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
主要参考书目 239