中国考生在雅思考试中经常会用到一些汉语中的成语，但是一般的表达都不是很地道。但是如果我们适当地能够使用地道的英语成语，可以使我们的口语和写作成绩及再上一个台阶。

1. 知人知面不知心   Fair without, foul within.

2. 血比水浓   Blood is thicker than water.

3. 自作自受   Harm set, harm get.

4. 无债一身轻   Happy is he who owes nothing.

5. 英雄所见略同   Great minds think alike.

6. 真人不露相   Deep rivers move in silence, shallow brooks are noisy.

7. 事出有因   Every why has its wherefore.

8. 傻人多福   Fortune favors the fools.

9. 有备无患   Good watch prevents misfortune.

10. 公事公办   Business is business.

11. 和气生财   Cheek brings success.

12. 人比人气死人   Comparisons are odious.

13. 知足常乐   Content is happiness.

14. 否极泰来   Adversity leads to prosperity.

15. 瑞雪兆丰年   A heavy snow promises a good harvest.

16. 失之毫厘，差之千里   A miss is as good as a mile.

17. 不做亏心事，不怕雷声响   A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.

18. 饥不择食   Beggars must be no choosers.

19. 树大招风   A tall tree catches the wind.

20. 万事开头难   It is the first step that costs. / The first step is the hardest.

21. 好的开始是成功的一半   A good beginning is half the battle. / Well begun is half done.

22. 情人眼里出西施   Beauty is in lover's eyes. / Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

23. 言教不如身教   A good example is the best sermon.