.a contented mind is a perpetual feast
知足常乐
.courtesy costs nothing
礼多人不怪
.care kills a cat
忧能伤身
.you can't make a crab walk straight/
the leopard can't change his spots
江山易改 本性难移
.a good conscience is a soft pillow
为人不做亏心事,半夜叫门心不惊
.hard words break no bones
良药苦口利于病,忠言逆耳利于行
.let the sleeping dog lie
莫惹睡狗。不要自找麻烦
.birds of a feather flock together
物以类聚,人以群分
.Man proposes, God disposes
谋事在人成事在天
.great oaks from little acorns grow
积土成山,积水成渊。千里之行始于足下
.seeing is believing
百闻不如一见。耳闻为虚,眼见为实
.in for a penny, in for a pound/
fight dog,fight bear
一不做,二不休
.give a dog a bad name and hang him
给别人一个坏名声,他就很难洗刷掉
.if you want a pretense to whip a dog,say that he ate the frying pan/
he who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick
欲加之罪何患无辞
.one boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy
一人尽力干,二人伙着干,三人都不干
.drink like a fish 特能喝酒
a big fish in the pond 有才华却被限制发展的人
a storm in the teacup 不值得大惊小怪的事情
fish in the air 水底捞月
fish in the troubled waters 混水摸鱼
like a fish out of water 很不自在
.even a worm will turn
再老实的人被欺负都会反抗
.the salt of the earth
中坚力量
.an apple of discord
祸根
.penny wise,pound foolish
因小失大
.to shed crocodile tears
猫哭老鼠
.at sixes and sevens
乱七八糟