bird of passage.漂泊不定。birds of feather.一丘之貉。black sheep.敗家子；害群之馬；無用之輩。break a butterfly on a wheel.小題大做；殺雞用牛刀。a pig in a poke 上當之貨。by/on shanks’s mare. 騎兩腳馬----徒步，步行。cannot say bo/both/boo to a goose. 膽小如鼠。a cock-and-bull story.無稽之談；荒誕的故事。cock-a-hoop.（俚）得意揚揚；自鳴得意。。dog-tired.累極了；疲憊之至。even a worm will turn.狗急跳牆；fish out of water.離水之魚；不得其所；感到生疏，不適應。fly in the ointment. 美中不足之處；使人掃興的小事。go to the dogs.江河日下。gone coon.不可救藥gone goose. （同上）a wolf in sheep’s clothing.口蜜腹劍take a hair of the dog that bite you.以毒攻毒。talk the hind leg off a donkey/horse/dog..嘮叨不休；。talk a dog’s hind leg off.（同上）hang-dog look.垂頭喪氣have a bee in one’s bonnet/head/brain.胡思亂想；想入非非；有某種根深蒂固的怪念頭。horse-play 胡鬧；惡作劇；鬧哄哄的遊戲。keep the wolf from the door.勉強度日；免於飢餓。kettle of fish.糟糕透頂；亂七八糟。kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.殺雞取卵；竭澤而漁。kill two birds with one stone.一箭雙鵰；一舉兩得。lame duck 損壞的東西；落選的議員；可憐蟲。let the cat out of the bag.露出馬腳；洩露秘密。let sleeping dog lie.莫惹是非。wake a sleeping dog.惹是生非。like a bull in a china shop.非常笨拙鹵莽。like a red rag to/at a bull.使人生氣的事。like water off/on a duck’ back.不起作用；毫無作用；漠不關心；猶如耳旁風。lion in the path/way.難點；攔路虎。lion’s share.最大和最好的部分。a little bird told me.有人私下告訴我；我自然知道；我不告訴你我是怎麼知道的。live like fighting cock.豐衣足食的日子。the loaves and fishes.物質利益。cock the stable door after the horse is stolen. 亡羊補牢neither fish nor fowl.不倫不類；非驢非馬。