一、horse
　　as strong as a horse 非常健壮，精力充沛
　　put the cart before the horse 本末倒置
　　ride the high horse 耀武扬威，趾高气扬
　　talk horse 吹牛，说大话
　　horse laugh 哈哈大笑
　　horse and foot 全力以赴
　　look a gift horse in the mouth
　　对礼物吹毛求疵
　　look for the horse you ride on
　　身在福中不知福
　　You may lead a horse to the water, but you can’t make it drink. 你能把马牵到河边，但却不能强迫它喝水。
　　All lay loads on a willing horse.
　　马善被人骑，人善被人欺。
　　二、dog
　　like a dog with two tails 高兴万分
　　black dog 意志消沉者
　　It’s raining cats and dogs.
　　天正下着倾盆大雨。
　　Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。
　　Let sleeping dogs lie. 不要惹是生非。
　　He was dog drunk. 他喝得烂醉如泥。
　　I would work like a dog to make food.
　　为达到目的，我不遗余力。
　　He died like a dog. 他落了个可耻的下场。
　　Beware of a silent dog and still water.
　　提防不吠的狗，小心平静的水。
　　Dog does not eat dog. 同类不相残。
　　The scalded dog fears cold water.
　　一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
　　Look not for musk in a dog’s kennel.
　　狗嘴里吐不出象牙来。
　　It is dogged that does it.
　　天下无难事，只怕有心人。
　　三、其它
　　ants in one’s trousers
　　坐立不安
　　cry wolf 发出假警报以欺骗或愚弄别人
　　to kill two birds with one stone 一箭双雕
　　the black sheep
　　害群之马
　　to shed crocodile tears
　　猫哭老鼠
　　as mute as a fish
　　噤若寒蝉
　　birds of a feather
　　一丘之貉
　　in like a lion, out like a lamb 虎头蛇尾
　　kill the goose that lays the golden eggs 杀鸡取卵
　　as busy as a bee
　　像蜜蜂一样勤劳