以字母C和D 开头的英语成语汇总
以字母C 开头的成语
Carrot and sticks- You use both awards as well as punishments to make someone do something.
Cloak and dragger- when people behave in a very secret manner
Cards are stacked against- luck is against you
Crack a book- to open book to study
Cross a bridge before one comes to it- worry about the future in advance
carry coals to new castle- to take something to a place or a person that has a lot of that thing already
Cast in the same mould- to be very similar
Change horses in midstream- to change plans
Cap it all- to finish
Cried with eyes out- cried a lot
Carry the can- If you carry the can, you take the blame for something, even though you didn't do it or are only partly at fault.
Cast a long shadow- Something or someone that casts a long shadow has considerable influence on other people or events.
Cat and dog life- If people lead a cat and dog life, they are always arguing.
以字母D 开头的成语
Drive a wedge between- to break relationship between the two
Dances to the tune- to always do what someone tells you to do
Dressed up to the nines- wearing fancy clothes
Dragging its feet- delaying in decision, not showing enthusiasm
Davey Jones' locker- Davey Jones' locker is the bottom of the sea or resting place of drowned sailors. ('Davy Jones' locker' is an alternative spelling.)
Dancing on someone's grave- If you will dance on someone's grave, you will outlive or
Outlast them and will celebrate their demise
Dog in the manger- If someone acts like a dog in the manger, they don't want other people to have or enjoy things that are useless to them
Don't cry over spilt milk- When something bad happens and nothing can be done to help it people say, 'Don't cry over spilt milk'
Don't wash your dirty laundry in public- People, especially couples, who argue in front of others or involve others in their personal problems and crises, are said to be washing their dirty laundry in public; making public things that are best left private.
Donkey work- Donkey work is any hard, boring work or task.
Don't throw bricks when you live in a glass house- Don't call others out on actions that you,yourself do. Don't be a hypocrite.
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