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就是下很大的雨.瓢泼大雨.倾盆大雨. ---Its raining cats and dogs in New York!!!;喉咙有只青蛙? 这句话是说喉咙疼,说不出话了. ---I caught a cold and have a frog in the throat.;English Idioms;What Is Idiom?;English idioms ;;;Know (on) which side his bread is buttered 善于为个人利益打算 He knows on which side his bread is buttered. He knows which side his bread is buttered on. He knows which side his bread is buttered. Have one’s finger on the pulse掌握最新的事态发展 Have one’s finger on the pulse keep one’s finger on the pulse Have one’s finger on the button ;As good as play (象戏剧那样)有趣味 As good as gold (象黄金那样)有价值 Parody 仿拟(故意仿照现成的成语、谚语，临时更换其中的某个部分来增加文字的表达效果的修辞手段) A friend in need is a friend indeed. A friend in need is a friend to be avoided. 处于危难中的朋友是众人所躲避的朋友。 ;By its syntactic function: Phrase: n. a lame duck , sweet tongue 甜言蜜语,a snake in the grass潜在危险,cat’s paw被人利用,the happy medium(中庸之道)，a fly in the ointment美中不足，a bed of thorns不愉快的境遇brain trust 智囊团brain drain智囊枯竭 v. bite one’s tongue off 后悔说过的话，jump the queue插队，miss the boat 坐失良机，beat about the bush旁敲侧击，keep one’s head above water , blow hot and cold摇摆不定 ;adj. free and easy 不拘形式，cut and dried呆板，决定的，on call 随叫随到，wet behind the ears缺乏经验的，as slippery as an eel油滑的 Adv. Heart and soul，tooth and nail竭尽全力，in a breeze 轻而易举，hammer and tongs全力以赴，with flying colors出色地，through thick and thin不顾艰难险阻 ; Sentence: proverb One could not make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. Nothing venture, nothing have. Fish begin to stink at the head. Love me , love my dog. Give a dog a bad name and hang him. The early bird catches the worm. Let the sleeping dig lie. All that glitters is not gold. Strike while the iron is hot. You may lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink. A leopard cannot change its spots. A small leak will sink a great ship. Behind the mountains there are people to be found. ; Use of idioms;　9.3.1 Stylistic Features 　　Idioms are generally felt to be informal. Some are colloquialisms and slang, and are used in informal situations, th