中英近形同義成語 Synonymous Idioms (第二版 2nd Edition) 伍德基 T.K.NG

a black sheep 害群之馬 a cat on a hot tin roof 熱鍋上的螞蟻 a donkey in a lion’s hide 狐假虎威 a good conscience is a soft pillow 高枕無憂 a promise with thousand gold 一諾千金 a sea of faces 人山人海

眼中釘 a thorn in the eye a teacher for a day is a father for a lifetime 一日為師，終身為父 all he touches turns to gold 點石成金 條條大道通羅馬，殊途同歸 all roads lead to Rome an old dog for a hard road 老馬識途 as a man sows, so he shall reap 種瓜得瓜 as cold as charity 冷若冰霜

as firm as a rock 穩如泰山 壽比南山 as old as the hills 膽小如鼠 as timid as a mouse 一蹴而就 at one stroke at sixes and sevens 亂七八糟 burn one’s boats 破釜沈舟 bury one’s head in the sand 掩耳盜鈴

不可同日而諭 can't be mentioned on the same day can't see the wood for the trees 見樹不見林 constant dripping wears away the stone 滴水穿石 cry up wine and sell vinegar 掛羊頭賣狗肉 cry wolf 狼來了 diamond cuts diamond 棋逢敵手 do in Rome as the Romans do 入鄉隨俗

do things by halves 半途而廢 狼吞虎咽 eat like a horse echo one's every word 人云亦云 分秒必爭 every minute counts 以眼還眼 eye for eye facts speak louder than words 事實勝於雄辯

failure teaches success 失敗乃成功之母 first come first served 先到先得 fish in troubled waters 渾水摸魚 fix one's eyes on 目不轉睛 get knee to knee with one 促膝談心 give somebody an inch and he will take an ell 得寸進尺 go through fire and water 赴湯蹈火 英雄所見略同 great minds think alike hang by a thread 一髮千鈞

垂頭喪氣 hang one's head 和氣生財 harmony brings wealth 全心全意 heart and soul 心心相印 heart to heart 同舟共濟 in the same boat 禍不單行 it never rains but it pours ivory tower 象牙塔 kill the goose that lays the golden eggs 殺雞取卵 kill two birds with one stone 一石二鳥

破腳鴨 lame duck like a cat on hot bricks 熱鍋上的螞蟻 勢如破竹 like slicing cheese 星火燎原 little chips light great fire 好久不見 long time no see look for a needle in a haystack 大海撈針 lookers-on see most of the game 旁觀者清 love me, love my dog 愛屋及烏

欲速不達 more haste, less speed 舊瓶新酒 new wine in old bottles 無風不起浪 no smoke without fire nothing to speak of 微不足道 nothing venture, nothing gain 不入虎穴，焉得虎子 one after another 接二連三 open one's eyes 大開眼界 opposite as fire and water 勢成水火

play with fire 玩火自焚 火上加油 pour oil on the fire 熟能生巧 practice makes perfect 預防勝於治療 prevention is better than cure 驕兵必敗 pride will have a fall put oneself in somebody’s place 設身處地 put the cart before the horse 本末倒置

rain cats and dogs 落湯雞 rejoiced at in youth, repented in age 少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲 Rome was not built in a day 羅馬不是一日建成的 乘風破浪 sail before the wind share happiness and woe 同甘共苦 sit on thorns 如坐針氈

skate on thin ice 如履薄冰 sour grapes 酸葡萄 spend money like water 揮金如土 吹毛求疵 split hairs 袖手旁觀 stand by with folded arms 打鐵趁熱 strike while the iron is hot

自作自受 suffer for what one does 各家自掃門前雪 sweep before your own door swim with the stream 隨波逐流 take it lightly 掉以輕心 talk black into white 指鹿為馬 ten to one 十拿九穩 the longest day must have an end 世上無不散之筵席 think twice before you act 三思後行

time flies like an arrow 光陰似箭 time is money 一寸光陰一寸金 to be all ears 洗耳恭聽 to be day-dreaming 白日做夢 to be tongue-tied 張口結舌

緣木求魚 to fish in the air to fish in troubled waters 渾水摸魚 to pass fish eyes for pearls 魚目混珠 turn things upside down 倒行逆施 ugly duckling 醜小鴨

walls have ears 隔牆有耳 wash one's hands of 洗手不幹 water off a duck’s back 水過鴨背 wave after wave 一波未平，一波又起 大白象 white elephant with a heavy heart 心情沉重 wolf in sheep's clothing 披着羊皮的狼