高中英语高考写作常用谚语短语汇总（共三组）
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常用谚语短语
（一）
Out of sight, out of mind
眼不见，心不念。
You can't judge a book by its cover
人不可貌相。
Don't cry over spilled milk（覆水难收）
A penny saved is a penny earned.
省一文就是赚一文。
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
All's fair in love and war
情场和战场上，没有什么不公平的。
Don't count your chickens before they hatch
不要过早乐观。
A picture is worth a thousand words
一图胜千言。
Where there's smoke, there's fire
无风不起浪。
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
情人眼里出西施。
A watched pot never boils
心急吃不了热豆腐。
Birds of a feather flock together
物以类聚，人以群分。
When the going gets tough, the tough get going
艰苦时，强者勇往直前。
The early bird catches the worm
早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
Every dog has its day
人人有得意时。
Fortune favors the bold
天助勇者。
Give credit where credit is due
恩将仇报。
Ignorance is bliss
愚昧是福。
If the shoe fits, wear it
适合自己的就要去做。
It's always darkest before the dawn
黎明前最黑暗。
Laughter is the best medicine
笑一笑，十年少。
Let sleeping dogs lie
不要惹麻烦。
Money doesn't grow on trees
没有白捡的便宜。
No pain, no gain
不劳则无获。
One man's trash is another man's treasure
人云亦云，不如独立思考。
Speak of the devil（说曹操，曹操就到）
The grass is always greener on the other side（这山望着那山高）
The squeaky wheel gets the grease
吱吱声的轮子最需要油。
Time heals all wounds
时间可以治愈一切创伤。
When the cat's away, the mice will play
猫儿不在，老鼠做怪。
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink
强扭的瓜不甜。
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
千里之行始于足下。
Haste makes waste
欲速则不达。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
预防胜于治疗。
All that glitters is not gold.
闪光的不一定是金子。
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
不要恩将仇报。
Fortune smiles upon the brave.
勇气可嘉，好运常在。
If the cap fits, wear it.
谁戴了帽子，谁就要承认。
（二）
The early bird catches the worm
早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
Actions speak louder than words
行动胜于言语。
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
千里之行始于足下。
Where there's a will, there's a way
有志者事竟成。
Failure is the mother of success
失败是成功之母。
Practice makes perfect
熟能生巧。
Don't count your chickens before they hatch
别在鸡蛋没孵出之前数鸡。
A penny saved is a penny earned
省一分就是赚一分。
Honesty is the best policy
诚实是最好的策略。
Knowledge is power
知识就是力量。
（三）
A blessing in disguise
塞翁失马，焉知非福
A dime a dozen
十分常见
A piece of cake
轻而易举
Actions speak louder than words
行胜于言
All ears
全神贯注
All in the same boat
同处困境
All thumbs
笨手笨脚
An arm and a leg
代价高昂
At the drop of a hat
立刻，马上
Back to square one
回到原点
Barking up the wrong tree
弄错了方向
Beat around the bush
拐弯抹角
Bite the bullet
忍痛做决定
Break the ice
打破僵局
Burning the midnight oil
熬夜工作
By the skin of one's teeth
千钧一发
Caught between a rock and a hard place
进退两难
Close but no cigar
差一点就成功了
Cost an arm and a leg
代价高昂
Cross that bridge when you come to it
到了那一天再说
Cry over spilled milk
船过水无痕
Curiosity killed the cat
好奇心害死猫
Cut corners
走捷径
Cut to the chase
开门见山
Dead as a doornail
死得彻底
Devil's advocate
反对者
Don't count your chickens before they hatch
不要过早乐观
Don't judge a book by its cover
不要以貌取人
Don't put all your eggs in one basket
不要孤注一掷
Drop a dime
打电话
Eat humble pie
承认错误，道歉
Easier said than done
说起来容易做起来难
Elephant in the room
棘手的问题
Every cloud has a silver lining
天无绝人之路
Face the music
面对现实
Fair-weather friend
只在顺境时才出现的朋友
Feather in one's cap
值得骄傲的成就
Few and far between
稀有的
Finger lickin' good
非常好吃
Fish out of water
不适应环境
From scratch
从零开始
Get a taste of one's own medicine
以其人之道还治其人之身
Get down to brass tacks
切入正题
Get off someone's back
停止对某人的打压
Give someone the cold shoulder
冷落某人
Go the extra mile
做更多的努力
Great minds think alike
英雄所见略同
Hit the nail on the head
正确地指出问题的关键
In a nutshell
简言之
In hot water
陷入困境
In the black
盈利
In the red
亏损
It takes two to tango
一个巴掌拍不响
Jump on the bandwagon
跟风
Keep your chin up
坚持下去
Kill two birds with one stone
一石二鸟
Let sleeping dogs lie
不要惹麻烦
Like a fish in water
如鱼得水
Long story short
一言以蔽之
Lost in translation
翻译不准确
Make a long story short
简言之
Make ends meet
维持生计
Miss the boat
错失良机
No pain, no gain
不劳则无获
Off the top of one's head
凭记忆说出
On cloud nine
开心极了
On the ball
聪明，机智
On the fence
未决定
On the same page
意见一致
Once in a blue moon
难得一见
Out of the blue
突然
Over the moon
非常高兴
Pull someone's leg
开玩笑
Put all one's eggs in one basket
孤注一掷
Put one's foot in one's mouth
失言
Put the cart before the horse
本末倒置
Rain on someone's parade
泼冷水，扫兴
Rome wasn't built in a day
罗马不是一天建成的
See eye to eye
意见一致
Shoot the breeze
闲扯
Silver tongue
能言善辩
Sink or swim
成功或失败，生死关头
Slippery slope
一发不可收拾之势
Spill the beans
泄漏秘密
Take a rain check
推迟
The ball is in your court
由你做决定
The best of both worlds
双倍优势
The devil is in the details
魔鬼藏在细节中
The early bird catches the worm
早起的鸟儿有虫吃
The grass is always greener on the other side
对面的草更绿
The whole nine yards
全部，完整
There's no place like home
家是最好的地方
Throw in the towel
放弃
Time flies when you're having fun
快乐时光总是短暂的
To each his own
各有所爱
Two heads are better than one
三个臭皮匠胜过一个诸葛亮
Under the weather
身体不适
Up in the air
未决定
When pigs fly
不可能
You can't have your cake and eat it too
鱼与熊掌不可兼得
