羊肉没吃上，反倒沾了一身羊膻气。比喻干了某事没捞到好处，反坏了名声惹来了麻烦。

not having eaten the mutton but invited instead a strong smell at over the body not having got any advantage but instead invited trouble

即使凶恶的老虎也不吃自己生下的小老虎。比喻不伤害亲近者。

Even a fierce tiger does not eat its young

见人钱财，动起歹念。

be moved to commit crimes by sight of money

比喻坏人说不出好话。同“狗口里吐不出象牙”。

Ivory cannot come out of a dog's mouth

天机：重要的机密。走漏了不宜外泄的机密。

Leak and reveal the secrets of heaven

忠贞义烈之士为保全名誉而献出生命。

Martyrs pursue fame

不遵常规选拔提升

break rules to promote

犹老奸巨猾。形容世故深而手段极其奸诈狡猾的人。

Deeply cunning and extremely sly

表里：内外；合：协同。里外相互协同

Consistency inside and out

材：通“才”。知：通“智”。才能出众，智慧高超。

Tall material, aware of depth

耳旁之风，一吹而过。比喻不重视，听了不放在心上的话

Wind by the ear

比喻竭尽忠诚。

Pouring out the gall and shedding the liver

席：铺陈；聘：请人任职。铺陈珍品，待人选用。旧指有才能的人等待受聘用。

harbour talent to await employment

圣：品德智慧极高。贤：有才能有道德。古代的圣人贤者。

Ancient sages and worthy predecessors

指风流调情。

flirtatious behavior

比喻外地来的人比本地人更受重视。

Monks from afar most love to read the scriptures take people from afar more

说的话出的主意都采纳照办。形容深被信任。

Words and actions guided by strategy

比喻真心相见，倾吐心里话。也形容非常忠诚。同“披肝沥胆”。

Pouring out one's liver and gall

犹言祸盈恶稔。指长期作恶犯罪，罪恶深重。

When disaster is ripe, evil accumulates

醯鸡：昆虫名，即蠛蠓，常用以形容细小的东西。比喻眼界不广，见识浅薄。

A frog in a well and a chicken in vinegar