高考英语写作常用谚语短语（一）Out of sight, out of mind眼不见，心不念。
You can't judge a book by its cover人不可貌相。
Don't cry over spilled milk（覆水难收）A penny saved is a penny earned.省一文就是赚一文。
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
All's fair in love and war情场和战场上，没有什么不公平的。
Don't count your chickens before they hatch不要过早乐观。
A picture is worth a thousand words一图胜千言。
Where there's smoke, there's fire无风不起浪。
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder情人眼里出西施。
A watched pot never boils心急吃不了热豆腐。
Birds of a feather flock together物以类聚，人以群分。
When the going gets tough, the tough get going 艰苦时，强者勇往直前。
The early bird catches the worm早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
Every dog has its day人人有得意时。
Fortune favors the bold天助勇者。
Give credit where credit is due恩将仇报。
Ignorance is bliss愚昧是福。
If the shoe fits, wear it适合自己的就要去做。
It's always darkest before the dawn 黎明前最黑暗。
Laughter is the best medicine笑一笑，十年少。
Let sleeping dogs lie不要惹麻烦。
Money doesn't grow on trees没有白捡的便宜。
No pain, no gain不劳则无获。
One man's trash is another man's treasure人云亦云，不如独立思考。
Speak of the devil（说曹操，曹操就到）The grass is always greener on the other side （这山望着那山高）The squeaky wheel gets the grease吱吱声的轮子最需要油。
Time heals all wounds时间可以治愈一切创伤。
When the cat's away, the mice will play猫儿不在，老鼠做怪。
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink强扭的瓜不甜。
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step千里之行始于足下。
Haste makes waste欲速则不达。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure 预防胜于治疗。
All that glitters is not gold.闪光的不一定是金子。
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.不要恩将仇报。
Fortune smiles upon the brave.勇气可嘉，好运常在。
If the cap fits, wear it.谁戴了帽子，谁就要承认。
（二）The early bird catches the worm早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
Actions speak louder than words行动胜于言语。
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step千里之行始于足下。
Where there's a will, there's a way有志者事竟成。
Failure is the mother of success失败是成功之母。
Practice makes perfect熟能生巧。
Don't count your chickens before they hatch 别在鸡蛋没孵出之前数鸡。
A penny saved is a penny earned省一分就是赚一分。
Honesty is the best policy诚实是最好的策略。
Knowledge is power知识就是力量。
（三）A blessing in disguise塞翁失马，焉知非福A dime a dozen十分常见A piece of cake轻而易举Actions speak louder than words 行胜于言All ears全神贯注All in the same boat同处困境All thumbs笨手笨脚An arm and a leg代价高昂At the drop of a hat立刻，马上Back to square one回到原点Barking up the wrong tree弄错了方向Beat around the bush拐弯抹角Bite the bullet忍痛做决定Break the ice打破僵局Burning the midnight oil熬夜工作By the skin of one's teeth千钧一发Caught between a rock and a hard place进退两难Close but no cigar差一点就成功了Cost an arm and a leg代价高昂Cross that bridge when you come to it到了那一天再说Cry over spilled milk船过水无痕Curiosity killed the cat好奇心害死猫Cut corners走捷径Cut to the chase开门见山Dead as a doornail死得彻底Devil's advocate反对者Don't count your chickens before they hatch 不要过早乐观Don't judge a book by its cover不要以貌取人Don't put all your eggs in one basket 不要孤注一掷Drop a dime打电话Eat humble pie承认错误，道歉Easier said than done说起来容易做起来难Elephant in the room棘手的问题Every cloud has a silver lining天无绝人之路Face the music面对现实Fair-weather friend只在顺境时才出现的朋友Feather in one's cap值得骄傲的成就Few and far between稀有的Finger lickin' good非常好吃Fish out of water不适应环境From scratch从零开始Get a taste of one's own medicine以其人之道还治其人之身Get down to brass tacks切入正题Get off someone's back停止对某人的打压Give someone the cold shoulder冷落某人Go the extra mile做更多的努力Great minds think alike英雄所见略同Hit the nail on the head正确地指出问题的关键In a nutshell简言之In hot water陷入困境In the black盈利In the red亏损It takes two to tango一个巴掌拍不响Jump on the bandwagon跟风Keep your chin up坚持下去Kill two birds with one stone 一石二鸟Let sleeping dogs lie不要惹麻烦Like a fish in water如鱼得水Long story short一言以蔽之Lost in translation翻译不准确Make a long story short简言之Make ends meet维持生计Miss the boat错失良机No pain, no gain不劳则无获Off the top of one's head凭记忆说出On cloud nine开心极了On the ball聪明，机智On the fence未决定On the same page意见一致Once in a blue moon难得一见Out of the blue突然Over the moon非常高兴Pull someone's leg开玩笑Put all one's eggs in one basket 孤注一掷Put one's foot in one's mouth失言Put the cart before the horse本末倒置Rain on someone's parade泼冷水，扫兴Rome wasn't built in a day罗马不是一天建成的See eye to eye意见一致Shoot the breeze闲扯Silver tongue能言善辩Sink or swim成功或失败，生死关头Slippery slope一发不可收拾之势Spill the beans泄漏秘密Take a rain check推迟The ball is in your court由你做决定The best of both worlds双倍优势The devil is in the details魔鬼藏在细节中The early bird catches the worm早起的鸟儿有虫吃The grass is always greener on the other side 对面的草更绿The whole nine yards全部，完整There's no place like home家是最好的地方Throw in the towel放弃Time flies when you're having fun快乐时光总是短暂的To each his own各有所爱Two heads are better than one三个臭皮匠胜过一个诸葛亮Under the weather身体不适Up in the air未决定When pigs fly不可能You can't have your cake and eat it too鱼与熊掌不可兼得。
