英文里充斥着古怪的习语，像是“The moments when we escape a dicey situation by the skin of our teeth——我们从牙口间隙脱离危险境地（死里逃生）”（就像钦定版圣经中Job创造的那样）。但是在任何词典中，都还有变化的空间。无论老的小的，高的矮的，过着拮据的生活，还是富裕的日子，你都可以借用其他语言里有趣的俗语来丰富你的表达。

 1、EATING A CABLE   

Spanish西班牙语🇪🇸

to be in financial difficulty

陷入经济困境

If you’re down to your last savings, perhaps you’ll only have your cables left to eat.

如果你穷得只剩下最后的积蓄时，可能你就只剩下电缆可以吃了。

 2、TO RIDE AS A HARE   

Russian俄语🇷🇺

To travel without a ticket

逃票旅行

If you are travelling without a ticket, you’ll be shaking like a hare when the ticket inspector comes to you.

如果你没有为旅途买票，那么当检票员来找你的时候，你就会发抖得像野兔一样。

 3、TO HAVE A WIDE FACE   

Japanese日语🇯🇵

To have lots of friends and to be well liked

有很多朋友，很受欢迎

These days, this could be interpreted to mean you have a wide friendship circle on social media.

现在，这会被理解为指你在社交媒体上有广泛的交友圈。

 4、TO LIVE LIKE A MAGGOT IN BACON   
Deutsch德文🇩🇪

To live the life of luxury

过着奢侈的生活

If a maggot’s found themselves some bacon, they really are living the high life.

如果蛆虫为自己找到一些培根，那么它们就真的过得很好。

 5、STOP IRONING MY HEAD   
Armenian亚美尼亚语🇦🇲

Stop annoying me!

别烦我！

Traditionally used to stop nagging wives, but said now to anyone who’s being irritating.

习惯上是用来阻止碎碎念的妻子的，但现在也对所有恼人的家伙说。

 6、TO HAVE LONG TEETH   
French法语🇫🇷

To be ambitious

胸怀抱负

By this logic, you can argue that vampires are certainly ambitious.

按照这个逻辑，你可以说吸血鬼必定是野心勃勃的。

（来源：沪江英语）