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）