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English Idioms Lectured by Financial Accounting Management ’s Lei Anqi and Li Hanlu. The definition of idiom An idiom is a fixed group of words or a single word, or even a sentence, with a special meaning that cannot be guessed from its or from their literal meanings of individual elements. 从文体学来说，广义的英语成语（idiom）包括 谚语（proverb）、俚语(slang)、俗语（colloquial）、 成对词（twin?words）、三词词组（trinomials）、 熟语（catchphrase,?lexical?phrase?）和 习惯搭（habitual?collocation,?restricted?collocation）等。 The definition of idiom ?1.?谚语、格言(proverb)，警句(sentence?idiom)? 英语谚语常有缩写形式，类似汉语的歇后语。 例如：?Proverbs?are?children?of?experience.? 谚语是经验的产物。? It’?s?no?use?crying?over?spilt?milk.? 倒翻牛奶，哭也没用。 缩写形式：Cry?over?spilt?milk.? 覆水难收。? The definition of idiom 2.?俚语（slang）? 俚语为某些人群和地区所特有，适用范围有严格限制，使用时要注意其场合。 例：?screw?up? 弄糟、一塌胡涂? He?screwed?the?whole?thing?up?from?start?to?finish.?他自始至终一塌胡涂。 Pay?off?贿赂? chat?up?与异性搭讪? The definition of idiom 3.?口语（colloquial）。 例：?snake?in?the?grass? 暗箭? hit?below?the?belt?\?stab?in?the?back?? 暗箭伤人 ? cut?the?ground?from?under?sb.? 在某人背后搞鬼? 4.?成对词（twin?words,?irreversible?binomials?或words?in?pairs）。 例：?beer?and?skittles?吃喝玩乐? wax?and?wane?盛衰? weal?and?woe祸福 The definition of idiom 5.?三词词组（trinomials）? 有些固定的三词词组也被归为成语，因为它们大都也是一些固定的讲法。 例：?sun,?moon?and?stars?日月星? on?land,?on?sea,?and?in?the?sky?海陆空 ?Eat,?drink?and?be?merry.?及时行乐? Wine,?woman,?and?song.?吃喝玩乐 入乡随俗 When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 良好的开始就是成功的一半。 Well begun, half done. A good beginning is half done. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。 He that has been bitten by a serpent is afraid of a rope. 无风不起浪。? There is no smoke without fire. 一人的错误就是他人的教训。 One man’s fault is another man’s lessons. 人去留名。 A man dies, his name remains. 没有付出就没有收获。 No pains, no gains. 眼见为实。 Seeing is believing. 聪明人一点就通。 A word is enough to t