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1、AllusiveEnglishIdioms英语典故成语1.HisAchilles’heelwashispride–hewouldgetveryangryifanyonecriticizedhiswork.2.TheMiddleEastOilfieldseemstobeanappleofdiscordbetweenthetwosuperpowers.3.ThesofaheboughtyesterdaywasfoundtobeanappleofSodom.HewantedthepostofSecretarytotheclubandnowhehasgotithefindsitis

2、dead-seafruit.4.Beforeherguestsarrived,thehostesshadputherhouseinapple-pieorder.5.Mrs.Joehasbeenoutadozentimes,lookingforyou,Pip.Andshe’soutnow,makingitabaker’sdozen.Veryfewpersonswerethere,andonlyabaker’sdozenshowedrealinterest.6.AnyonewhothinksthatthejobofbeingPresidentoftheUnitedStatesi

3、sabedofrosesisquitemistaken.7.“Yes,butwhowilltellhimshe’snogood–who’llbellthecat?Someofusknowhe’sgotabunchoffives.”8.Thelittlenativechildrenranaboutthebeachintheirbirthdaysuits.9.Theaccusedwomanknewthatshewouldhavetobitethebulletuntilthenewevidenceinthecasecouldproveherinnocence.10.Mybosst

4、oldmethatifIbroughthomethebacononthenewcontractIwouldbegivenmorewages.11.Itisnousetoburyyourheadinthesand;youknowquitewellthatenquirywillhavetobemade.Beamanandfaceuptoit.12.ItwasandisthecustomoftheIndianstogothroughtheceremonyofburyingthetomahawkwhentheymadepeace;whentheywenttowartheydugit

5、upagain.13.Whentheyboughtthathouse,theyboughtapiginapoke.14.Thatoldmanhateslongfancywords–hehasalwayscalledaspadeaspade.15.TowaterthestreetsafteragoodrainiscarryingcoalstoNewcastle.16.Youhavebeenusedasacat’spawbythatwoman;sheonlywantedyoutohelphergetintolocalsociety.1.Thedishonestofficialk

6、newhisgoosewascookedwhenthenewspapersprintedthestoryabouthim.2.Whenhisrichuncledied,leavinghimhismoney,Johnshedcrocodiletears.3.Thenewspaperplacardsthathadcriedwolfsooften,criedwolfnowinvain.4.He’stryingtocurryfavourwiththebossagain.5.TheknotwhichyouthoughtaGordianonewilluntieitselfbeforey

7、ou.Thenewmanagerfoundthatnoneoftheseniorstafflikedhim,buthesooncutthatknotbydismissingthemall.6.AlthoughRitalivesaloneinthatbighouse,sheislikeadoginthemangerwhenitcomestolettingsomeoneshareitwithher.Thedog-in-the-mangerpolicydevelopsdoggishinstinctsinthosewhop