apples and oranges (We might say that things are different as from each other as apples and oranges.) 风马牛不相干的事物

eg: That’s ridiculous. Now you’re comparing apples and oranges.

真可笑，你这是拿两种无法比较的东西作比照.

apple of discord (t was claimed by Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, to whom Paris awarded it, thus beginning a chain of events that led to the Trojan War ) 祸源; 来历于致使特洛伊战争的一个金苹果,引申为致使不好的争端；

eg: The property he left was the apple of discord among his three daughters.

他的遗产是三个女儿不好的缘由。

He sowed the apple of discord between the two countries.

他在两国之间制造不好。

apple polisher (a sycophant; toady) 马屁精

eg: John is such an apple-polisher. He always agrees with whatever the boss says.

约翰是个马屁精，不管老

板说啥，他都附和。

To win the boss’s favor, sometimes you should polish the apple.

为了讨老闆欢心，有时分你大约凑趣拍马。

apple of sodom 金玉其外，败絮其间；徒具其表而无其实之物

eg: The girl is pretty in appearance but hideous in mind. People who know about her regard her as nothing but an apple of Sodom.

这个女孩容貌秀丽但心灵丑陋。晓得她的人都认为她金玉其外，败絮其间。

Those so-called or indifferent much transformed. Knowing is an apple of sodom.

那些所谓或是无所谓的物是人非。明知都是一场空欢欣。

rotten apple (You can use rotten apple to talk about a person who is dishonest and therefore causes a lot of problems for the group or organization they belong to.) 害群之马

eg: One rotten apple spoils the whole lot.

一只烂苹果，弄坏全筐；害群之马。

There is always a rotten apple to spoil it for the best of us.

总有那么一自个在损坏咱们我们的利益。

apple of the eye 极喜爱之人；极喜爱之物；心肝宝物

eg: The only son or daughter in a Chinese family nowadays is the parents’ and grandparents’ apple of the eye.

如今我国家庭的独生子孙都是他们父母和祖父母的心肝宝物。

She has collected his photos as the apple of her eye for more than 30 years.

三十多年来她一向搜集他的相片作为喜爱之物。

apple pie order 整规整齐；规整有序

eg: Don’t worry about the presentation tomorrow morning, everything is in apple pie order.

别忧虑明早的讲演了，悉数都现已预备稳当了。

the Big Apple 大苹果城（美国纽约市的别号）

eg: Whales are back in the Big Apple.

鲸鱼从头回到了纽约。

as American as apple pie 地道美国式的

eg: Baseball is as American as apple pie because it was invented in America and is played and watched everywhere in this country.

棒球是美式运动，因为它是在美国创造的，全国各地都有人打这种球或看这类球赛。

Most Americans think that ice cream is as American as apple pie.

大大都美国人认为，与苹果派相同，冰淇淋也是美式食物。

top banana 首要诙谐演员，引申为最佳的演员或重要的官员；首要人物

eg: He’s (the) top banana in this company.

他是这家自个公司的大老板。

You’ll get the chance to have an interview by the top banana.

你将有机缘由公司老板亲自面试。

go bananas 发疯；发狂

eg: Your dad will go bananas if he finds out you were driving drunk.

你老爸要是发现你喝酒驾车的话，他会气疯了。

Don’t talk about math any more. I’ll go bananas.

别再跟我提数学了，我快发疯了！

drive sb. bananas 惹怒或人

eg: He plays computer games every day. He has driven his mother bananas.

play second banana 替补，备选，非有必要人物

eg: I always play second banana to her.

我老是做她的替补。

banana public (Small, poor countries that are politically unstable are sometimes referred to as banana republics. )香蕉共和国; 政治局不稳的又小又穷的国家

eg: We love this classic navy and white silk floral dress from Banana Republic.

咱们喜爱这件来自香蕉国的典雅的藏蓝色和白色相间的碎花丝裙.

bowl of cherries 绝妙的；精彩的

eg: Life isn’t always a bowl of cherries.

日子并不老是夸姣的。

sour grapes (If you describe someone’s attitude as sour grapes, you mean that they say something is worthless or undesirable because they want it themselves but cannot have it. )酸葡萄 (喻指得不到而加以降低的东西)

eg: The loser’s scorn for the award is pure sour grape.

失利者对奖品的小看朴实是吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸。

a real peach 极好的； 夸姣的

eg: My roommate Lancy is a real peach. She came to my help and cheered me up every time I felt bad.

我的一位室友很友爱，在我

难过的时分都会协助我，并让我振奋起来。

peaches and cream (If you say that a woman or a girl has a peaches and cream complexion, you mean that she has very clear, smooth, pale skin. ) (女子肤色)白里透红的； 白璧无瑕；艳若学生的；鲜桃和奶油般的

eg: She has a real peaches and cream complexion, soft and white as milk and a touch of pink like a fresh ripe peach.

她的肌肤真是完美无瑕，优柔皎白得像牛奶，还泄显露一点像老到了的别致桃子的粉色。

We all know that it can’t be peaches and cream everyday.

众所周知并不是每天都是让人开心的。