雅思口语高分句型之常用谚语A系列

　　A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush:

　　Having something that is certain is much better than taking a risk for more, because chances are you might lose everything.

　　A Blessing In Disguise:

　　Something good that isn't recognized at first.

　　A Chip On Your Shoulder:

　　Being upset for something that happened in the past.

　　A Dime A Dozen:

　　Anything that is common and easy to get.

　　A Doubting Thomas:

　　A skeptic who needs physical or personal evidence in order to believe something.

　　A Drop in the Bucket:

　　A very small part of something big or whole.

　　A Fool And His Money Are Easily Parted:

　　It's easy for a foolish person to lose his/her money.

　　A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand:

　　Everyone involved must unify and function together or it will not work out.

　　A Leopard Can't Change His Spots:

　　You cannot change who you are.

　　A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned:

　　By not spending money, you are saving money .

　　A Picture Paints a Thousand Words:

　　A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words.

　　A Piece of Cake:

　　A task that can be accomplished very easily.

　　A Slap on the Wrist:

　　A very mild punishment.

　　A Taste Of Your Own Medicine:

　　When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others.

　　A Toss-Up:

　　A result that is still unclear and can go either way.

　　Actions Speak Louder Than Words:

　　It's better to actually do something than just talk about it.

　　Add Fuel To The Fire:

　　Whenever something is done to make a bad situation even worse than it is.

　　Against The Clock:

　　Rushed and short on time.

　　All Bark And No Bite:

　　When someone is threatening and/or aggressive but not willing to engage in a fight.

　　All Greek to me:

　　Meaningless and incomprehensible like someone who cannot read, speak, or understand any of the Greek language would be.

　　All In The Same Boat:

　　When everyone is facing the same challenges.

　　An Arm And A Leg:

　　Very expensive. A large amount of money.

　　An Axe To Grind:

　　To have a dispute with someone.

　　Apple of My Eye:

　　Someone who is cherished above all others.

　　As High As A Kite:

　　Anything that is high up in the sky.

　　At The Drop Of A Hat:

　　Willing to do something immediately.