Britain is an seagirt island country with dense rivers and long coastlines, such natural environment give the britain quite rich fish resources and ocean resources. Therefore, a lot of idioms in English are about sailing and fishing. For instance,
as close as an oyster (守口如瓶)
like a fish out of water which means feel uncomfortable in the unfamiliar environment
drink like a fish (豪饮)
to mish the boat (错失良机)
tower one"s sail(甘拜下风)
to trim one"s sail to the wind (见风使舵)
never offer to teach fish to swim(不要班门弄斧)
