返老还童 In ones second childhood. An old man is twice a child. eg：Leonard joined the football team at the age of sixty, he was then in his second childhood. 中英俚语俗语来源：神仙传：八公曰，王薄我老，今则少矣...

反复无常 Play fast and loose. eg：One should not blow hot and cold with what one has promised. 中英俚语俗语来源：汉书：齐夸诈多变，反覆之国。 同义词：变幻莫测 The wind keeps not always at one quarter. 反义...

发人深省 Set one to thinking. Provide food for thought. Give one something to think about. eg：His failure set him to thinking about the limits of human resources. 中英俚语俗语来源：杜甫诗：欲觉闻晨钟，令人发深省。...

发号施令 lay down the law. call the tune. eg：the ruler laid down the law that common people could not own pistols. 中英俚语俗语来源：尚书同命：发号施令，罔有不万臧。 同义词：指手画脚 to lord it over. 反...

咄咄逼人 Lord it over. To be overbearing. eg：It is the coward that always play the bully. 中英俚语俗语来源：法书要录：王濛子修，善隶行，子敬每者修书云，咄咄逼人。 同义词：盛气凌人 Throw ones...

多多益善 The more the better. All is fish that comes to his net. Alls grist that comes to the mill. eg：Your donation, the more the better, helps the poor children to attend schools. 中英俚语俗语来源：史记淮阴侯传：上问...

对症下药 There is a salve for every sore. Find a right antidote. Counter with proper measures. eg：We believe that there is a salve for every sore and the mans disease is curable. 反义词：饮鸪止渴 The remedy is worse than the d...

独占鳌头 Sweep the board. Carry off the palm. Bear away the bell. eg：George came out first in last years contest. 中英俚语俗语来源：洪北江诗话：俗语谓状元独占整头，非尽无稽。 同义词：名列前茅 Head...

独善其身 Better be alone than in ill company. Solitude is better than ill company. Keep ones distance. Keep oneself to oneself. eg：When making friends，you better remember that it is better alone than in ill company. 中英俚语俗语...

东山再起 Stage a comeback. Bob up like a cork. He that falls today may rise tomorrow. eg：The actress staged a comeback with her leading role in that movie. 中英俚语俗语来源：晋书：谢安初隐东山，后人朝，位登台辅...