Can of Worms
Create a new set of difficult problems
一堆麻烦事；棘手的问题；复杂而难解决的问题
- Corruption is a serious problem, but nobody has yet been willing to open up that can of worms.
腐败是很严重的问题，可是还没有人愿意触及这个难题。
Different Kettle of Fish
Not comparable
截然不同；完全两回事
- Having knowledge is one thing but being able to communicate it to others is another kettle of fish.
拥有知识是一回事，但能够传授给别人就完全是另一回事了。
Gilded (Golden) Cage
In a luxurious but confining situation
金丝笼，指生活在奢侈优越的环境中却没有自由
- She was the bird in the gilded cage, cursed by her hereditary lot.
她是镀金笼子里的那只鸟，被她的世袭所诅咒。
Goose Is Cooked
In serious trouble, with no hope of improvement
陷入严重困境，没有任何改善的希望，完蛋了
- If I get caught, my goose is cooked.
如果我被抓了，那我就完蛋了。
Have a Cow
To get upset, angry
心慌意乱；焦躁；恼怒
- My mother had a cow when I said I was going to buy a motorbike.
我说我要买辆摩托车时，我母亲很是不安。
Herding Cats
Difficult to coordinate
众口难调
- The latest project that I'm managing at work involves so many different groups that it's just like herding cats.
我现在掌管的最新项目涉及许多不同的小组，就像放牧猫一样众口难调。
Hog Wild
Act in a completely uninhibited way
因过于兴奋热切而做得过头
- There's no need to go hog wild just because it's Sarah's birthday - she won't want such a fuss.
仅仅因为今天是莎拉的生日就冲动过了头，这实在是没必要，她不想小题大做。
Leopard Can’t Change Its Spots
People can’t successfully disguise
江山易改，本性难移
- Well, Anne is late for practice again. I guess a leopard can't change its spots.
唉，安妮练习又迟到了。我想是江山易改，本性难移吧。
Kangaroo Loose in the Top Paddock
微微发疯，以古怪、愚蠢或荒谬的方式行事，思考或行事
- Tommy must have a few kangaroos loose in the top paddock if he thinks he can convince our mother to let him get a tattoo for his birthday.
如果汤米认为他可以说服我们的母亲允许他纹身过生日，那么他一定是疯了。
