不由自主由不得自己作主谓无法控制自己。例我也不很记得了。但觉得自己身子不由自主倒象有什么人，拉拉扯扯要我杀人才好。——《红楼梦》英cannot help; beside oneself;[查看详情]

乐天知命安于自己的命运而没有任何忧虑。英contented with one's lot; accept fate and be happy about it; enjoy what is natural and obey what is destined;[查看详情]

火中取栗出自法国作家拉封登的寓言。说是炉中烤着栗子。猴子叫猫去偷猫不但没有吃到栗子反而把脚上的毛烧掉了。比喻被人利用担了风险，吃了苦头却没有捞到任何好处。英be a cat’s paw; pull sb's chestnut out of the fire;[查看详情]

傍人篱壁比喻依傍他人的余荫犹不能自立。例“仆之诗辨…是自家闭门凿破此片田地即非傍人篱壁，拾人涕唾得来者。——宋严羽《沧浪诗话答出继叔临安吴景仙书》英dependent;[查看详情]

傍人篱落见“傍人篱壁”。[查看详情]

坐享其成自己不劳动只是坐着受用他人辛劳的收获。英sit idle and enjoy the fruits of other’s work; reap where one has not sown;[查看详情]

求亲靠友指生活困难求亲友帮助。例叫你拿去或者做个小本买卖或者置几亩地以后别再求亲靠友的。——《红楼梦》英ask favors of relatives and friends;[查看详情]

越俎代庖原意指人各有专职庖人虽不尽职主祭者也不越过戉俎去替他办席。比喻超越自己的职分而代人做事。例为何擅离职守越俎代庖。——昆曲《十五贯》英take sb's job into one's own hand; exceed one’s functions and meddle in others’ affairs;[查看详情]

仰人鼻息比喻依靠别人而生存只能看人家的脸色行事。例解其倒悬仰人鼻息。——北齐杜弼《檄梁文》英be slavishly dependent; act on the orders of; depend on sb.'s whims and pleasures; live at sb.'s mercy.;[查看详情]

坐地分赃匪首、窝主等不亲自去作案而坐等分取赃物。英take a share of the spoils without participating personally in the robbery;[查看详情]

坐收渔利比喻利用别人之间的矛盾而获得利益。英reap the spoils of victory without lifting a finger; profit from others’ conflict; reap third party profit;[查看详情]

鸠占鹊巢参见：鸠占鹊巢，鸠占鹊巢。[查看详情]

寄人篱下比喻依附别人不能自立。英live under another’s roof; live on dependence of sb.; be (live) under sb's subjugation (thumb); rely on sb. for support; have one's feet (kness,legs) under sb's mahogamy;[查看详情]

倚草附木比喻依附有能力或权势的人。谓精灵倚托草木等物而成妖作怪。[查看详情]

自生自灭自行产生、发展自行消失、幻灭。英emerge of itself and perish of itself; run its course;[查看详情]