Barking dogs seldom bite.

吠犬不咬人(意指：对于高声发出恐吓，或惯于大声吼叫的人，勿须当真)。

Every dog has his day.

凡人皆有得意日(意指：大家都有走运的一天)。

Dog does not eat dog.

同类不相残；同室不操戈。

a cat-and-dog life

争争吵吵的日子

Dog does not eat dog.

同类不相残，同时不操戈

Dumb dogs are dangerous.

不叫的狗咬人

Give a dog a bad name and hang him.

谗言可畏，欲加之罪，何患无辞

go to the dogs

每况愈下

hang-dog look

愁眉苦脸

If the old dog barks, he give the counsel.

老狗叫，是忠告。

Love me, love my dog.

爱屋及乌

He is a lucky dog.

他是个幸运儿。

lead a dog's life

过穷困潦倒的日子

not have a dog's chance

毫无机会

top dog

当权派；头儿

treat sb. like a dog

不把某人当人看

a hunting dog

猎犬

a lazy dog

懒汉

a gay dog

一个快乐的人

a dirty dog

下流坯

dog-days n.[pl.]

三伏天, 大热天; 无所作为的时期, 无精打彩的日子

A good dog deserves a good bone.

[谚]好狗应该啃好骨头, 有功者受赏。

A living dog is better than a dead lion.

[谚]死狮不如活狗。

A staff [stick] is quickly [soon] found to beat a dog with.

[谚]欲加之罪, 何患无辞。

An old dog barks not in vain.

[谚]老狗不乱吠; 老狗 一吠, 就得小心。

An old dog will learn no new tricks. (=You cannot teach old dogs new tricks.)

[谚]老狗学不了新把戏; 老年人很难适应新事物。

as [like] a dog with two tails

非常开心[高兴]

Barking dogs seldom bite.

[谚]爱叫的狗 不咬人; 咬人的狗不露齿。

be (old) dog at (a thing)

对...有经验; 对...很内行

Beware of a silent dog and still water.

[谚]提防不吠的狗, 小心 静止的水。

come like a dog at a whistle

一呼即来

Every dog has his day.

[谚]凡人皆有得意日。

Every dog is a lion at home. [Every dog is valiant at his own door.]

[谚]狗是百步王, 只在门前凶。

Fight dog, fight bear.

[谚]打个青红皂白, 一决雌雄。

Give a dog a bad [an ill] name(and hang him).

[谚]一旦给人加一个坏名声, 他就永远洗刷不掉; 人言可畏。

It is ill to waken sleeping dogs. [let sleeping dogs lie; don't wake a sleeping dog.]

别多事, 别惹麻烦。

lead a dog's life

过着牛马不如的生活

love me, love my dog.

[谚]你若把我当朋友, 也要把我的朋友当朋友; 爱屋及乌。

Scornful[Hungry] dogs will eat dirty puddings.

[谚]人到危急时, 平时所不屑做的也要做; 急不暇择, 饥不择食。

teach an old dog new tricks

使守旧的人接受新事物

teach the dog to bark

教狗怎么叫(意指多此一举)

The dog returns to his vomit.

狗回头吃自己吐出来的东西; 重犯旧日罪恶。

A living dog is better than a dead lion.

一条活狗胜过一头死狮.

The cat and dog may kiss, yet are none the better friends.

猫狗可以相吻，但不会成为好友。

Dumb dogs are dangerous.

不叫的狗咬人

Give a dog a bad name and hang him.

谗言可畏，欲加之罪，何患无辞