For one, this goes right against the proverbial “all calories are equal.”

首先 这和公认“卡路里都是等价”概念背道而驰。

His oblique command was to become a proverbial case of gangsterism dressed in plausible deniability.

亨利二世通过拐弯抹角命令让自己合理地置身事外，并打造出了一场众所周知犯罪件。

I, when I'm on the road I tend to be the proverbial early to bed, early to rise.

早睡早起。

Maybe you're a proverbial lone wolf or aspiring to be one.

也许你是众所周知孤狼，或者渴望成为孤狼。

Personal-finance experts have long considered the proverbial nest egg to be sacrosanct.

长期以来，个人理财专家都认为众所周知（养老）存款是坚决能染指。

Sometimes they look at me like the proverbial bird in the punch bowl.

有时候他们看我就像俗话中" 扫兴使（屎）者" 一样。

Sounds like you're still searching for a needle in the proverbial haystack.

看来你还是在大海捞针啊。

But no one really wants to talk about this proverbial cow in the room.

但是没有人真正想在这里谈论这个问题（cow in the room，引申 elephant in the room，喻指众人视而畜牧业大问题）。

It was like the proverbial threading of a needle, only with life-and-death consequences.

这就像众所周知穿针引线一样，只是它会带来生或死后果。

I mean, sometimes, you're in a completely distributive negotiation with limited slices of proverbial pie.

我意思是，有时，你是在一个完全分配性谈判中，只有有限几块众所周知馅饼。

See, when people drink they often seek to embark on a proverbial rollercoaster ride, without fear.

看，当人们喝酒时，他们经常寻求踏上众所周知过山车之旅，没有恐惧。

Do you know what is lovely? This is the proverbial rifling through your recipe drawers. Yeah.

这是你在抽屉寻宝发现？太棒了！

Two days after I kicked the proverbial bucket, my husband asked my neighbors to do me a favor.

在我升天两日之后，我丈夫让邻居们帮个忙。

To single out a few particular stars from billions is like looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack.

从数十亿颗恒星中挑出几个特别恒星，就像大海捞针。

Next time, we'll talk about what happens after you get your foot through the proverbial door: the interview.

下次，我们将讨论当你踏入那个众所周知大门之后会发生事：面试。

We are the proverbial frogs in boiling water.

我们是众所周知沸水中青蛙。

I'm right up the proverbial creek here.

我就在这众所周知小溪上。

(12)" Enest hane i kurven" —a proverbial saying.

(12)“Enest hane i kurven”——谚语。

They are the proverbial canary in a coal mine.

他们是众所周知煤矿中金丝雀。

And let's not forget the proverbial watercooler conversations.

让我们要忘记众所周知饮水机对话。