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armed to the teeth武装到牙齿的 a fish out of water一条离水的鱼 a wet blanket一个令人扫兴的人 was born with a silver spoon in her mouth出生于富贵家庭 to show one’s true colours原形毕露 to fish in troubled waters浑水摸鱼 to add fuel to the fire火上加油 to be on thin ice如履薄冰 castle in the air空中楼阁 to spend money like water挥金如土 to kill two birds with one stone一箭双雕 to burn the boat 破釜沉舟 to sleep with one’s weapon as pillow枕戈待旦 Six of one and half a dozen of the other 半斤八两 to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs杀鸡取卵 Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳 Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁 More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达 Misfortune never comes alone. 祸不单行 a fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智 The pot calls the kettle black. 五十步笑百步 口蜜腹剑＝ be honey-mouthed and dagger-hearted ＝ hypocritical and sinister 画饼充饥＝ draw a cake to satisfy one’s hunger ＝ feed on illusions 不入虎穴焉得虎子 ＝ How can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger’s lair? ＝ Nothing venture, nothing have. 初生牛犊不怕虎 ＝ New-born calves make little of tigers. ＝ Young people are fearless. 画蛇添足 ＝ draw a snake and add feet to it ＝ gild the lily. 易如反掌 ＝ be as easy as tuning over one’s hand ＝ be as easy as falling off a log 眉飞色舞＝ beam with joy 胸有成竹＝ have a well-thought-out plan before doing sth. ＝ have a card up one’s sleeve 开门见山＝ come straight to the point 粗枝大叶＝ be crude and careless 十有八九＝ in eight or nine cases out of ten ＝ most likely ＝ ten to one 以卵击石＝ throw an egg against a rock ＝ count defeat by fighting against overwhelming odds ＝ kick against the pricks 三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮＝ Three cobblers with their wits combined equal Zhuge Liang the master mind. 班门弄斧＝ to show off one’s proficiency with the axe before Lu Pan the master carpenter 门外汉 ＝ a layman 寻短见 ＝ commit suicide 知子莫若父＝ A wise father knows his son best. 与虎谋皮＝ask a tiger for its skin ＝ doomed petition like asking a tiger for its hide ＝ request sb. to act against his own interests 言而无信＝ go back on one’s words ＝ fail to keep faith ＝ brea