Two hands are better than one. 三个臭皮匠,赛过一个诸葛亮。 in threes and fours 三五成群 at sixes and sevens 乱七八糟 in one or two words 三言两语 one in a thousand 百里挑一 for a thousand times 三番五次 write in black and write 白纸黑字 spend money like water 挥金如土 Tom,Dick or Harry 张三李四 dead men 空酒瓶 Uncle Sam 美国(政府) Long Tom 长射程大炮 yellow boy 金币 old dog 老家伙 a wet hen 泼妇 old bird 精明鬼;老家伙 old fish 怪人 the sheep and the goats 好人与坏人 dog eat dog 人吃人 When the cats are away,the mice will paly.山中无老虎,猴子称霸王。 sell horse-meat as beef-steak 挂羊头卖狗肉 Love me, love my dog.爱屋及屋 Dog does not eat dog.虎毒不吃子。 black sheep 害群之马 as strong as a horse 虎背熊腰(健壮如牛) set a fox to keep one's geese 引狼入室 make a pig of oneself 狼吞虎咽 busy body 爱管闲事的人 man of war 军舰 have words with 同某人吵架 have sth. in hand 在做某事 be not in the same street 在能力或品质方面不相比 break the ice 打破沉默 face the music 承担后果(困难) lend a hand 帮忙 walkie- talkie (大哥大;移动电话)搬弄是非的人 day bed (白天睡觉的床)沙发床 die laughing (笑着死去)捧腹大笑 drawing room (画室)客厅 sweet water (糖水)淡水;饮用水 the eleventh hour (十一点钟)最后的时刻 top banana (顶部的香蕉)主管人员 wet nurse (淋湿的护士)乳母 white room (白色的房间)无尘室 China's japan 在中国制造的漆器 Janpan's chaina 在日本制造的瓷器 Dear John letter (亲爱的约翰的信)绝交信 dead horse (死马)旧债 duck soup (鸭汤)容易对付的人或事 white elephant (白象)累赘 student driver (学驾驶的学员)教练车 a blue-eyed boy (蓝眼睛的男孩)受宠爱的孩子 a blue woman (穿蓝衣服的妇女)有学问的妇女 all the world and his wife 各种各样的人;人人 buy your story (买你的故事)相信你的话 cold fish (冻鱼)冷酷无情的人 dead to the world (与世长辞)睡得很香 sad news (令人悲伤的消息)(酒店等的)帐单 small potato (小土豆)小人物 thank-you-mandan (谢谢你,夫人)道路凹凸不平之处 a dead heat 并列冠军 China rose (中国的玫瑰花)月季花 French chalk (法国粉笔)滑石粉 American beauty (美国美女)四季开放的蔷薇 dead eye (死眼)神枪手 sad dog (悲伤的狗)放荡的人 big dog (大狗)保镖 greenhouse (绿色的房子)温室;花房 green room (绿房间)演员休息室 white coffee (白咖啡)加牛奶的咖啡 black tea (黑茶)红茶 blackbird (黑鸟)山鸟 shoeblack (黑色的鞋)擦鞋匠 blue jacket (蓝色的上衣)水兵 green hand (绿手)生手 yellow book (黄色的书) 廉价小说 brown ***** (棕色的纸)牛皮纸 keep it under your hat (把它放在你帽子底下)保密 send sb. to the chair (把某人送到椅子上)电刑处死 talk through his hat 吹牛 run od the town 轰动一时的人物 stop pulling my leg 别开玩笑 keep your shirt on 别激动 one's cup of tea 某人喜欢/擅长的事情/最心爱的 in the family way 怀孕 in hot water 遇到麻烦的事情 out of the woods 脱离危险期 not half bad 非常好 as sure as eggs is eggs 对……了如指掌 from the egg to the apples 自始至终