Cat got your tongue?
왜 말을 안 하니? (침묵하는 사람에게)
Why so quiet? Cat got your tongue?
Let the cat out of the bag
비밀을 누설하다
She let the cat out of the bag about the surprise party.
Curiosity killed the cat
지나친 호기심은 화를 부른다
Stop snooping around. Curiosity killed the cat.
Raining cats and dogs
비가 억수같이 쏟아지다
Take an umbrella. It's raining cats and dogs.
Every dog has its day
누구에게나 좋은 날이 온다
Don't give up. Every dog has its day.
Let sleeping dogs lie
긁어 부스럼 만들지 마라
Don't bring that up again. Let sleeping dogs lie.
Barking up the wrong tree
헛다리 짚다
If you think I did it, you're barking up the wrong tree.
A dog-eat-dog world
약육강식의 세계
The business world is a dog-eat-dog world.
The black sheep
집안의 말썽꾼, 이단아
He's always been the black sheep of the family.
Pull the wool over someone's eyes
속이다, 눈을 가리다
He tried to pull the wool over my eyes.
A wolf in sheep's clothing
양의 탈을 쓴 늑대
Watch out for him. He's a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Cry wolf
거짓 경고를 하다
Nobody believed him because he cried wolf too many times.
Hold your horses
진정해, 서두르지 마
Hold your horses! We're not ready yet.
Straight from the horse's mouth
직접 당사자로부터
I heard it straight from the horse's mouth.
Beat a dead horse
이미 끝난 일을 계속하다
Stop bringing it up. You're beating a dead horse.
A dark horse
다크호스, 숨겨진 강자
She's a dark horse in this competition.
Wild goose chase
헛수고, 무익한 추적
Looking for that file was a wild goose chase.
Kill two birds with one stone
일석이조
I'll shop and visit grandma — kill two birds with one stone.
A little bird told me
누군가한테 들었어
A little bird told me you got promoted.
Birds of a feather flock together
유유상종, 끼리끼리 모인다
They hang out together — birds of a feather flock together.
The early bird catches the worm
일찍 일어나는 새가 벌레를 잡는다
Get there first. The early bird catches the worm.
Eager beaver
열정적으로 일하는 사람
The new intern is a real eager beaver.
Busy as a bee
부지런한 사람
She's been busy as a bee all morning.
Have a bee in one's bonnet
어떤 생각에 사로잡히다
He's got a bee in his bonnet about recycling.
The bee's knees
최고, 끝내주는 것
This new phone is the bee's knees!
Bull in a china shop
덜렁대는 사람
He's like a bull in a china shop at the meeting.
Take the bull by the horns
과감하게 문제에 도전하다
It's time to take the bull by the horns and ask for a raise.
Like a bull in a china shop
조심성 없이 행동하다
She rushed in like a bull in a china shop.
Elephant in the room
공공연한 비밀, 회피하는 문제
The budget issue is the elephant in the room.
Memory of an elephant
기억력이 좋다
She never forgets anything. Memory of an elephant!
Pig out
게걸스럽게 먹다
We pigged out on pizza last night.
When pigs fly
절대 일어날 수 없는 일
He'll clean his room when pigs fly.
Pig-headed
고집불통의
Don't be so pig-headed. Listen to others.
Monkey business
장난, 수상한 짓
No monkey business while I'm gone!
More fun than a barrel of monkeys
아주 재미있다
The party was more fun than a barrel of monkeys.
Monkey see, monkey do
남이 하는 대로 따라하다
Kids copy everything — monkey see, monkey do.
Fish out of water
물 밖에 나온 물고기처럼
I felt like a fish out of water at the formal event.
There are plenty of fish in the sea
세상에 좋은 사람 많다
Forget about him. There are plenty of fish in the sea.
A big fish in a small pond
우물 안 개구리
He was a big fish in a small pond at his old company.
Fishy
수상하다, 의심스럽다
Something about this deal seems fishy.
Snake in the grass
믿을 수 없는 사람
Be careful, she's a snake in the grass.
Chicken out
겁먹고 포기하다
I was going to skydive but I chickened out.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch
김칫국부터 마시지 마라
Don't count your chickens before they hatch. Wait for the results.
Frog in your throat
목이 잠기다
Excuse me, I have a frog in my throat.
Crocodile tears
악어의 눈물, 거짓 눈물
Don't fall for his crocodile tears.
Ant in one's pants
안절부절못하다
He can't sit still. He's got ants in his pants.
Butterflies in your stomach
긴장되다, 설레다
I always get butterflies in my stomach before exams.
Get someone's goat
짜증나게 하다
His constant complaining really gets my goat.
Scapegoat
희생양
They made him the scapegoat for the project failure.
Rat race
치열한 생존 경쟁
I'm tired of the rat race. I want a simpler life.
