孤注一掷 bet ones bottom dollar on. put all ones eggs in one basket. win the horse or lose the saddle. eg：robert bets his bottom dollar on the horse he is sure to win. 中英俚语俗语来源：元史伯颜传：今日我宋天下，犹...

孤陋寡闻 who does not mix with the crowd knows nothing. eg：his opinion shows us that he is the man who does not mix with the crowd knows nothing. 中英俚语俗语来源：札记学记：独学而无友，则孤陋而寡闻。 同义词...

沽名钓誉 angle for praise. court publicity. seek the limelight. eg：jack made concessions to fish for compliments. 中英俚语俗语来源：荆钗记传奇：妾今移心改嫁，前日投江，乃沽名钓誉也。 同义词：哗众取...

苟延残喘 keep body and soul together. linger on. eg：the beggar lives a miserable life just to keep body and soul together. 中英俚语俗语来源：马中锡中山狼传：今日之事，何不使我得早处囊中，以苟延残喘乎...

供不应求 supply short of demand. demand over supply. eg：the supply of meat is short of demand as new year festival is near at hand. 同义词：僧多粥少 not enough to go round. 反义词：取之不尽，用之不竭 the more the...

攻其不备 take one off his guard. to catch a weasel asleep. eg：the sudden attack took the enemy napping and ran. 中英俚语俗语来源：孙子计篇：攻其不备，出其不意。...

功亏一篑 give up when near success. look back from the plough. another course would have done it. eg：regrettable to see that you give up when near success. 中英俚语俗语来源：尚书旅英：为山九仞，功亏一篑。 反义词...

功败垂成 a slip betwixt the cup and the lip. a flash in the pan. eg: tom is disqualified at the final round, a slip betwixt the cup and the lip. 中英俚语俗语来源：汉书：垂成之功，败于一日。 同义词：功亏一篑...

各有所好 one mans meat is another mans poison. a barley corn is better than a diamond to a cock. jack sprat could eat no fat; and his wife could eat no lean; and so betwixt them both，you see, they lick the platter clean. eg：i dont s...

各人自扫门前雪 sweep before your own door. let each tailor mend his own coat. let every man skin his own skunk. let everyone mind his own business. eg：selfishne5s makes you sweep before your own door after snowing. 同义词：事不...