成語諺語精選

1. bat an eye (show surprise, fear, or interest) 眨一下眼睛 （表示驚訝、恐懼等）
　　[注] 也作 bat an eyelash。該成語通常用於否定句中，表示不露聲色。　
　　例：Bill told his story without batting an eye, although not a world of it was true.
　　雖然沒有一句話是真的，比爾編造故事卻麪不改色。

　　2. be all fingers and thumbs ( be very awkward and clumsy in handling things) 做事笨手笨腳
　　例：She could not undo the string of the parcel ---- she was all fingers and thumbs.
　　她怎麽也解不開包袱上的繩子 ---- 真是笨手笨腳。
　
　　3. be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth (born with inherited privilege or wealth) 門第高貴；出生富豪
　　[注] 銀具是富裕人家身份的象征之一，生在富貴人家的孩子多用銀匙 (silver spoon) 喂食。同義語有be born in 　　(或to) the propel; be raddled in purple.
　　例：When does he know about hardship ---- he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
　　他根本就不知道什麽叫艱難 ---- 他出生在富貴人家。

　　4. be in sth. up to one's neck (be very much and very seriously involved in) 深陷於......中
　　例：She said she knew nothing about the robbery, but I'm sure she's in it up to her neck.
　　她說她對這起搶劫案一無所知，不過我敢肯定她深深卷入其中。

　　5. bite the hand that feeds one (be very ungrateful) 忘恩負義；以怨報德
　　例：She felt that her protégé had bitten the hand that fed him by making unkind remarks about her in public.
　　她覺得她的被保護人在公開場郃講有損她的話是忘恩負義。