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有关十二生肖中动物的习语（二）- -

                                      

Sheep/Goat/Mutton

a wolf in sheep‘s clothing 披着羊皮的狼，伪装善良的坏人

as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lamb 一不做，二不休；索性蛮干

a black sheep 害群之马，败家子

There is a black sheep in every flock. 到处都有害群之马。

make sheep's eyes at sb. 愚笨地向某人献殷勤

a lost sheep 迷途羔羊, 迷失正道的人

a sheep among wolves 落入狼群; 落在一群恶汉手中的善良人

count sheep 数羊(心里计数以求入睡)

follow like a sheep 盲从

One scabbed sheep infects the whole flock. 一只羊生疮整群羊遭殃。

return to one's sheep/muttons 回到本题

sheep and goats 善人与恶人(来自《圣经》)

separate the sheep from the goats 区别好人和坏人

sheep that have no shepherd 乌合之众

get sb.'s goat 使某人发怒、焦急

make ... the goat 拿...当替罪羊

old goat 好色之徒；讨厌的老家伙

play/act the（giddy）goat 行为如小丑; 胡闹

ride the goat 加入秘密团体

(as) dead as mutton 真死, 僵死；过时, 报废, 失效

eat/take a bit of（one's）mutton with sb. (=eat sb.'s mutton) 和...共餐

eat mutton cold 受人白眼, 被冷待, 被轻视

stick to one's muttons 紧扣主题

mutton dressed (up) as lamb 作年轻妇女打扮的老太婆[中年妇女]

Monkey

monkey about / around with（= monkey with） 胡闹，恶作剧；胡乱摆弄

get/have one‘s monkey up 生气，发脾气

When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. 树倒猢狲散。

get the monkey off 戒除吸毒恶习

have a monkey on one's back 有服用麻醉品的瘾；对别人耿耿于怀, 怀恨别人

I am a monkey's uncle! 真想不到! (表示惊异)

make a monkey of oneself 做蠢事, 丢丑

monkey's allowance 非人的待遇, 打骂多而挣钱少的待遇

monkey tricks/business 恶作剧; 胡闹; 捣蛋

Cock/Rooster/Hen/Chick/Chicken

cock one‘s snook/snoot to/at sb. 瞧不起某人

cock up 把……弄糟

cock of the walk/roost/dunghill 傲慢的或盛气凌人的人；在小天地里称王称霸的人

cock of the school 一校之雄

A cock is bold on his own dunghill. 公鸡总是在自己的粪堆上称雄。

a cock of a different hackle 另一类型的敌手

As the old cock crows so doth the young. 老公鸡怎么叫，小公鸡怎么学(指儿女常学父母的榜样)。

by cock (and pie) 说句天地良心的话，老实说

cry cock 声称自己获胜，自称胜人一筹

fighting cock 好斗的公鸡；爱闹事、好吵架的人

live like fighting cocks (像斗鸡一样)吃得好，过阔气日子

go off at half cock 枪走火；操之过急（指计划、典礼等尚未安排就绪即行开始）

red cock 纵火引起的火灾

Red cock will crow in his house. 火老鸦要在他屋里叫（意思是他的房屋要被火烧掉）。

set (the) cock on (the) hoop 纵饮，放纵

That cock won't fight. 那一手行不通；那种说法讲不通。

A black hen lays a white egg. 黑鸡生白蛋; 丑妇生俊儿。

a hen on 策划中的阴谋

(as) fussy as a hen with one chick 在无谓的小事上瞎操心

like a hen with one chicken 小题大做的, 大惊小怪的, 在小事上瞎操心

(as) mad as a wet hen 非常生气

like a hen on a hot girdle 坐立不安, 象热锅上的蚂蚁

sell one's hens on a rainy day 蚀本出售, 贱卖

where the hen scratches 困难之点; 要点

count one's chickens before they're hatched 打如意算盘；过早乐观；蛋尚未孵先算鸡

be no（spring）chicken （尤指女子）已不年轻

- 作者： zhuoidu 访问统计：　2005年08月21日, 星期日 16:53 加入博采