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前言
ACHILLES’HEEL（or THE HEEL OF ACHILLES）
APPLE OF DISCORD
APPLE OF SODOM（or DEAD SEA APPLE）
APPLE-PIE ORDER
BAKER’S DOZEN
A BED OF ROSES
BELL THE CAT
BIRTHDAY SUIT
BITE（ON）THE BULLET
BRING HOME THE BACON
BURY ONE’S HEAD IN THE SAND
BURY THE TOMAHAWK/HATCHET与DIG/TAKE UP THE TOMAHAWK/HATCHET
BUY A PIG IN A POKE
CALL A SPADE A SPADE
CARRY COALS TO NEWCASTLE
CAT’S PAW
COOK ONE’S GOOSE
CROCODILE TEARS
CRY WOLF
CURRY FAVOUR
CUT THE GORDIAN KNOT
DOG IN THE MANGER
EAT CROW
EAT HUMBLE PIE
EAT THE LEEK
AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR
FAVORITE SON
A FEATHER IN ONE’S CAP
FIGHT LIKE KILKENNY CATS
GET OUT OF BED ON THE WRONG SIDE
GOOD WINE NEEDS NO BUSH
GO WEST
ON/AT THE GREEK CALENDS/KALENDS
HANDWRITING/WRITING ON THE WALL
HAVE AN AXE TO GRIND
HAVE AN ITCHING PALM
HOLD OUT THE OLIVE BRANCH（or AN/THE OLIVE BRANCH）
JUDAS KISS
KEEP UP WITH THE JONESES
KICK THE BUCKET
KILL THE GOOSE THAT LAYS/LAID THE GOLDEN EGGS
LAME DUCK
LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED
LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG
THE LION’S SHARE
LOGROLLING（or TO LOGROLL）
MIND ONE’S P’S AND Q’S
BEFORE ONE CAN/COULD SAY JACK ROBINSON
IN ONE’S GOOD BOOKS与IN ONE’S BAD/BLACK BOOKS
PAINT/GILD THE LILY
PANDORA’S BOX
A PARTHIAN SHOT/SHAFT
PLAY POSSUM
PROCRUSTEAN/PROCRUSTES’BED（or THE BED OF PROCRUSTES）
PYRRHIC VICTORY
RAISE CAIN
RED TAPE
ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL
A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER
UNDER THE ROSE
BETWEEN SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS
SEND（A PERSON）TO COVENTRY
SET ONE’S CAP AT/FOR
ON THE SIDE OF THE ANGELS
SIT ABOVE THE SALT与SIT BELOW THE SALT
A SKELETON（or A DEATH’S HEAD）AT THE FEAST
SKELETONIN THE CUPBOARD/CLOSET（or FAMILY SKELETON）
SMOKE THE CALUMET（or SMOKE THE PIPE OF PEACE）
SOUR GRAPES
STEAL SOMEONE’S THUNDER
A/THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES
TAKE FRENCH LEAVE
TALK TURKEY
TELL THAT/IT TO THE MARINES
THERE IS NOTHING LIKE LEATHER
THROW/FLING DOWN THE GAUNTLET与TAKE/PICK UP THE GAUNTLET
THROW/FLING ONE’S BONNET/CAP OVER THE WINDMILL
THROW/GIVE A SOP TO CERBERUS
THROW UP/IN THE SPONGE
TROJAN HORSE（or WOODEN HORSE OF TROY）
WHITE ELEPHANT
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