主题：英文中的猫猫狗狗

A smile like a Cheshire Cat

字面意思是“像柴郡猫那样咧开嘴笑”，即咧嘴傻笑。英国柴郡盛产干酪，当时人们喜欢把干酪做成咧着嘴笑的猫的形状，于是有了柴郡猫一说。这个成语也可写成 grin like a Cheshire cat

 

 

例句：

 

Poor little tom only grinned like a cheshire cat when he was scolded.

可怜的小汤姆被责骂的时候只会咧嘴傻笑。

 

The tail wagging the dog - The subordinate telling the boss what to do - a situation where a small part is controlling the whole of something

不是狗在摇尾巴，而是尾巴在摇狗。意指本末倒置或小人掌大权

 

例句：

  

John was just hired yesterday, and today he's bossing everyone around. It's a case of the tail wagging the dog.

约翰昨天才被录用，今天就对大家发号施令了。真是小人掌大权。

 

 

The Hair of the Dog (or The Hair of the Dog That Bit You) - An alcoholic drink taken the morning after a drinking session (In the past, people believed that if you were bitten by a crazy dog, the injury could be made better by putting hairs from the dog's tail on it.)

以酒解酒，以毒攻毒（以前，人们相信，被疯狗咬了的人如果带上从这只疯狗尾巴上拔下的毛，病情就会好转）

 

  

例句： 

 

Why are you drinking whisky at 8 o'clock in the morning?

你干吗早上8点喝威士忌？

Hair of the dog . I've got the most terrible hangover.

解宿醉，从来没有酒后这么难受过。

 

 

Like a Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (or Brick) - Restless, anxious

意同热锅上的蚂蚁

 

 

例句：

  

He's always very uneasy like a cat on hot bricks whenever he is waiting for the results of the examinations.

每次等待考试结果的时候，他总是紧张得像热锅上的蚂蚁。