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

　　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