Идиомы о животных
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ahead of the pack
(быть) впереди всехI studied hard so that I could be ahead of the pack in my class.
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albatross (around someone's neck)
помеха на пути к успехуJack's lack of a proper education is an albatross around his neck, and it prevents him from getting a good job.
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alley cat
бродячая, бездомная кошкаThere is an alley cat which I see near my house very often.
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as a duck takes to water
естественно, как рыба в водеSofia plunged into the water and started to swim easily and naturally, just as a duck takes to water.
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as awkward as a cow on roller skates
быть очень неловким, "как корова на льду"Jane isn't much of a dancer, and she was as awkward as a cow on roller skates when Jim invited her.
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as bald as a coot
совершенно лысый (похожий на птицу лысуху)My Uncle Robert is as bald as a coot.
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as blind as a bat
слепой, "слепой как крот"I have lost my glasses, and without them I am as blind as a bat.
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as busy as a beaver
быть очень занятымPaul seems to be as busy as a beaver all the time.
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as busy as a bee
трудолюбивый как пчёлка, очень занятыйCora has been as busy as a bee since she moved into her new house.
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as calm as a toad in the sun
очень спокойный и довольный (как жаба на солнце)Jeremy looked as calm as a toad in the sun during the baseball game.
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as clean as a hound's tooth
очень чистыйWhen I finished cleaning the kitchen, it looked as clean as a hound's tooth.
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as conceited as a barber's cat
тщеславный, полный самомненияHaving won the award at the Annual Fair, Timothy became as conceited as a barber's cat.
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as crazy as a bedbug
сумасшедшийMy old aunt Polly is as crazy as a bedbug.
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as crazy as a loon
психMy next door neighbor, Miss Darling, is as crazy as a loon.
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as crooked as a dog's hind leg
нечестный, бессовестныйI dislike Jeremy Stuart; he turned out to be as crooked as a dog's hind leg.
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as dead as a dodo
мёртвый (как вымершая птица дронт)A car hit a cat, and it was as dead as a dodo after the accident.
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as drunk as a skunk
очень пьяный, "пьян в стельку"The bartender refused to sell Jonny any alcohol because he was as drunk as a skunk.
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as easy as duck soup
очень легко, без усилийPersuading my father to buy a new computer was as easy as duck soup.
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as fat as a pig
жирный как свинья"If you go on eating as much as you do now, you'll be as fat as a pig."
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as free as a bird
свободный как птицаI am through with my exams, and now I am as free as a bird.
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as full/tight as a tick
переполненный едой или питьёмThe man was as full as a tick after a large meal at supper.
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as gaudy as a butterfly
слишком яркий (как бабочка)I don't quite like this dress; it's as gaudy as a butterfly.
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as gentle as a lamb
нежный, ласковыйMarion is as gentle as a lamb when she is with her baby daughter.
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as graceful as a swan
грациозный как лебедьThe ballet dancer was as graceful as a swan.
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as gruff as a bear
грубый, неприветливыйOliver Schmidt is always as gruff as a bear, and most of his co-workers dislike him.
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as happy as a clam
счастливый и довольный (как двустворчатый моллюск)The little boy was as happy as a clam when he was given a new bicycle.
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as happy as a lark
очень счастливый, весёлыйMaria looked as happy as a lark when she got engaged to Mark.
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as hoarse as a crow
охрипшийI had to talk very much that day and was as hoarse as a crow by the evening.
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as hungry as a bear
голодный как волкI was as hungry as a bear that afternoon, and I told my mother that I could eat a horse.
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as innocent as a lamb
невинный, наивныйSara is as innocent as a lamb; she still believes that all people are kind and generous.
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as mad as a hornet
очень злой (как оса)My brother got as mad as a hornet when he learnt that I had lost his disks.
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as mad as a wet hen
взбешённыйPeter suspected that Joanna had deceived him and was as mad as a wet hen.
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as meek as a lamb
послушный, кроткий как ягнёнокOn the surface Kelly is as meek as a lamb, but I know that actually she is naughty and quarrelsome.
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as merry as a cricket
весёлый (как сверчок)Laura is a sunny person; she is always as merry as a cricket.
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as naked as a jaybird
голый, "в чём мать родила"Jeremy had a swim in the lake, and when he got out of the water he was as naked as a jaybird.