*rd
kill two *rds with one stone. 一箭双雕；一举两得。
a *rd in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
*rds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。
it’s an ill *rd that fouls own nest. 俭不可外扬。
fine feathers make fine *rds. 人要衣装，马要鞍。
a *rd is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 听音识鸟，闻言识人。
each *rd loves to hear himself sing. 鸟儿都爱听自己唱。（自我欣赏）
you cannot catch old *rds with chaff.(粗糠). 用粗糠捉不住老鸟。（有
经验
的人难骗。）*rds in their little nests agree. 同巢之鸟心儿齐。
cat
a cat has nine lives.猫有九条命；吉人天相。
cats hide their claws. 知人知面不知心。
all cats are grey in the dark.. 黑暗之中猫都是灰色的。（人未出名时看起来都差不多。）
a gloved cat catches no mice. 戴手套的猫，老鼠抓不到。（不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业。）
when the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage. 黄鼠狼和猫结亲，不是好事情。）
who will bwll the cat? 谁去给猫系铃？（谁愿意为大家冒风险？）
the cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 帽偷吃奶油的时候总是闭着眼睛。（掩耳盗铃）
there are * ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter. *猫的办法很多。（达到目的的途径很多。）
care kill a cat. 忧虑愁死猫。
chicken
don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. 鸡蛋未孵出，先别数小鸡。（不要过早乐观。）
crow
a crow is n*r the whiter for washing herself often. *易改，本性难移。
dog
he who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪，何患无词.
a staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪，何患无词.
love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌.
too much pudding will choke a dog. 布丁太多噎死狗。
*ry dog has his day. 人人皆有得意时。
barking dogs don’t (seldom) *te. 爱叫的狗很少咬人。
let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事生非。
dead dogs *te not. 死狗不咬人。
all are not thi*s that dogs bark at. 狗见了叫的不一定都是贼。（不要以貌取人。）
*ry dog is a lion at home. 狗在家门口就成了狮子。
don’t be a dog (lying) in the manger. 莫学狗占马槽不吃*。（不要占着茅坑不拉屎。）
dog does not eat dog. 同类不相残。
scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings. 狗再傲慢也会吃脏布丁。
a son n*r thinks his mother ugly,and a dog n*r shuns its owner’s home how*r shabby it is.儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫。
frog
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙，不知大海。
fox
the fox may grow grey, but n*r good. 狐狸毛色可变灰，但是本性难移。
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