英语俗语罕见的

As a man sows, so he shall reap.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。 A stitch in time saves nine.小洞不补，大洞吃苦。 A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.身正不怕影子斜。 A wise head makes a close mouth.真人不露相，露相非真人。 A word spoken is past recalling.一言既出，驷马难追。 A young idler, an old beggar.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 Bad news has wings.好事不出门，坏事传千里。 Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。 Beauty lies in the love‘s eyes.情人眼里出西施。

1.a dog in the manger.占着茅坑不拉屎。在其位不谋其政。

2.An old dog will learn no new tricks.老狗学不出新把戏。老顽固不能学新事物。

3.A good dog deserves a good bone.好狗应该得好骨头。 有功者受奖。

4.Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.山中无老虎，猴子称大王。

5.a dead dog. 废物或无价值之物。

6.a broken reed. 压伤的苇杖。 不能依靠的东西或人。

7.a lion in the way. 拦路虎。

8.a fly in the ointment. 一只老鼠坏了一锅汤。

9.pour water off a steep roof（operate from a strategically advantageous position) 高屋建筑

10.Bad workmen often blame their tools. 拙匠常怪工具差。（不会撑船怪河弯）。

我们总是在英语写作中穿插不少的英语俗语，给自己的文章增加亮色。下面是我给大家整理的常见英语俗语，供大家参阅!

1. 茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened

2. 没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

3. 谋事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes.

4. 弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself

5. 拿手好戏 masterpiece

6. 赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad

7. 抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

8. 破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat;burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end

9. 抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities

10. 巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you can't make a fist. One can't make bricks without straw.

1. Give a fool rope enough and he will hang himself. 授绳与愚，愚能自傅。

2. Give a lark to catch a kite. 得不偿失。

3. Give as good as one gets. 以其人之道，还治其人之身。

4. Give a thief rope enough and he will hang himself. 多行不义必自毙。

5. Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice. 要多听少说。

6. Give hostages to fortune. 听天由命。

7. Glory, honour, wealth, and rank, such things are nothing but shadows. 富贵如浮云。

8. Glory is the shadow of virtue. 光荣是美德的影子。

9. God defend me from my friends; form my enemy I can defend myself. 防友靠天，防敌靠己。

10. God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助之。

11. God never shuts one door but he opens another. 天无绝人之路。

12. God sends fortune to fools. 蠢人有蠢福。

13. God sends meat and the devil sends cooks. 鲜肉由天次，劣厨乃鬼遣。

14. Go farther and fare worse. 一动不如一静。

15. Go for wool and come home shorn. 求得反失。

16. Gold will not buy everything. 黄金不能购买一切。

17. Good children make glad parents. 孩子好，父母笑。

18. Good counsel does no harm. 忠言无害。

19. Good counsel never comes amiss. 忠言有利无害。

20. Good counsel never comes too late. 忠言绝不嫌迟。

1. Friendship is love with understanding. 友谊是爱加上谅解。

2. Friendship multiplies joys and divides griefs. 友谊可以增添欢乐，可以分担忧愁。

3. Friendship ---- one soul in two bodies. 友谊是两人一条心。

4. Friendship should not be all on one side. 友谊不该只是单方面的事。

5. Friendship the older it grows the stronger it is. 友谊地久天长。

6. Friends may meet, but mountains never greet. 朋友可相逢，高山永分离。

7. Friends must part. 天下无不散之筵席。

8. From a little spark may burst a mighty flame. 星星之火可以燎原。

9. From hearing comes wisdom; from speaking, repentance. 多听增智慧，多言生后悔。

10. From saving comes having. 富有来自节约。

11. From short pleasure long repentance. 痛快一时，悔恨终身。

12. From the father comes honour; from the mother, comfort. 荣誉由父次，安慰由母与。

13. Frugality is an estate alone. 仅仅节约就是一笔财产。

14. Fruit ripens not well in the shade. 阴凉处的果子不会成熟。

15. Full belies make empty skulls. 大腹便便，头脑空虚。

16. Gain got by a lie will burn one''s fingers. 靠欺骗得来的利益会使自己受害。

17. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may. 有花堪折直须折。

18. Genius often betrays itself into great errors. 天才常被天才误。

19. Gifts from enemies are dangerous. 敌人礼，藏危险。

20. Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 欲加之罪，何患无词。

1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.2.百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.3.比上不足比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst.4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.5.不眠之夜 white night6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses7.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord.9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new11.大事化小小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all12.大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace14.过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth.19.活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn.20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones21.金无足赤人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.22.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home.23.脚踏实地 be down-to-earth24.脚踩两只船 sit on the fence25.君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green26.老生常谈陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché27.礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.28.留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope.29.马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success30.名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth31.茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened32.没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. 33.每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.34.谋事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes.35.弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself36.拿手好戏 masterpiece37.赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad38.抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale39.破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end40.抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities41.巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you can't make a fist. One can't make bricks without straw.42.千里之行始于足下 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step43.前事不忘后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. 44.前人栽树后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.One sows and another reaps.45.前怕狼后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something46.强龙难压地头蛇 Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.47.强强联手 win-win co-operation48.瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest.49.人之初性本善 Man's nature at birth is good.50.人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man.51.人海战术 huge-crowd strategy52.世上无难事只要肯攀登 Where there is a will, there is a way.53.世外桃源 a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;54.死而后已 until my heart stops beating55.岁岁平安 Peace all year round.56.上有天堂下有苏杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth57.塞翁失马焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing.58.三十而立 A man should be independent at the age of thirty.At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.59.升级换代 updating and upgrading (of products)60.四十不惑 Life begins at forty.61.谁言寸草心报得三春晖 Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. 62.水涨船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high.63.时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.64.杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel65.实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts66.说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.67.实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is68.实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.69.山不在高，有仙则名'No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; '70.韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time71.糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets72.天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue73.团结就是力量Unity is strength.74.“跳进黄河洗不清”'eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name '75.歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena76.物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.77.往事如风'The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is pas78.望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child79.屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.80.文韬武略military expertise; military strategy81.唯利是图draw water to one's mill82.无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots83.无中生有make create something out of nothing84.无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire. 85.徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends86.新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean87.虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.88. 蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off89.心想事成May all your wish come true90.心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding 91.先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.92.先下手为强catch the ball before the bound93.像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan94.现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example95.息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters96.喜忧参半mingled hope and fear97.循序渐进step by step98.一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest99.严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others100鱼米之乡101.有情人终成眷属'Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.'102.有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.103. 有识之士people of vision104.有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain105.有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.106.与时俱进advance with times107.以人为本people oriented; people foremost108.因材施教teach students according to their aptitude109.欲穷千里目，更上一层楼'to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight.' a land of milk and honey110.欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.111. 优胜劣汰survival of the fittest112.英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.113.冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.114.冤假错案'cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases'115.一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.116.招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful117.债台高筑become debt-ridden118.致命要害Achilles' heel119. 众矢之的target of public criticism120.知己知彼,百战不殆Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.121. 纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist122.纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.123.左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea