Fish, Insect and Reptile Idioms!
Hi all, Do you want to know how native speakers use idioms? Today we can look at fish, insect and reptile idioms. After you finish reading these idioms, you can take a quiz. Have fun enjoy learning English. http://www.idiomconnection.com/fish.html *insect 昆蟲 *reptile 爬蟲類 1. as happy as a clam 笑得像蛤蜊一樣就是嘴巴合不起來 (很快樂） 2. as mad as a hornet 像大黃蜂一樣抓狂 （很抓狂） 3. as merry as a cricket像蟋蟀一樣快樂 （很快樂） 4. as red as a lobster 臉像龍蝦一樣紅 （臉很紅） 5. as ugly as a toad 像蟾蜍一樣醜 （很醜） 6.fishy 用此字來形容什麼事很可疑的 7. like shooting fish in a barrel 跟中國的成語很像（甕中抓鱉），不過外國人說射桶裡的魚。 8. a shark.有關shark鯊魚的用法或成語都是比較負面的，這裡的shark指的是不誠實、專門騙人的人 （另外，a loan shark 就是放高利貸的人） 9. as busy as a bee 像蜜蜂一樣忙碌 (很忙) 10. as crazy as a bedbug 向床蝨一樣瘋 (很瘋狂）