景况dog's life
过着悲惨的生活lead a dog's life
累极了；疲惫之至dog-tired
沉重的苦活儿；呆板的例行工作donkey-work
多年；很久donkey's years
大饮；牛饮；狂饮；酩酊大醉drink like a fish
人急造反，狗急跳墙；人急了也会咬人even a worm will turn
唯一的宝贝；唯一的孩子；最珍贵的东西one's ewe lamb
人配衣裳，马配鞍；（讽刺）好的衣裳只能打扮出一个好的外表fine feathers make fine birds
离水之鱼；不得其所；感到生疏，不适应fish out of water
徒劳；白费力气；事后再做无益的议论flog a dead horse
公然违抗；悍然不顾fly in the face of
一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅汤；美中不足之处；使人扫兴的小事fly in the ointment
狂妄自大的人；盲目自大的人fly on the wheel
生气；发脾气get one's monkey up
触怒某人；惹某人发火；使某人失去自制力get someone's goat
喝倒彩give someone the bird
喝倒彩get the bird
喝倒彩get the big bird
毁灭；失败；堕落；江河日下go to the dogs
不可救药的人；没有希望的人gone goose
丑小鸭ugly duckling
以毒攻毒take a hair of the dog that bit you
唠叨不休；说得天花乱坠talk the hind leg off a donkey
唠叨不休；说得天花乱坠talk the hind leg off a horse
唠叨不休；说得天花乱坠talk the hind leg off a dog
唠叨不休；说得天花乱坠talk a dog's hind leg off
遥遥无期；无限期till the cows come home
遥遥无期；无限期until the cows come home
卑鄙的模样；惭愧的脸色；垂头丧气的样子hang-dog look
胡思乱想；想入非非；有某种根深蒂固的怪念头have a bee in one's bonnet
胡思乱想；想入非非；有某种根深蒂固的怪念头have a bee in one's head
胡思乱想；想入非非；有某种根深蒂固的怪念头have a bee in one's brain
软帽；无边帽；引擎罩；烟囱罩；壁炉罩bonnet
胡闹；恶作剧；闹哄哄的游戏horse-play
勉强度日；免于饥饿keep the wolf from the door
糟糕透顶；乱七八糟kettle of fish
杀鸡取卵；竭泽而渔kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
一箭双雕；一举两得kill two birds with one stone
损坏的东西；落选的议员；可怜虫lame duck
瘸的lame
露出马脚；泄露秘密let the cat out of the bag
莫惹是非let sleeping dogs lie
惹是生非wake a sleeping dog
不起作用；毫无作用；漠不关心；犹如耳旁风like water off a duck's back
不起作用；毫无作用；漠不关心；犹如耳旁风like water on a duck's back
难点；拦路虎lion in the path
难点；拦路虎lion in the way
最大和最好的部分lion's share
有人私下告诉我；我自然知道；我不告诉你我是怎么知道的a little bird told me
丰衣足食的日子live like a fighting cock
物质利益the loaves and fishes
亡羊补牢lock the stable door after the horse is stolen
对…吹毛求疵look a gift horse in the mouth
惊慌失措look like a dying duck in a thunderstorm
疯疯癫癫mad as a March hare
不伦不类；非驴非马neither fish nor fowl
毫无机会；毫无希望not to have a dog's chance
毫无机会；毫无希望not to stand a dog's chance
规模很小的；简陋的one-horse show
另有要事；有更重要的事要干other fish to fry
激烈的比赛；加把劲pull dog, pull cat
本末倒置；倒行逆施put the cart before the horse
本末倒置；倒行逆施set the cart before the horse
倾盆大雨rain cats and dogs
跟屁虫；盲目的模仿者copy cat
懒汉a lazy dog
吠犬不咬人Barking dog seldom bite
凡人皆有得意时Every dog has his day
他是个幸运儿He is a lucky dog
爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog
当事情不如意时，要泰然处之When things go wrong, smile
这么简单，你都不懂？You don't get it? It's so simple
给我最新消息Bring me up-to-date
入乡随俗When in Rome, do as the Romans do
怕什么？你又不是小孩子Frightened of what? You are not a kid
那就是你找出来的最佳借口吗？That is the best excuse you could come up with?
人人都想发财Everyone has an itch for money
东西失去时，才觉得其可贵You appreciate something only after you lose it
各自付账Go Dutch
情况紧急，你最好赶快离开！The heat is on, you had better go!
你最好把话说清楚You'd better get to the point
情人眼里出西施Nobody's sweetheart is ugly
情人眼里出西施beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder
我该怎样感激你才好？How can I ever thank you?
总有一天你要面对现实One day you have to face it