英语部分俚语俗语与谚语
back and forth 前前后后
Ｂad news travels fast. 坏事传千里
Ｂarking dogs seldom bite. 爱叫的狗很少咬人 be all fingers and thumbs 做事笨手笨脚
Ｂe careful with thing and merciful with people. 对物要爱惜，对人要感恩
be far-sighted 目光远大 be in the same boat 同舟共济
be kept waiting for some time 苦苦等候 be open and aboveboard 光明磊落 be true to one's name 名副其实 be very ungrateful 以怨报德
Ｂeauty is but skin deep. 人不可貌相
Ｂeauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施 Ｂeauty is only skin-deep. 人不可貌相 Ｂeggars must not be choosers. 饥不择食 bell the cat 风险重重
Ｂetter be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 宁为鸡头，不为凤尾
Ｂetter late than never . 迟做总比不做好
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Ｂetter master one than engage with ten. 会十事不如精一事
Ｂetter the devil you know than the devil you do not know. 明枪易躲，暗箭难防
Ｂirds of a feather flock together. 鸟以群分，物以类聚 bite the hand that feeds one 忘恩负义
Ｂitter pills may have wholesome effects. 良药苦口 Ｂlood is thicker than water. 疏不间亲/血浓于水 bonkers 疯狂的
both feet on the ground 实事求是 Ｂoys will be boys. 男孩子毕竟是男孩子 Ｂrazen-faced /thick-skinned 厚脸皮 Ｂurn one's boats 破釜沉舟
bury one's head in the sand 无视事实
Ｂusiness comes before pleasure. 正事在先，玩乐在后 Ｂuyers want a hundred eyes; sellers，none. 买东西的要有百只眼，卖东西的可以不长眼. Ｂy Ｇeorge 确实
by the grapevine 小道消息 can of worms 一团糟
can not see the wood for the trees 只见树木不见森林 carry the can 面对责备,负起责任
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change with each passing day 日新月异 chaos 乌烟瘴气
Ｃlothes do not make the man. 人不可貌相 Ｃlothes make the man. 人要衣装，佛要金装
Ｃome Ａcross Ａ Ｔiger Ｉn Ｔhe Ｍountain 山中遇虎 come straight to the point 开门见山
Ｃoming events cast their shadows before. 山雨欲来风满楼 Ｃomparisons are odious. 人比人，气死人
Ｃonstant dropping wears away the stone. 滴水穿石 cool one's heels 坐冷板凳
Ｃraft must have clothes, but truth loves to go naked. 诡计需要伪装，真理喜欢阳光
Ｃustom makes all things easy. 游刃有余 Ｃustom reconciles us to everything. 习惯成自然 Ｃut your coat according to your cloth. 量入为出 Ｄead men tell no tales. 死无对证
Ｄeal with a man as he deals with you. 以其人之道还治其人之身
deli(delicatessen) 熟食店 deserve one's reputation 名不虚传 Ｄiamond cut diamond. 强中更有强中手
Ｄiligence is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母
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