动物习语 ANIMAL IDIOMS

A little bird told me

I don’t want to say where I got the information from

He’s all bark and no bite

He talks tough but he really isn"t

As the crow flies

The shortest possible distance between two places

She’s a big fish in a small pond

She’s a very important or powerful person in a small organization

We have bigger fish to fry

We aren"t interested in this, because we have more important things to do

You’re closing the stable door after the horse has bolted

You’re trying to solve the problem when it’s too late

He’s living in cloud cuckoo land

He has ideas or plans that are completely unrealistic

He’s a cold fish

He doesn"t show how he feels, and maybe he doesn’t feel anything

It"s a dog eat dog world

There’s a lot of competition and rivalry, and everybody thinks only of themselves

He drinks like a fish

He drinks far too much alcohol

The early bird catches the worm

If you start something early, you have a better chance of success

I feel like a fish out of water

I’m in a situation that’s completely new to me, and it confuses me

We can kill two birds with one stone

We can resolve two problems or difficulties with a single action

Keep an eye open (there goes another one!) for these common idioms as you read articles or stories in English.

Jack07: little bird 消息灵通人士bark but not bite口快心直a big fish in a small pond不得志者或浅井之蛙，小地方的头面人物
have bigger fish to fry有更重要的事要做cloud cuckoo land 脱离实际的幻境cold fish 冷血动物dog eat dog 各顾各 drink like a fish海量，很能饮酒的人The early bird catches the worm早起的鸟儿有虫吃或捷足先登a fish out of water不知所措，无所适从
kill two birds with one stone一箭双雕，一举两得

风吹水面层层浪：have bigger fish to fry 另有打算
You’re closing the stable door after the horse has bolted 马后炮，事后诸葛亮
He’s living in cloud cuckoo land 他活在自己的梦里
dog eat dog 人吃人，弱肉强食
The early bird catches the worm 笨鸟先飞