let sleeping dogs lie 不要自找麻烦
1.Let sleeping dogs lie – do not make trouble if you don't have to. 不要自找麻烦 例句:There's absolutely no point pursuing this issue. We should just let sleeping dogs lie. 在这个问题上深究完全没有意义。我们不要自找麻烦了。 2.Not enough room to swing a cat – not enough space. 没有足够的空间 例句:You should see my new office, it's tiny. There's not enough room to swing a cat!(In old English, a cat was a whip not a real cat!) 你真应该看看我的新办公室。太小了。连转身的空间都没有。(在旧式英语里,cat是指鞭子而不是真的猫。) |