习语在英语中是一种独特的语言现象,同时也是英语词汇的精华之所在,能够熟练使用习语可以让语言更加多姿多彩。然而,由于习语的独特性,传统的习语习得多采用死记硬背的方法,因此习语学习和习语教学对学生和老师来说都是很大的挑战。经研究发现概念隐喻理论可以促进习语教学。本文在介绍概念隐喻的理论基础、定义之后,提出如何在英语习语习得中运用概念隐喻的教学方法。 Idioms in English is a unique language phenomenon, but also the essence of English vocabulary, the ability to use idioms can make the language more colorful. However, due to the idiosyncrasy of the idioms, traditional idioms are more often learned by rote learning. Therefore, idiom learning and idiom teaching are great challenges for both students and teachers. The study found that conceptual metaphor theory can promote idiom teaching. After introducing the theoretical basis and definition of conceptual metaphor, this paper puts forward a teaching method of how to apply conceptual metaphor in the acquisition of English idioms.