带有动物的英语短语，感觉会很形象。下面是小编给大家整理的有关动物的英语短语，供大家参阅!

常用动物英语短语

1. put/set the cart before the horse.本末倒置;到行逆施。

2. queer fish.怪人;疯子。

3. rain cats and dogs.倾盆大雨。

4. scotch the snake.使危险的东西不能为害。

5. see how the cat jumps.观望形势;窥探虚实。

6. wait for the cat to jump. (同上)

7. see which way the cat jumps. (同上)

8. find out which way the cat has jump. (同上)

9. (as) sick as a cat/dog.病危;生大病。

10. smell a rat.发觉可疑之处;感到事情不妙。

11. throw a sprat to catch a mackerel/whale.出小本，赚大钱;吃小亏占大便宜。

12. swan song.临死哀歌;绝笔;最后的演出。

经典动物英语短语

1.Bird

(1) Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕;一举两得。

(2) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。

(3) Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。

(4) It’s an ill bird that fouls own nest. 家丑不可外扬。

(5) Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣装，马要鞍。

(6) A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 听音识鸟，闻言识人。

(7) Each bird loves to hear himself sing. 鸟儿都爱听自己唱。(自我欣赏)

(8) You cannot catch old birds with chaff.(粗糠). 用粗糠捉不住老鸟。(有经验的人难骗。)

(9) Birds in their little nests agree. 同巢之鸟心儿齐。

2. Cat

(1) A cat has nine lives.猫有九条命;吉人天相。

(2) Cats hide their claws. 知人知面不知心。

(3) All cats are grey in the dark.. 黑暗之中猫都是灰色的。(人未出名时看起来都差不多。)

(4) A gloved cat catches no mice. 戴手套的猫，老鼠抓不到。(不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业。)

(5) When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage. 黄鼠狼和猫结亲，不是好事情。)

(6) Who will bwll the cat? 谁去给猫系铃?(谁愿意为大家冒风险?)

(7) The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 帽偷吃奶油的时候总是闭着眼睛。(掩耳盗铃)

(8) There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter. 杀猫的办法很多。(达到目的的途径很多。)

(9) Care kill a cat. 忧虑愁死猫。

3. Chicken

(1) Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. 鸡蛋未孵出，先别数小鸡。(不要过早乐观。)

4. Crow

(1) A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 江山易改，本性难移。

5. Dog

(1) He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪，何患无词.

(2) A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪，何患无词.

(3) Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌.

(4) Too much pudding will choke a dog. 布丁太多噎死狗。

(5) Every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意时。

(6) Barking dogs don’t (seldom) bite. 爱叫的狗很少咬人。

(7) Let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事生非。

(8) Dead dogs bite not. 死狗不咬人。

(9) All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 狗见了叫的不一定都是贼。(不要以貌取人。)

(10) Every dog is a lion at home. 狗在家门口就成了狮子。

(11) Don’t be a dog (lying) in the manger. 莫学狗占马槽不吃草。(不要占着茅坑不拉屎。)

(12) Dog does not eat dog. 同类不相残。

(13) Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings. 狗再傲慢也会吃脏布丁。

(14) A son never thinks his mother ugly,and a dog never shuns its owner’s home however shabby it is.儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫。

必备动物英语短语

1. let the cat out of the bag.露出马脚;泄露秘密。

2. let sleeping dog lie.莫惹是非。

3. wake a sleeping dog.惹是生非。

4. like a bull in a china shop.非常笨拙卤莽。

5. like a red rag to/at a bull.使人生气的事。

6. like water off/on a duck’ back.不起作用;毫无作用;漠不关心;犹如耳旁风。

7. lion in the path/way.难点;拦路虎。

8. lion’s share.最大和最好的部分。

9. a little bird told me.有人私下告诉我;我自然知道;我不告诉你我是怎么知道的。

10. live like fighting cock.丰衣足食的日子。

11. the loaves and fishes.物质利益。

12. cock the stable door after the horse is stolen. 亡羊补牢

13. look a gift horse in the mouth.对…..吹毛求疵。

14. look like a dying duck in a thunderstorm.惊慌失措。

15. mad as a March hare.疯疯癫癫。

16. neither fish nor fowl.不伦不类;非驴非马。

17. not to have/stand a dog’s chance.毫无机会;毫无希望。

18. one-horse show.规模很小的;简陋的。

19. other fish to fry.另有要事;有更重要的事要干。

20. pull dog, pull cat.激烈的比赛;加把劲。