趣味英语：和十二生肖有关的趣味习惯用语(中) 英语, 十二生肖, 趣味, 用语, 习惯

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Dragon

　　sow (the) dragon‘s teeth挑起纠纷或引起争端

　　Wherever he went, he sowed (the) dragon‘s teeth by preaching racial segregation.

　　Snake

　　a snake in the grass潜伏的危险或敌人，阴险而伪善的朋友

　　How could I ever trust that snake in the grass?

　　Horse

　　hold your horses忍耐，克制，别急躁

　　Don‘t get so angry. Just hold your horses and find the appropriate solution.

　　put the cart before the horse本末倒置

　　Surely you‘re putting the cart before the horse by buying all this furniture before you‘ve got the house.

　　flog a dead horse徒劳，浪费精力

　　You‘ll just be flogging a dead horse if you try to make her change her mind about it.

　　high horse自大，盛气凌人

　　When the president visited his hometown in the remote village, he rode the high horse among the local people.

　　Sheep

　　a wolf in sheep‘s clothing披着羊皮的狼，伪装善良的坏人

　　Mrs. Martin trusted the lawyer until she realized that he was a wolf in sheep‘s clothing.

　　as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lamb一不做，二不休；索性蛮干

　　Dad said I was to be home from the dance by eleven o‘clock, but I enjoyed myself so much that it was midnight before I realized it, so I thought I might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb and stopped on till the end.

　　a black sheep害群之马，败家子

　　Every privileged class tries at first to whitewash its black sheep; if they prove incorrigible, they‘re kicked out.