an ass in a lion's skin
說大話的膽小鬼，色厲內荏的人
the lion's den
虎穴，狼窩；危險境地
the lion's share
最大份額，大部分
beard the lion in his/her den
入虎穴取虎子；太歲頭上動土; 老虎嘴裡拔牙
Put one's head into the lion's mouth
冒險；進入險境
have a tiger by the tail
騎虎難下; 遇到勁敵
paper tiger
紙老虎; 外強中乾者
keep the wolf from the door
勉強維持生計，勉強過活
a wolf in sheep's clothing
披著羊皮的狼
cry wolf
喊“狼來了”；發假警報
throw someone to the wolves
使某人處於危險(或困難)境地，置某人於險境; 把某人送入虎口
white elephant
無價值的東西; 昂貴卻無用的東西
have a memory like an elephant
有驚人的記憶力
an elephant in the room
棘手問題
rain elephants and whales
下傾盆大雨
see the elephant
開眼界，見世面
a leopard can't change its spots
本性難移; 積習難改
like a bear with a sore head
脾氣暴躁，情緒惡劣，動不動發火
sell a bear
賣空
sell the bear's skin before one has caught the bear
熊未捕到先賣皮; 過早樂觀
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