在英语中，很多俚语、习语中都喜欢和动物相关联，比猪吃的多，比猫睡得晚，比鸡吃得少等等。今天小编为大家整理了经常使用的和动物有关的习语!大家快点拿笔记下里!和小伙伴聊天的时候秀起来。

　　1.Horse

　　和马有关的习语

　　A horse may stumble on four feet.

　　人有失足,马有漏蹄.(超实用的一条)

　　Don't put the cart before the horse.

　　不要把车套在马前，中文习语就是本末倒置.

　　The common horse is worst shod.

　　公用之马掌最差.

　　Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen.

　　失马之后锁马厩，中文习语就是亡羊补牢的意思.

　　Hair by hair you will pull out the horse's tail.

　　一根一根拔,拔光马尾巴，也就是说水滴石穿.

　　2.Fox

　　和狐狸有关的习语

　　The fox may grow grey, but never good.

　　狐狸毛色可以变灰,但是本性难改，中文习语就是江山易改,本性难移.

　　The fox preys farthest from his hole.

　　狐狸捕食,远离洞府，中文习语就是兔子不吃窝边草.

　　When the fox says he is a vegetarian, it's time for the hen to look out.

　　狐狸说它吃素时,母鸡要注意.

　　3.Mouse

　　和老鼠有关的习语

　　It is a poor mouse that has only one hole.

　　狡兔三窟.

　　A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge.

　　一粒老鼠屎,坏了一锅粥.

　　4.Bird

　　和鸟有关的习语

　　Kill two birds with one stone.

　　一箭双雕;一举两得.

　　A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

　　双鸟在林不如一鸟在手.

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

　　物以类聚，人以群分.

　　It’s an ill bird that fouls own nest.

　　家丑不可外扬.

　　Fine feathers make fine birds.

　　人要衣装，马要鞍.

　　A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.

　　听音识鸟，闻言识人.

　　Each bird loves to hear himself sing.

　　鸟儿都爱听自己唱，自我欣赏，就是“臭美”!

　　Birds in their little nests agree.

　　同巢之鸟心儿齐.

　　A little bird told me.

　　有人私下告诉我。口语很常用

　　That’s for the birds!

　　那毫无意义!口语很常用

　　5.Cat

　　和猫有关的习语

　　A cat has nine lives.

　　猫有九条命;吉人天相.

　　Cats hide their claws.

　　知人知面不知心.

　　A gloved cat catches no mice.

　　戴手套的猫，老鼠抓不到，中文意思是不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业.

　　Who will bwll the cat?

　　谁去给猫系铃?就是谁愿意为大家冒风险?口语中很常用哦!

　　The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.

　　帽偷吃奶油的时候总是闭着眼睛，掩耳盗铃

　　Whatever you do，just don't let the cat out of the bag!

　　不管你干什么，只是不要泄露秘密!

　　It rained cats and dogs a whole day.

　　下了一整天的倾盆大雨。

　　That cat won’t jump.

　　这一手行不通。

　　6.Dog

　　和狗有关的习语

　　He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad.

　　欲加之罪，何患无词.

　　A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with.

　　欲加之罪，何患无词.

　　Love me, love my dog.

　　爱屋及乌.

　　Every dog has his day.

　　人人皆有得意时。影视作品中经常会出现哒~

　　Barking dogs don’t (seldom) bite.

　　爱叫的狗很少咬人。口语中很常用

　　Let sleeping dogs lie.

　　勿惹事生非。

　　All are not thieves that dogs bark at.

　　狗见了叫的不一定都是贼，不要以貌取人.

　　Dog does not eat dog.

　　同类不相残.

　　What a lucky dog!

　　他真幸运，幸运儿。

　　He doesn’t have(或stand)a dog's chance.

　　他根本没有机会。

　　Who’s the top dog in the company?

　　公司里谁是头儿?

　　7.Fish

　　和鱼有关的习语

　　The best fish swim near the bottom.

　　好鱼常在水底游

　　Never offer to teach fish to swim.

　　不要班门弄斧

　　Go to the sea, if you would fish well.

　　不入虎穴，焉得虎子

　　8.Chicken

　　和小鸡有关的习语

　　Come on! Don’t be chicken!

　　来，别害怕!

　　Well，she’s certainly no spring chicken.

　　她当然不再是个小丫头了

　　Don't count your chickens before they're hatched!

　　不要过早乐观!

　　9.其他动物有关的习语

　　The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.

　　井底之蛙，不知大海.

　　He is a black sheep.

　　他是个败家子.

　　l am a worm today.

　　今天一点精神也没有.

　　He’s a camera bug.

　　他是个摄影迷.

　　10.As...as短语

　　as poor as a church mouse

　　形容贫穷

　　as strong as a horse

　　强壮如牛

　　as busy as a bee

　　形容忙碌

　　as fit as a fiddle

　　形容身体健康

　　As angry as a hornet

　　形容气愤

　　As blind as a bat

　　形容瞎

　　As drunk as a skunk

　　形容醉鬼(恶心的味道)

　　As eager as a beaver

　　形容迫切

　　As free as a bird

　　形容自由

　　As happy as a lark

　　形容高兴

　　As hungry as a horse

　　形容饥饿

（编辑：何莹莹）