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Idioms and Sayings an apple polisher/polish an apple 拍马屁 the apple of one’s eye 掌上明珠 as American as apple pie An apple a day keeps the doctor away. a big banana go bananas 发疯 a small potato a hot potato 烫手山芋 a couch potato 电视迷 hot water 水深火热 spill the beans 泄露秘密 spring chicken童子鸡 crocodile tears 假慈悲 a black sheep 害群之马 a white lie in the pink 非常健康 under the weather 身体不适 a blue joke 黄色笑话 ghost writer 影子写手，操刀者，枪手 ghost town 废弃的城镇 ivory tower 象牙塔 at sixes and sevens 七上八下 a piece of cake /take candy from a baby The grapes are sour. 吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸。 Its no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收。 burn the midnight oil 开夜车 cry in one’s beer 顾影自怜 After praising the wine they sell us vinegar. 挂羊头卖狗肉。 Don’t kill the goose that lays golden eggs. 不要杀鸡取卵。 Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched. 别过早打如意算盘。 Dont put all your eggs in one basket. Don’t teach your grandmother to suck eggs. 不要班门弄斧。 / Don’t teach a fish to swim. fish in trouble waters 浑水摸鱼 Once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。 We are what we eat. You can’t eat your cake and have it too. 鱼和熊掌不可兼得。 A good appetite is a good sauce. 饥不择食。 As you sow, so shall you reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。 Half a loaf is better than none. 少点总比没有强。 The proof of pudding is in the eating. 空谈不如实践。 One man’s meat is another man’s poison.Too many cooks spoil the broth. 厨师多了烧坏汤。/人多误事Illness starts with the mouth. 病从口入。 Life?is?not?all?beer?and?skittles 撞柱游戏 .? 人生不只是吃喝玩乐。 a flash in pan 昙花一现 The pot calls kettle black. 五十步笑百步 Never buy a pig in a poke. Pigs may fly. 太阳打西边出来。 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鸟。 The early bird gets the worm. Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。 eat like a bird Every dog has its day. 凡人皆有得意日。 Let sleeping dogs lie. 不要多管闲事。 Barking dogs seldom bite. Give a dog a bad name, and hang him. 流言可畏/总口铄金，积毁销骨。 You can’t teach old dog new tricks. 老狗学不了新把戏。 doggy bag 打包袋 dog in the manger 狗占马槽 鸠占鹊巢 Two dogs fight for a bone, and a thi