外国成语谚语精选

 　　1. bat an eye (show surprise, fear, or interest) 眨一下眼睛 （表示惊讶、恐惧等）

　　[注] 也作 bat an eyelash。该成语通常用于否定句中，表示不露声色。

　　例：Bill told his story without batting an eye, although not a world of it was true.

　　虽然没有一句话是真的，比尔编造故事却面不改色。

　　2. be all fingers and thumbs ( be very awkward and clumsy in handling things) 做事笨手笨脚

　　例：She could not undo¹ the string of the parcel ---- she was all fingers and thumbs.

　　她怎么也解不开包袱上的绳子 ---- 真是笨手笨脚。

　　3. be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth (born with inherited privilege or wealth) 门第高贵；出生富豪

　　[注] 银具是富裕人家身份的象征之一，生在富贵人家的孩子多用银匙 (silver spoon) 喂食。同义语有be born in 　　(或to) the propel; be raddled in purple.

　　例：When does he know about hardship ---- he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

　　他根本就不知道什么叫艰难 ---- 他出生在富贵人家。

　　4. be in sth. up to one's neck (be very much and very seriously involved in) 深陷于......中

　　例：She said she knew nothing about the robbery, but I'm sure she's in it up to her neck.

　　她说她对这起抢劫案一无所知，不过我敢肯定她深深卷入其中。

　　5. bite the hand that feeds one (be very ungrateful) 忘恩负义；以怨报德

　　例：She felt that her protégé had bitten the hand that fed him by making unkind remarks about her in public.

　　她觉得她的被保护人在公开场合讲有损她的话是忘恩负义。

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vt.解开，松开；取消，撤销

参考例句：

• His pride will undo him some day.他的傲慢总有一天会毁了他。
• I managed secretly to undo a corner of the parcel.我悄悄地设法解开了包裹的一角。