Proverbs & Idioms 諺語與慣用語

    a big fish in a small pond大才小用Tom is a big fish in a small pond.
You need to force him to do something more challenging. 湯姆真的是大才
小用。你要強(qiáng)迫他做一些有挑戰(zhàn)性的事情。

    squirrel something away 偷藏東西My father sometimes squirrels some
money away before he gives his salary to my mom.我爸爸有時(shí)會(huì)在將薪水交
給我媽媽之前偷藏私房錢。

    a stool pigeon密探The policeman got a stool pigeon. That is why he
can always get the first-hand information.那位警察有個(gè)密探。這就是為什
么他總有第一手消息的原因。

    be somebody's pigeon負(fù)責(zé)人Accounting is not my pigeon. You should
find Jack.會(huì)計(jì)不是我負(fù)責(zé)的。你要找杰克。

    put the cat among the pigeons 鬧得雞飛狗跳If you tell them this shocking
news， I believe that will put the cat among the pigeons. 如果你告訴他
們這則可怕的新聞，我相信那將會(huì)鬧得雞飛狗跳。