a dead dog 废物或无价值的东西;
Judas Kiss 犹大的吻(可耻的叛卖);
Let the dead bury their dead.既往不咎;
out-Herod Herod 比希律遥还要希律遥(有过之而无不及);
the apple of ones eye 掌上明珠;
wolf in sheeps clothing 披着羊皮的狼;
eye for eye,tooth for tooth 以眼还眼,以牙还牙;
wash ones hands of a thing 洗手不干;
new wine in old bottles 旧瓶装新酒 等等,成为英语文化中遥缺少的部分