1.　make/cast sheep's eyes 送秋波

　　to look at someone in a way that shows that you love them or are attracted to them.

　　eg: Ken's been making sheep'seyes at his ex-girlfriend all the night. 肯整晚上都在含情脉脉地注视着他的前女友

　　绵羊性格温顺，且一般斜视。16世纪幽默诗人约翰•斯克顿把绵羊的目光:(sheep'seyes)喻指"温柔多情的目光"。cast sheep'seyes即指"送秋波""送媚眼""投以含情脉脉的眼神"

　　2.　follow like sheep 盲从

　　绵羊性情温顺，胆小，因此sheep亦指"易受人摆布的人"。像绵羊一般(like sheep)，即指"无独创精神""无独立性"。

　　Some people will follow their lead-ers like sheep and never reason why they do so. 有些人总是盲目地听从领导，从不问为什么。

　　3.　may/might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb 一不做，二不休

　　根据英国旧法律，凡是偷羊者一律处以绞刑。偷大羊要处死，偷小羊也要处死，既然都是一死宁可偷大羊(may as well be hahged for a sheep as lamb》。此语即喻指"一不做，二不休"。

　　eg: I'm going to be late for work anyway， so I think I'll go to the shop for a paper.I might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb。 反正上班要迟到，我想，一不做，二不休，干脆再到商店买份报纸。

　　4.　separate/tell the sheep from the goats

　　在《圣经》中常把好人比作绵羊，把坏人比作山羊。上帝分别好人和坏人如同牧羊人区分绵羊和山羊一般。

　　eg: This test shold really separate the sheep from the goats. 这次考试应该能够真正区分考生的优劣。 也可以用the sheep and the goats形容好人和坏人

　　5.　a Wolf in sheep's clothing 披着羊皮的狼/伪善的人

　　6.　sheep without a shepherd 乌合之众

　　7.　one scabbed sheep inflects the whole flock. 一只羊生疮，整群羊遭殃
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