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1Let sleeping dogs lie 不要自找麻烦 There’s absolutely no point pursuing this issue. We should just let sleeping dogs lie. 在这个问题上深究完全没有意义。我们不要自找麻烦了。

 

2To be dog tired 累趴下 I have worked 70 hours this week. I am dog tired. 我这周工作了70个小时。我已累成狗。

 

3Let the cat out of the bag 透露秘密 Great! George in Finance knows about our new product. Who let the cat out of the bag? 太棒了。财政部的乔治知道了我们的新产品。谁说出去的？

 

4To put the cat among the pigeons 惹出乱子 Sending the most unpopular manager to talk to the team was like putting the cat among the pigeons. 把最不受欢迎的经理派去和团队谈话一定会惹出乱子的。

 

5A dog’s dinner / A dog’s breakfast 搞砸了 例句：They made a real dog’s dinner of the website. It’s terrible. 他们把网站搞砸了。这可太糟了。

 

6To fight like cats and dogs 和某人争吵 It’s a miracle how Sally and John manage this company. They’re always fighting like cats and dogs. 萨利和约翰能共同管理公司真是个奇迹。他们总是吵得不可开交。

 

7Top dog 公司里最重要的人物 If you want a decision on that, you’re going to have to get it approved by the top dog. 如果你想要决定这件事，你需要让它得到老板的同意。

 

 8More than one way to skin a cat 做事不只一种方法 No problem. If we cannot get our proposal through this way, we’ll try something else. There’s more than one way to skin a cat. 没问题。如果这样我们的提议没法通过的话。我们试试别的方法。还有很多方法的。

 

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