中英成語學習~中文筆畫7~9開頭
弄巧成拙 Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark
忍無可忍 to be at the end of one's patience
忍一時之氣免百日之憂 patience for a moment; comfort for many years
忘恩負義 to kick down the ladder
走馬看花 a flying visit
防患於未然 to nip a thing in the bud
佛要金裝，人要衣裝 Fine feathers make fine birds.
兵精不必多 Too many cooks spoil the broth.
身在福中不知福 The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.
你敬我一尺，我回你一丈 You scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.
別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心 Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
志在千里 Hitch your wagon to a star.
奇裝異服 a fantastic garb
忠言逆耳 Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear
明辨是非 to distinguish right from wrong
知足常樂 Happy is he who is content
知足者富 He who feels contented is rich
知人知面不知心 It's easy to know men's faces, but not their hearts.
知己知彼百戰百勝 Know your enemy and know yourself.
空中樓閣 castles in the air
金科玉律 the gold rule
奇裝異服 a fantastic garb
明辨事非 to distinguish right fromwrong
雨後春筍 like bamboo shoots after a spring shower
雨過天青 After a storm comes a calm.
秀才不出門能知天下事 A scholor does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.
事實勝於雄辯 Facts are most convincing.
來得容易去得快 Easy come, easy go.
金玉其外敗絮其中 All that glitters is not gold.
兔子不吃窩邊草 The fox preys farthest from his hole.
若要人不知除非己莫為 If you would not be known to do anything, never do it.
沒有笑臉不出門 A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
虎父無虎子 Like father, like son.
往者不可諫，來者猶可追 A mill cannot grind with the water that is past.
姻緣天註定 Marriages are made in heaven.
逆來順受 to make the best of a bad bargain
流芳百世 a niche in the temple of fame
為虎作倀 to act as guide to a tiger
孤注一擲 to put all one's egg in one basket
勇者不懼 A brave man will not shrink from dangers.
洗心革面 to turn over a new leaf
美中不足 a fly in the ointment
背道而馳 to run counter
走湯蹈火 to go through fire and water
風燭殘年 to have one foot in the grave
風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵 to apprehend danger in every sound
活到老學到老 It's never too late to learn./ Live and learn.
前事不忘後事之師 Remember the past and it will guide your future.
星星之火可以燎原 A single spark can start a prairie fire.
待人寬容如待己 Live and let live.
按部就班 Learn to walk before you run.
