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目录 1

前言 1

ACHILLES’HEEL（or THE HEEL OF ACHILLES） 1

APPLE OF DISCORD 4

APPLE OF SODOM（or DEAD SEA APPLE） 6

APPLE-PIE ORDER 9

BAKER’S DOZEN 11

A BED OF ROSES 13

BELL THE CAT 15

BIRTHDAY SUIT 18

BITE（ON）THE BULLET 21

BRING HOME THE BACON 24

BURY ONE’S HEAD IN THE SAND 27

BURY THE TOMAHAWK/HATCHET与DIG/TAKE UP THE TOMAHAWK/HATCHET 29

BUY A PIG IN A POKE 34

CALL A SPADE A SPADE 38

CARRY COALS TO NEWCASTLE 43

CAT’S PAW 46

COOK ONE’S GOOSE 49

CROCODILE TEARS 52

CRY WOLF 54

CURRY FAVOUR 56

CUT THE GORDIAN KNOT 59

DOG IN THE MANGER 62

EAT CROW 66

EAT HUMBLE PIE 69

EAT THE LEEK 72

AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR 75

FAVORITE SON 78

A FEATHER IN ONE’S CAP 81

FIGHT LIKE KILKENNY CATS 84

GET OUT OF BED ON THE WRONG SIDE 87

GOOD WINE NEEDS NO BUSH 90

GO WEST 92

ON/AT THE GREEK CALENDS/KALENDS 94

HANDWRITING/WRITING ON THE WALL 96

HAVE AN AXE TO GRIND 100

HAVE AN ITCHING PALM 103

HOLD OUT THE OLIVE BRANCH（or AN/THE OLIVE BRANCH） 105

JUDAS KISS 109

KEEP UP WITH THE JONESES 112

KICK THE BUCKET 115

KILL THE GOOSE THAT LAYS/LAID THE GOLDEN EGGS 118

LAME DUCK 120

LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED 124

LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG 127

THE LION’S SHARE 130

LOGROLLING（or TO LOGROLL） 133

MIND ONE’S P’S AND Q’S 135

BEFORE ONE CAN/COULD SAY JACK ROBINSON 138

IN ONE’S GOOD BOOKS与IN ONE’S BAD/BLACK BOOKS 141

PAINT/GILD THE LILY 145

PANDORA’S BOX 149

A PARTHIAN SHOT/SHAFT 152

PLAY POSSUM 154

PROCRUSTEAN/PROCRUSTES’BED（or THE BED OF PROCRUSTES） 157

PYRRHIC VICTORY 160

RAISE CAIN 163

RED TAPE 166

ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL 169

A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER 172

UNDER THE ROSE 174

BETWEEN SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS 177

SEND（A PERSON）TO COVENTRY 180

SET ONE’S CAP AT/FOR 183

ON THE SIDE OF THE ANGELS 186

SIT ABOVE THE SALT与SIT BELOW THE SALT 190

A SKELETON（or A DEATH’S HEAD）AT THE FEAST 193

SKELETONIN THE CUPBOARD/CLOSET（or FAMILY SKELETON） 196

SMOKE THE CALUMET（or SMOKE THE PIPE OF PEACE） 200

SOUR GRAPES 202

STEAL SOMEONE’S THUNDER 205

A/THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES 208

TAKE FRENCH LEAVE 210

TALK TURKEY 213

TELL THAT/IT TO THE MARINES 216

THERE IS NOTHING LIKE LEATHER 219

THROW/FLING DOWN THE GAUNTLET与TAKE/PICK UP THE GAUNTLET 221

THROW/FLING ONE’S BONNET/CAP OVER THE WINDMILL 225

THROW/GIVE A SOP TO CERBERUS 227

THROW UP/IN THE SPONGE 230

TROJAN HORSE（or WOODEN HORSE OF TROY） 233

WHITE ELEPHANT 236

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