大同小异
　　much of muchness：The two articles are much of muchness ( be alike with minor difference ; There’s not a pin to choose between the two ) in appearance and quality.
　　大言不惭
　　blow your own trumpet：You really blow your own trumpet. (talk big; overshoot oneself)
　　大快朵颐
　　They are so delicious that I ate my fill. (gorge oneself; tuck in at; have/take one’s fill.)
　　大功告成
　　The big project finally came off with honors (bring home the bacon; come through with flying colors).
　　大智若愚
　　He who cannot play the fool is not a wise man.
　　大器晚成
　　Rome was not built in a day.
　　大海捞针
　　needle in a haystack：Finding your lost contact lens is just like looking for a needle in a haystack.
　　山穷水尽
　　at the end of one’s resources
　　山中无老虎，猴子称大王
　　Among the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cat’s away, the mice will pay.
　　小题大做
　　Make a mountain out of a molehill. ( fuss about trifles; a tempest in a teapot; a storm in a teacup; break a butterfly on a wheel )
　　【笔记】much of a muchness：大同小异very much the same
　　tuck：<俚>大吃，通常后面接away/in
　　come off：实现，发生
　　bring home the bacon：成功，也有养家糊口，谋生的意思
　　play the fool：干蠢事，演滑稽角色
　　contact lens：隐形眼镜

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