好高鶩遠(yuǎn)Hitch one' s wagon to a star.Gace at the moon and fall into the gutter.Vaulting ambition that overlea... [查看全文]
汗流瀆背All of a muck of sweat.Drenched with sweat.In a sweat.Perspire profusely.eg:We have to carry out such a major project with all of a muck of sweat. [查看全文]
含糊其詞Hum and ha.Beat about the bush.eg:He is soft-spoken in explaining why he did so.同義詞:支吾其詞 Speak wit... [查看全文]
歸心似箭 Longing for home. eg:Christmas holidays will begin soon and all boarding students are longing for... [查看全文]
害群之馬 One scabbed (sickly) sheep infects a whole flock. The rotten apple injures its neighbour. Bad e... [查看全文]
行行出狀元 Everyone can reach the top of the ladder. There are many ways to fame. In every art it is... [查看全文]
過猶不及 Overdone is worse than underdone. The archer who overshoots misses as well as he that falls shor... [查看全文]
過眼云煙 A flash in the pan. Ephemeral grandeur. eg:The public's enthusiasm to the plan turned out ... [查看全文]
過目不忘 Have a memory like an elephant. A photographic memory. eg:The boy has a memory like an elepha... [查看全文]
裹足不前 Fight shy of. At a standstill. Drag one's heels. eg:The shy girl hung back and refused ... [查看全文]