Proverbs & Idioms 谚语与惯用语

    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. 汤姆真的是大才
小用。你要强迫他做一些有挑战性的事情。

    squirrel something away 偷藏东西My father sometimes squirrels some
money away before he gives his salary to my mom.我爸爸有时会在将薪水交
给我妈妈之前偷藏私房钱。

    a stool pigeon密探The policeman got a stool pigeon. That is why he
can always get the first-hand information.那位警察有个密探。这就是为什
么他总有第一手消息的原因。

    be somebody's pigeon负责人Accounting is not my pigeon. You should
find Jack.会计不是我负责的。你要找杰克。

    put the cat among the pigeons 闹得鸡飞狗跳If you tell them this shocking
news， I believe that will put the cat among the pigeons. 如果你告诉他
们这则可怕的新闻，我相信那将会闹得鸡飞狗跳。