杯水舆薪亦作“杯水车薪”。[查看详情]

入不敷出收入不够支出。指开销大。例入不敷出的处境。英unable to make ends meet;[查看详情]

寅吃卯粮今年吃掉了明年的口粮比喻入不敷出预先支用了以后的收入。亦称“寅支卯粮”例我有差使的时候己是寅支卯粮的了。——《二刻拍案惊奇》英eat next year’s food this year; be forced to borrow today's food against to morrow's income;[查看详情]

鞭长不及亦作“鞭长不及马腹”。[查看详情]

鞭长莫及本意为马鞭虽长但打不到马肚子上。喻虽有力力量亦达不到。例虽鞭之长，不及马腹。——《左传宣公十五年》英although the whip is long,it does not reach the horse's belly——cannot do it much as one would like do;后用以喻力不能及。亦作“鞭不及腹”[查看详情]

衣不蔽体衣服破烂遮不住身体。形容极端贫困。[查看详情]

杯水车薪用一杯水去扑灭一车燃烧的柴草。比喻力量太小无济于事。例犹以一杯水，救一车薪之火也。——《孟子告子上》英a cup of water can't put out the fire on a carload of wood; try to put out a burning cartload of faggots with a cup of water—an utterly inadequa[查看详情]

捉襟见肘衣服破烂拉一下衣襟就露出胳膊肘儿比喻生活困难或处境窘迫。英have too many difficulties to cope with; pull down one's jacket to conceal the raggedness,only to expose one's albows;[查看详情]

百孔千疮到处是孔洞和疮口。比喻破坏严重或毛病很多。例汉氏以来群儒区区修补百孔千疮，随乱随失，其危如一发引千钧。——唐韩愈《与孟尚书书》我有差使的时候已是寅支卯粮的了；此刻没了差使才得几个月已经弄得百孔千疮，背了一身亏累。——《二十年目睹之怪现状》英be affi[查看详情]