总结一些成语的翻译

个人整理，不代表任何权威观点。如有误译，欢迎指正。
                            第一组
听天由命/逆来顺受 resigned
自告奋勇 volunteer/step forward
容光焕发 radiant
眉开眼笑 beam
不能自拔 obsession/addiction
不遗余力 spare no effort
自作主张 take the liberty
陈词滥调 cliche/platitude
闷闷不乐 sullen
足智多谋 resourceful
茅塞顿开/顿悟 suddenly enlightened/in a moment of illumination
不择手段/千方百计 by hook or by crook
坐立不安 fidget
蜂拥而至[成群结队] swarm [flock ]
根深蒂固 entrenched/ingrained
默默无闻 obscurity
御用文人/雇佣文人 hack writer
卖弄风情/调情 flirt/coquetry
锦上添花 the icing of a tasty cake
权宜之计 expedient
孤芳自赏/顾影自怜 narcissism
雨后春笋(般出现) mushroom
大而无当/夸夸其谈 bombast
娇生惯养 pampered
难以捉摸 elusive
一针见血/切中要害 hit the nail on the head
(使...)黯然失色/相形见绌 eclipse/dwarf/outshine
垂头丧气 crestfallen
欣喜若狂 rapture/ecstatic
有勇无谋 use brawn rather than brain
义愤填膺 indignant
繁文缛节 red tape
不合时宜 untimely
装模作样/装腔作势 affected/phoney/artificial
呆若木鸡[目瞪口呆] petrified/transfixed [gape]
毕恭毕敬 deferential
自命不凡 conceited/pompous
琼浆玉液 nectar
改朝换代 dynastic succession
灵丹妙药 elixir/panacea/nostrum
油嘴滑舌 glib
能言善辩 eloquent/good at oratory
死记硬背（考前狂背） cramming
怒发冲冠 bristle with rage
任人唯亲[裙带关系] cronyism[nepotism]
等闲视之 make light of
萦绕于心/挥之不去 haunting
软硬兼施/威逼利诱 the carrot and the stick
深思熟虑 deliberation
辗转反侧 tossing and turning
设身处地(为他人想) put oneself/be in sb's shoes
掌上明珠 the apple of sb's eye
视而不见/熟视无睹 turn a blind eye to/close one's eyes to
熟能生巧 practice makes perfect
管中窥豹/管窥蠡测/以管窥天 tunnel vision
细枝末节 minutiae
有名无实 in name only/nominal
有条不紊/井井有条 in an orderly way/in good order
适得其反 backfire
凤毛麟角 as scarce as hens' teeth
言归于好/化干戈为玉帛 bury the hatchet
直言不讳 call a spade a spade
多此一举 carry coals to Newcastle
捶胸顿足 beat one's breast
大饱眼福 feast one's eyes (on sth)
得寸进尺 give sb an inch, and he'll take a mile
画蛇添足 gild the lily
难兄难弟 join the club/in the same boat
祸不单行 it never rains but it pours
一石二鸟 kill two birds with one stone
了如指掌/一清二楚 know sth inside out/know sth like the back of one's hand
大海捞针 like looking for a needle in a haystack
棋逢对手/旗鼓相当 meet one's match(in sb)
晕头转向 make one's head spin/in a spin
不伦不类 neither fish nor fowl
百里挑一 one in a million
小题大做 make a mountain out of a molehill
尸位素餐 (hold a) sinecure
行将就木/时日无多 days are numbered
不假思索 off the top of one's head
绞尽脑汁 rack one's brain
                   第二组
意气相投 congenial
心照不宣 tacit understanding
大惊小怪/小题大做 (make a) fuss
标新立异/特立独行 maverick
债台高筑 debt-ridden
艰难险阻 hardship and danger
闪烁其辞 prevaricate/shuffle
虚有其表/华而不实 meretricious
乱七八糟 at sixes and sevens/in a mess
冒名顶替 imposture
地地道道/彻头彻尾 to the core
调兵遣将 deploy force
苟延残喘 linger on
口是心非/两面三刀 duplicity
声色犬马 extravagance and sensual pleasure
咬紧牙关 grit one's teeth
咬牙切齿 grind one's teeth
骇人听闻/明目张胆 flagrant/blatant
超然物外 detached
道听途说 hearsay
流言蜚语 gossip/rumour
浅尝辄止 dabble
自吹自擂 blow one's own trumpet/brag about oneself
横眉怒目 glare with brow elevated
一丝不苟 meticulous/scrupulous
敷衍了事 perfunctory
抑扬顿挫 cadence
停滞不前/一潭死水 stagnant
无关紧要/无足轻重 trivial
火上浇油 add fuel to the fire/flames
苦尽甘来 light at the end of the tunnel
                     第三组（尚存疑问的）
异想天开 whim/chimerical
心血来潮 caprice
吹毛求疵 captious/carp
愤世嫉俗 cynic
唯利是图 mercenary
虚张声势 bluff
笨手笨脚 bumbling/awkward
蛊惑人心 demagogue
耿耿于怀 chew the bitter cud
神魂颠倒 infatuation
生死之交 Damon and Pythias
悬而未决（定） up in the air
                      其他
斑驳 variegated/mottled
糖衣炮弹 sugar-coated bullet
影射 innuendo/insinuation/allusion
逞能 bravado
笑柄 butt
荣幸 privileged
假慈悲 crocodile tears
意外之财/天上掉馅饼 windfall
走进死胡同 hit dead end
复杂的变化过程 chemistry
出神 trance
豁然/看得开 philosophical
远胜 head and shoulders above
助人一臂之力 give a leg up
紧随其后 on the heels of
产生巨大反响/轰动 make a splash
挑灯夜战/开夜车 burn the midnight oil
自断退路 burn the boat/bridge
全速前进/开足马力 full speed/steam ahead
从头到尾 from stem to stern
哽咽 have a lump in one's throat
鱼和熊掌不可兼得 have one's cake and eat it
抢跑 jump the gun
出身富贵 born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
绝唱 swan song
夜猫子 night owl
爽 on top of the world
眼不见心不烦 out of sight, out of mind
防患于未然 an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure
天涯何处无芳草 there are plenty of other fish in the sea