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Expressions about fish

 恐龙小逗逗 2022-04-12

a big fish(大人物/大亨)

a poor fish(可怜虫)

new fish(新人)

a strange fish(一个奇人/怪人)

可疑的

很不自在

间接打听

寻求恭维

要么全力以赴,要么索性放弃

非法摸底调查

转移注意力的话或想法、事件等 (掩人耳目的事物)

天哪,好家伙!

脸色发青

生活在鱼缸里(生活圈子窄)

挤得像沙丁鱼罐头一样(拥挤不堪)

冷漠的人

糟糕的情况(一团糟)

另一码事/截然不同的事

鹤立鸡群(小地方的大人物)

天涯何处无芳草

狂喝烂饮

不伦不类/古怪的人

另有要事

易如反掌

浑水摸鱼/趁火打劫

久居别人家招人嫌

記性很差

上樑不正下樑歪

不入虎穴,焉得虎子

不要班門弄斧

Expressions about fish

fishy: 

it may not be ture

It was just a fish story, please don't trust him!

这只是一个谎言而已,请别相信他了

sth smell fishy (adj.) 事有蹊蹺,怪怪的,可疑的


a fish out of water :

feel uneasy in a particular situation

fish for :

Indirect inquiry

fish for a compliment

to have one's labour rewarded with a fruitful result


fish or cut bait:

make a prompt decision on the moment

going on a fishing expedition:

sometimes a lawyer will ask a witness many questions in an effort to discover the facts of a court case.


red herring: 

to draw attention away from real facts of a situation

holy mackerel / cats:

to express a feeling of surprise


green around the gills :

blue/black in the face

living in a fishbowl: 

narrow circle of life


packed in like sardines: 

it was a tight squeeze like the last minute rush.


a cold fish: 

an impersonal man /unemotional/ unfriendly

a fine kettle of fish: 

the hopeless mess

different kettle of fish:

another matter

a big fish in a small pond: 

to stand out or to be a towering figure


plenty of other fish in the sea: 

sb will find another one

She is not the only fish in the sea.

她不是唯一适合的人。

There's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it

縱然失去一個機會,不愁沒有其他機會

drink like a fish:

Binge drinking

When I was young I could drink like a fish and eat like a pig

我年轻时酒量和食量都很惊人。


neither fish nor fowl:

look queer 

(have) bigger fish to fry:

have more important things to do


like shooting fish in a barrel:

very easy to do sth that blindfold 

a piece of cake

as easy as winking

Like shooting nerds in a barrel.

瓮中捉鳖/易如反掌。---《生活大爆炸》


fish in troubled waters:

profit from

rob the owner while his house is on fire


fish and guests smell after three days:

Keeping a proper distance is a proper way for relationship with others.

The best fish smell bad when they are three days old.

久居別傢招人嫌。(原意為:魚過三天就要臭。)


to have a memory of a goldfish :

a very poor memory

a/the fish rots from the head down:

trouble or failure in an organization can be traced back to its leader(s)


to be hooked on sth (v.) 沈迷於 (通常指毒品) 或迷上一種嗜好

1. Unable to stop taking a drug, be addicted to a drug or something similar.

2. To be very enthusiastic about something

He who would catch fish must not mind getting wet.

不入虎穴,焉得虎子

Never offer to teach fish to swim.

不要班門弄斧

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