1.	a bird in hand is worth two in the bush	两鸟在林不如一鸟在手
2.	a bolt from the blue	晴天霹雳
3.	a bull in a china shop	笨手笨脚
4.	a cat on hot bricks	热锅上的蚂蚁
5.	a Chinese puzzle	深奥的难题
6.	a church mouse	一贫如洗
7.	A friend in need in a friend indeed.	患难之交方是真正的朋友
8.	a Greek gift	不怀好意的礼物
9.	a night bird	过惯夜生活的人
10.	a piece of cake	小菜一碟
11.	a rolling stone gathers no moss	不专心致志难成大器
12.	a storm in a teacup	小题大作
13.	a white lie	无伤大雅的小谎
14.	acid test	严峻的考验
15.	Actions speak louder than words.	行动胜于空谈
16.	add salt to the wound	火上交油
17.	airhead	傻瓜
18.	an ace up one’s sleeve	看家本领
19.	an eager beaver	工作狂
20.	an old bird is not to be caught with chaff	姜还是老的辣
21.	bar-hopping
22.	be all Greek to me	一点不懂
23.	be going like a house on fire	如火如荼
24.	bell the cat	为公众利益而冒险
25.	between the devil and the deep sea	进退两难,陷入困境
26.	bigwig	要人、大人物
27.	bite off more than one can chew	好高骛远、不自量力
28.	blabber-mouth	喋喋不休
29.	black sheep.	害群之马
30.	block-buster	高投入、大制作的电影
31.	break the ice	打破僵局
32.	brown-bag	自带午餐
33.	brown-nose	拍马屁
34.	bury one’s head in the sand	自欺欺人、逃避现实
35.	cat-nap	打盹，打磕睡、小憩
36.	check-up	体检
37.	cliff- hanger
38.	cool one’s heels	久候
39.	couch potato	电视迷
40.	cover girl	封面女郎
41.	curiosity kill the cat	多管闲事惹火烧身
42.	dig one’s heels in	坚持己见
43.	Don’t be such a dog in the manger.	占着茅坑不拉屎
44.	Don’t cast pearls before swine.	别对牛弹琴
45.	down-to-earth	现实的、实际的
46.	dream-boat	有魅力的异性
47.	Dutch courage	一时之勇
48.	eye-catcher	引人注目的东西
49.	eye-opener	另人开眼界并感惊奇的东西
50.	face lift	美容整形
51.	face the music	勇于承担责任
52.	fall guy	替罪羊、替身演员
53.	fast-talker	巧舌如簧者
54.	fat firm	健身中心、减肥中心
55.	fine-toothed comb	彻底检查
56.	fish in the troubled waters	浑水摸鱼
57.	fish story	不可信的故事
58.	for the love of Mike!	真想不到
59.	full of beans	充满活力
60.	He always gives me the cold shoulder.	对我冷淡
61.	He fell between two stools.	两头落空、两边不讨好
62.	in the fast lane	快节奏且竞争性强的生活
63.	It’s no use crying over spilt mild now.	现在后悔莫及
64.	on the drawing board	处于设计阶段
65.	She is just crying wolf.	只她不过说说而已
66.	She is just shedding crocodile tears.	鳄鱼的眼泪
67.	stop beating around the bush	不要兜圈子了或旁敲侧击
68.	We got on like a house on fire.	一见如故

this is an excellent collection of translations of English idioms to Chinese Idions. Please post more of this type. Good job.

well, it's a very good stuff! but don't think i will use them often.

this sort of English idioms is very popular in the English speaking countries, such the USA, England, Canada and Australia. In Taiwan and Hong Kong people seldom use them because they are not so popular.

But using idioms is good in the sense that it will show your standard of English sounds more like English.

So xing369 any more interet to light up your English by using some more English idioms?

文化有异
理解不同
every body is the god!
you can give the ham for yourself

wow really practical idioms.

thanks ,i will add it to my note.

俺是凡人。看不懂。呵呵  我的英文又不过关。实在为难

A friend in need in a friend indeed.
患难之交方是真正的朋友