英语中关于猫的短语有哪些?

英语中关于猫的短语有哪些?

Cat Proverbs and Sayings
A cat has nine lives.猫有九条命.(英国迷信,指猫的生命力强)
A cat in gloves catches no mice.(=Muffled cats catch no mice.) [谚]带手套的猫捉不到耗子;四肢不勤,一事无成;怕沾污手指的人做不出什么事.
A cat may look at a king.[谚]猫也可以看国王(指小人物也应有些权利)
agree like cats and dogs [口]像猫和狗一样合不来,完全合不来
All cats are grey in the dark.(=At night all cats are grey; when candles are out,all cats are grey.) [谚]猫在暗中都是灰色;黑暗中难分丑妍
as weak as a cat (=as weak as water) 身体非常虚弱
copy cat 盲目的模仿者
enough to make a cat [horse] laugh 极其可笑;让人笑掉大牙
enough to make a cat speak [口]令人惊讶;事情太出奇
fat cat 美国政治运动的出资人,捐献大宗政治款项的富人;安于现状的懒汉;以权谋私的人,享受特权的人
Has the cat got your tongue?[口]猫把你的舌头叼去了吗?为什么不吭声?
It rains cats and dogs.下倾盆大雨,大雨滂沱
let the cat out of the bag 说走了嘴,(无意中)泄露秘密
like a cat on hot bricks 局促不安,如热锅上的蚂蚁
live like cat and dog [口]整天吵架
old cat 脾气坏的老太婆
see [watch] how [which way] the cat jumps (=wait for the cat to jump) 观望形势然后行动;看风使舵,随机应变
That’s like putting the cat near the goldfish bowl.引狼入室;等于把猫放在金鱼缸旁.
The cat did it.[口谑]是猫打破的;不是我搞的.(推托责任的话)
The cat is out of the bag.[口]秘密泄露;真相大白.
The cat jumps.[口]形势清楚了.
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.[谚]掩耳盗铃;猫偷吃奶油的时候,总是闭着眼睛.
The cat would eat fish and would not wet her feet.猫儿想吃鱼,又怕湿了脚(想吃鱼又怕腥;想得到某种东西又怕麻烦或担风险).
The scalded cat fears cold water.[谚]被烫过的猫,连冷水也怕(一朝被蛇咬,三年怕井绳)
Watch sb.as a cat watches a mouse.象猫盯耗子般地盯着某人.
When the cat’s away,the mice will play.[谚]猫儿不在,老鼠成精(大王外出,小鬼跳粱).