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.
    我爸爸有時會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.
    那位警察有個密探。這就是為什么他總有第一手消息的原因。
    be somebody's pigeon
    負責人
    Accounting is not my pigeon. You should find Jack.
    會計不是我負責的。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，我相信那將會鬧得雞飛狗跳。