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• as nutty as a fruitcake
  сумасшедший, выживший из ума

  Dora is nutty as a fruitcake; she is irrational and crazy.
• as old as the hills
  очень старый

  I decided not to buy that house because it looked as old as the hills.
• as one
  все как один

  The audience stood up as one and began to applaud the actors.
• as phony as a three-dollar bill
  фальшивый, поддельный (как трёхдолларовая купюра)

  The woman, who was raising money for a children's playground, seemed to be as phony as a three-dollar bill.
• as plain as the nose on one's face
  совершенно очевидно

  The cause of the accident was clearly evident; it was as plain as the nose on my face.
• as poor as a church mouse
  бедный как церковная мышь

  Cathy can't afford a new car; she is as poor as a church mouse.
• as proud as a peacock
  очень гордый

  Ms. Bobtail's son was a good musician, and she was as proud as a peacock of him.
• as quiet as a mouse
  тихий как мышь, робкий

  The child was playing with her toys and was as quiet as a mouse.
• as red as a cherry
  ярко-красный (как вишня)

  Sara wore bright red sandals and her dress was as red as a cherry.
• as red as a lobster
  красный (как рак)

  When Sandra came home from the beach, she was as red as a lobster after sitting in the sun too much.
• as red as a poppy
  ярко-красный (как мак)

  I fell down the stairs, and the mark on my knee was as red as a poppy.
• as red as a rose
  красный как роза (интенсивный красный)

  The man's nose was as red as a rose from intensive drinking.
• as red as a ruby
  красный (рубиновый оттенок)

  Marion likes deep red and her lips are usually as red as a ruby.
• as red as blood
  красный как кровь

  I spilled red ink on the table and the stain was as red as blood.
• as scarce as hen's teeth
  редко встречающийся или не существующий

  In summer cheap hotels everywhere are as scarce as hen's teeth.
• as scarce as hen's teeth/scarcer than hen's teeth
  скудный или несуществующий

  Good hotels in this small town were as scarce as hen's teeth.
• as scared as a rabbit
  пугливый как заяц

  The little boy became as scared as a rabbit when he saw that he was surrounded by strangers.
• as sick as a dog
  очень больной

  Yates was shivering with cold and looked as sick as a dog.
• as silly as a goose
  очень глупый

  No wonder nobody takes Julia seriously; she is as silly as a goose.
• as slippery as an eel
  скользкий как угорь, увёртливый, изворотливый

  Paul is as slippery as an eel, and I am sure he cannot be trusted.
• as sly as a fox
  хитрый как лиса

  Our neighbor Miss Cunning is as sly as a fox.
• as snug as a bug in a rug
  очень уютный

  I wrapped myself into a big warm comforter and felt as snug as a bug in a rug.
• as sober as a judge
  (быть) трезвым как стёклышко

  When the traffic police stopped Mike, he swore he was as sober as a judge.
• as soft as a baby's bottom
  очень мягкий и гладкий (как кожа младенца)

  My fleece jacket is as soft as a baby's bottom.
• as soft as down
  мягкий как пух

  The little girl's fair hair was as soft as down.
• as sound as a dollar
  надёжный как доллар

  My father's company is very secure and dependable; in fact it is as sound as a dollar.
• as sour as vinegar
  угрюмый, неприветливый, (кислый как уксус)

  Mr. Fiber is not at all friendly; he is as sour as vinegar.
• as strong as a horse/lion/ox
  сильный как бык

  Collin is as strong as an ox; he is the strongest among his friends.
• as stubborn as a mule
  упрямый, как осёл

  If a person is as stubborn as a mule, it's impossible to make him change his mind.
• as such
  как таковой, в таком виде

  "As such, I can't possibly sign your application. You'll have to re-write it".
• as sweet as honey/sugar
  сладкий как сахар, сладкий как мёд

  Melanie's conversation is as sweet as honey, but I can't very well believe her.
• as the crow flies
  напрямик, кратчайшим путём (так же прямо, как летит птица)

  As the crow flies, it is not more than three miles between his house and the station.
• as thick as pea soup
  очень густой (как гороховый суп)

  The fog that day was as thick as pea soup and it caused my accidents.
• as ugly as a toad
  некрасивый, страшный как жаба

  Pam had a flat nose with wide nostrils, small beady eyes and a double chin and looked as ugly as a toad.
• as usual
  как обычно

  As usual, at the theatre they prefer to sit in the front rows.