Idioms and proverbs(II) 三思而后行 look twice before you leap 趁热打铁 strike while the iron is hot. 混水摸鱼 fish in troubled waters 火上浇油 pour oil on the flames 守口如瓶 keep the mouth shut like a bottle（oyster）/ as silent as grave 以眼还眼，以牙还牙 An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. 竭泽而渔：to drain the pond to catch all the fish To kill the goose that lays the golden egg 画蛇添足：to paint/gild the lily 手忙脚乱be in a rush 望子成龙expect one’s son to become an outstanding personage 融会贯通 gain a thorough understanding of something 不入虎穴，焉得虎子Nothing ventured, nothing gained. 毛遂自荐 to volunteer one’s service 叶公好龙professed love of what one really fears 东施效颦crude imitation with ludicrous effect 南柯一梦 a fond dream of illusory joy 四面楚歌 to be besieged on all sides 罄竹难书 (of crime) too numerous to mention 初出茅庐 at the beginning of one’s career 倾国倾城 to be exceedingly beautiful as thin as a rake 骨瘦如材 to fish for praise 沽名钓誉 turn a deaf ear to 置若罔闻 to return good for evil 以德报怨 to add fuel to the fire 混水摸鱼 to burn one’s boat 火上浇油 to be on the thin ice 如履薄冰 a drop in the ocean 沧海一粟 to spend money like water 挥金如土 to laugh one’s head off 笑掉大牙 to go through fire and water 赴汤蹈火 at the end of one’s rope 山穷水尽 to shed crocodile tears 猫哭老鼠 to be out at the elbows 捉襟见肘 like father like son 有其父必有其子 There is no smoke without fire 无风不起浪 Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧 All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的不都是金子 Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁 Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳 Constant dripping water wears the stone.滴水穿石 Facts speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩 孤注一掷 put all one’s eggs in one basket 害群之马 black sheep 一箭双雕 kill two birds with one stone 挥金如土 spend money like water 一丘之貉 birds of a feather 小题大做 make a mountain out of a molehill 赴汤蹈火 to go through fire and water 洗心革面 to turn over a new leaf 七颠八倒 at sixes and sevens 横行霸道 throw one’s weight about 大发雷霆 blow one’s top 过河拆桥 kick down the ladder 乳臭未干 be wet behind one’s ear 格格不入 be like square pegs in round holes 魂不附体 jump out of one’s skin to shed crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Achilles’ heel 阿基利斯的脚后跟，致命弱点 Pandora’s box 潘多拉的盒子，罪恶和灾难得渊薮 to make hay while the sun shines. 趁着晴天晒干草，勿失时机 A little pot is soon hot. 小易热，人小火气大/ 狗肚子装不了二两油 Ill news comes apace. 好事不出门， 坏事传千里。 一次被火烧，二次避火苗。A burnt child dreads the fire. 少见多怪 Wonder is the daughter of ignorance. 玩火者必自焚。He that sows the wind will reap the whirlwind. 龙生龙，凤生凤。Like begets like. 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。When shepherds quarrel, the wolf has a winning game. 星星之火，可以燎原。 Little chips light great fires. 聪明一时，糊涂一时。(智者千虑，必有一失。) Every man has a fool in his sleeve./Homer sometimes nods./ No man is wise at all times. 失之毫厘，谬以千里。A miss is as good as a mile. 既来之，则安之。Take things as they come. 只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯。One man may steal a horse while another may not look over a hedge. 江山易改，本性难移。A leopard cannot change its spots./A fox may grow grey, but never good. 好事不出门，坏事传千里。Good news goes on crutches; ill news flies apace. 事实胜于雄辩。Actions speak louder than words. 若要人不知，除非己莫为。What is done by night appears by day. 明枪易躲，暗箭难防。Better an enemy than a false friend. 病来如山倒，病去如抽丝。Agues comes on horseback, but go away on foot. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。Give a dog a bad/an ill name and hang him. 强中更有强中手。Diamond cut diamond. 新官上任三把火。A new broom sweeps clean. 吃一堑，长一智。A fall in the pit, a gain in the wit. 说曹操，曹操就到。Talk of the devil and he will appear. 本末倒置。Put the cart before the horse. 时不我待。Time and tide waits for no man. 言多必失。The least said, the soonest mended. 一言既出，驷马难追。A word spoken is past recalling. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。He that lives with cripples learns to leap./ Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl. 拍马屁 lick sb’s boots 泼冷水 Pour cold water on