捉襟见肘的英文

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 一鸟在手，胜似二鸟在林 a piece of cake 一块蛋糕（小菜一碟，易事一件） It's raining cats and dogs. 下倾盆大雨。a white lie 真实的谎言He is a green hand. 他是新手。black tea 红茶black sheep 害群之马as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗You are a lucky dog. 你是个幸运儿。as busy as a bee （像蜜蜂）忙忙碌碌的 as gentle as a lamb （像羊羔）性情温顺的 as cunning as a fox （像狐狸）一样狡猾的 cold fish 冷淡的人，冷血white elephant 昂贵而无用的东西eat like a horse 吃得很多The early bird catches the worm. 早期的鸟有虫吃Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鸟teach a fish to swim. 班门弄斧a fish story 吹牛live me,live my dog 爱屋及乌during dog`s days 最热的日子every dog has his day 人人皆有得意时let sleeping dog lie 不可招惹的人let the cat out of bag 泄密Money doesn't grow on trees.（钱不是从天上掉下来的。）

All roads lead to RomeThe early bird catches the worm

Aapple-polisher 马屁精例如：She is a real apple-polisher for the way she's crawling around the bossand making eyes at him.她是一个马屁精，整天围着老板眉来眼去的。as busy as a bee （象蜜蜂）忙忙碌碌的 as graceful as a swan （象天鹅）姿态优雅的 as gentle as a lamb （象羊羔）性情温顺的 as cunning as a fox （象狐狸）一样狡猾的 as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗 BI'm beat. 我非常疲乏。beat gums 空洞无物、废话连篇的讲话bell the cat 为众人的利益承担风险black sheep 害群之马Buddy, where is john？ 要上厕所?Bungee jumping 蹦极跳Stop bugging me, man! 喂，别烦我了。Cblue collar 蓝领white collar 白领pink collar 粉领族（指和蓝领体力工人相当的女性工人）gold-collar workers 金领族（一般都有一技之长，对公司工作的方方面面都十分了解，甚至对公司的利润大小和收益都有直接的重要影响。他们的工作环境优雅，职业体面，有着丰厚的收入和稳固的经济地位）Ddog-eared books 读得卷了边的书dog sleep 不时惊醒的睡眠dog-tired 像狗一样的累 dog watch 夜班old dog 上了岁数的人、老手a sly dog 偷鸡摸狗者a yellow dog 杂种狗、卑鄙可耻的小人 a big dog 看门狗、保镖；要人You're a lucky dog! 你真是个幸运儿！ hot dog 热狗dog nose 啤酒与杜松子酒的混合酒a dog in a blanket 葡萄卷饼或卷布丁as faithful as a dog 像狗一般的忠诚，在西方文化中，狗是"忠实、卖力、辛劳"的化身， He that lies down with dogs must rise up with flea. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑A good dog deserves a good bone. 西方人论功行赏时常说"好狗应有好骨头" a a dog in the manger 占着马槽（不拉屎） Honey, I forget to duck. 亲爱的，我忘记闪开了。Eeat crow 由于夸大其词或过分自信，最后不得不承认错误。eat his words 食言out at elbows 捉襟见肘elbow one's way 用胳膊肘挤来挤去为自己开道get a black eye 被别人打青了眼睛mind your eye 叫别人当心blink our eyes 眨眼睛flash our eyes at sth. 瞟一眼make eyes 抛媚眼cast sheep's eye 暗送秋波You have an eye for something. 有眼光有见解finely arched eyebrows 纤细的弓形眉pencil the eyebrows 描眉eyebrow pencil 眉笔rough bushy eyebrows 浓密的粗眉 eyelash grower 睫毛膏eyelash curler 卷睫毛器without turning an eyelash 泰然自若，不动声色not bat an eyelid 没合眼睡觉 not bat an eyelid 对事情泰然自若hang on by the eyelids 事情危在旦夕Fface the music 不得不接受惩罚、承担后果，必须承受出现的局面a matter of face 面子攸关的事情lose face 丢面子例如：He knew he was wrong, but he would not admit it for fear of losing face. 他知道自己错了，但却不肯承认错误，因为怕失去面子。save one's face 挽回面子pull a long face 拉长了脸make a face at you 对你做个鬼脸have the face 厚颜无耻例如：I'm so surprised that you have the face to do so! 你怎么有脸做出这样的事！cold fish 态度冷冰冰，没有热情的人。drink like a fish 牛饮 flats 平跟鞋footfall 客流量例如：We strive to show booksellers what we are doing to support them anddrive footfall into their stores. 我们要努力向图书商展示我们将如何支持他们，并使更多的客人进入他们的商店。 Ggreen eyed 嫉妒green finger（thumb）?把大伙干不好的活都干得漂漂亮亮例如：A person with green finger has a magic touch that makes plants grow well and quickly. 长着绿手指的人是有魔法的，只要他一碰，植物就长的又快又好。 green hand 生手例如： I'm still green at my job.我依然是个新手。green light 允许、许可例如： I'm only waiting for the green light from you. 我在等您的允许。green revolution 绿色革命 例如：These developing countries produced enough food to serve their people after green revolution. 绿色革命后，这些发展中国家就生产出足够的粮食来满足国民的需要。the green years 青春年华HHe is ripe in years but green in heart. 形容某人是老当益壮lose your heart to someone 和某人谈恋爱 lack heart 缺乏勇气win your heart 赢得你的心broken heart 破碎的心heart of stone 石头心肠pour out your heart 倾吐你的心事have a heart 可怜可怜你 his heart in the right place 他的心肠是很好的not to wear your heart on your sleeve 不要太情绪化Don't take the failure to your heart. 别为失败而难过lose heart 失去信心your heart of gold 金子般的心，美好心灵write a letter to her and declare your heart. 写信表达爱慕之情Don't let your heart get cold. 不要让你的热情冷却下来a man after her own heart 正和她心意的人put your heart at rest 放下心来straight from the horse's mouth 来自权威和可靠的消息。（望采纳

英语俚语Aapple-polisher 马屁精例如：She is a real apple-polisher for the way she's crawling around the bossand making eyes at him.她是一个马屁精，整天围着老板眉来眼去的。as busy as a bee （象蜜蜂）忙忙碌碌的 as graceful as a swan （象天鹅）姿态优雅的 as gentle as a lamb （象羊羔）性情温顺的 as cunning as a fox （象狐狸）一样狡猾的 as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗 BI'm beat. 我非常疲乏。beat gums 空洞无物、废话连篇的讲话bell the cat 为众人的利益承担风险black sheep 害群之马Buddy, where is john？ 要上厕所?Bungee jumping 蹦极跳Stop bugging me, man! 喂，别烦我了。Cblue collar 蓝领white collar 白领pink collar 粉领族（指和蓝领体力工人相当的女性工人）gold-collar workers 金领族（一般都有一技之长，对公司工作的方方面面都十分了解，甚至对公司的利润大小和收益都有直接的重要影响。他们的工作环境优雅，职业体面，有着丰厚的收入和稳固的经济地位）Ddog-eared books 读得卷了边的书dog sleep 不时惊醒的睡眠dog-tired 像狗一样的累 dog watch 夜班old dog 上了岁数的人、老手a sly dog 偷鸡摸狗者a yellow dog 杂种狗、卑鄙可耻的小人 a big dog 看门狗、保镖；要人You're a lucky dog! 你真是个幸运儿！ hot dog 热狗dog nose 啤酒与杜松子酒的混合酒a dog in a blanket 葡萄卷饼或卷布丁as faithful as a dog 像狗一般的忠诚，在西方文化中，狗是"忠实、卖力、辛劳"的化身， He that lies down with dogs must rise up with flea. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑A good dog deserves a good bone. 西方人论功行赏时常说"好狗应有好骨头" a a dog in the manger 占着马槽（不拉屎） Honey, I forget to duck. 亲爱的，我忘记闪开了。Eeat crow 由于夸大其词或过分自信，最后不得不承认错误。eat his words 食言out at elbows 捉襟见肘elbow one's way 用胳膊肘挤来挤去为自己开道get a black eye 被别人打青了眼睛mind your eye 叫别人当心blink our eyes 眨眼睛flash our eyes at sth. 瞟一眼make eyes 抛媚眼cast sheep's eye 暗送秋波You have an eye for something. 有眼光有见解finely arched eyebrows 纤细的弓形眉pencil the eyebrows 描眉eyebrow pencil 眉笔rough bushy eyebrows 浓密的粗眉 eyelash grower 睫毛膏eyelash curler 卷睫毛器without turning an eyelash 泰然自若，不动声色not bat an eyelid 没合眼睡觉 not bat an eyelid 对事情泰然自若hang on by the eyelids 事情危在旦夕Fface the music 不得不接受惩罚、承担后果，必须承受出现的局面a matter of face 面子攸关的事情lose face 丢面子例如：He knew he was wrong, but he would not admit it for fear of losing face. 他知道自己错了，但却不肯承认错误，因为怕失去面子。save one's face 挽回面子pull a long face 拉长了脸make a face at you 对你做个鬼脸have the face 厚颜无耻例如：I'm so surprised that you have the face to do so! 你怎么有脸做出这样的事！cold fish 态度冷冰冰，没有热情的人。drink like a fish 牛饮 flats 平跟鞋footfall 客流量例如：We strive to show booksellers what we are doing to support them anddrive footfall into their stores. 我们要努力向图书商展示我们将如何支持他们，并使更多的客人进入他们的商店。 Ggreen eyed 嫉妒green finger（thumb）?把大伙干不好的活都干得漂漂亮亮例如：A person with green finger has a magic touch that makes plants grow well and quickly. 长着绿手指的人是有魔法的，只要他一碰，植物就长的又快又好。 green hand 生手例如： I'm still green at my job.我依然是个新手。green light 允许、许可例如： I'm only waiting for the green light from you. 我在等您的允许。green revolution 绿色革命 例如：These developing countries produced enough food to serve their people after green revolution. 绿色革命后，这些发展中国家就生产出足够的粮食来满足国民的需要。the green years 青春年华HHe is ripe in years but green in heart. 形容某人是老当益壮lose your heart to someone 和某人谈恋爱 lack heart 缺乏勇气win your heart 赢得你的心broken heart 破碎的心heart of stone 石头心肠pour out your heart 倾吐你的心事have a heart 可怜可怜你 his heart in the right place 他的心肠是很好的not to wear your heart on your sleeve 不要太情绪化Don't take the failure to your heart. 别为失败而难过lose heart 失去信心your heart of gold 金子般的心，美好心灵write a letter to her and declare your heart. 写信表达爱慕之情Don't let your heart get cold. 不要让你的热情冷却下来a man after her own heart 正和她心意的人put your heart at rest 放下心来straight from the horse's mouth 来自权威和可靠的消息。

绸衣接了又接，还是捉襟见肘。The blue silk coat extends itself again and again but still fails to catch up.一些欧佩克成员国已将各自捉襟见肘的预算建立在油价比当前水平高20至30美元的基础上。Some opec member will have too many problems to tackle respectively budget establishment in oil price compared tocurrent level high in20to30us dollars foundations.但诊断过程往往费时费力，一份测验施测后的计分，以致於如何根据测验的结果进行补救教学，常令教师捉襟见肘，造成施行上的困难。 And the diagnosis always cost much time and effort, just like scoring the examinations and then conducting the remedialinstruction by the testing result. It always makes the teachers have too many difficulties to cope with, and causing thedifficulties to execute.由于有些同学在思想上还没有这种认识上的转变，背单词时还停留在一词一义，一词一用的阶段，尽管背了不少单词，做起题来仍然捉襟见肘、处处被动。Because some schoolmates did not have in this kind of understanding transformation in the thought that carries when theword also pauses in a word righteousness, as soon as a word uses stage, although has carried many words, started thetopic still to have too many problems to tackle, to be everywhere passive.

不是很贴切“live from hand to mouth”表示：收入勉强糊口仅能满足眼前的需要（尤指食物方面）而“捉襟见肘”译为“have too many problems to deal with”可能更好

过着勉强糊口的生活捉襟见肘是out at elbows