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• alley cat
  бродячая, бездомная кошка

  There is an alley cat which I see near my house very often.
• as conceited as a barber's cat
  тщеславный, полный самомнения

  Having won the award at the Annual Fair, Timothy became as conceited as a barber's cat.
• as nervous as a cat
  очень нервный

  The woman was as nervous as a cat when she talked to the bank manager.
• as weak as a kitten
  очень слабый, тщедушный

  Anne recovered from her illness but was as weak as a kitten.
• cat gets one's tongue
  быть не в состоянии что-либо сказать "язык проглотил"

  The cat got the boy's tongue when the teacher asked him about his homework.
• cat nap
  короткий сон днём

  "I am going to take a cat nap in the afternoon, so don't disturb me."
• cat on a hot tin roof
  (быть) полным кипучей деятельности, (скакать, как кот на горячей крыше)

  Little Kate was jumping around like a cat on a hot tin roof and her mother could not make her behave.
• curiosity killed the cat
  любопытство убило кошку (говорят о любопытном человеке)

  "Curiosity killed the cat," Leila's mother said, when she saw Leila hunting around in closets just before Christmas.
• fight like cats and dogs
  жить (драться) как кошка с собакой

  The Johnsons have been married for years, and all this time they have been fighting like cats and dogs.
• fraidy-cat
  трусишка

  My little son is a fraidy-cat; he is so easily frightened.
• let the cat out of the bag
  проболтаться, разболтать, выдать секрет

  "I meant to have kept my engagement a secret and not let the cat out of the bag."
• look like something the cat dragged in
  выглядеть усталым, "быть выжатым как лимон"

  Wanda was very tired after the flight and looked like something the cat dragged in.
• not enough room to swing a cat
  недостаточно места

  Let's not have a party at Mary's place; there is not enough room to swing a cat in her apartment.
• play cat and mouse with (someone)
  дразнить, дурачить; "играть в кошки-мышки"

  "Please, stop playing cat and mouse with me; I want to know your intentions immediately."
• put the cat among the pigeons
  причинять неприятности, "пустить козла в огород"

  "Don't send your secretary to talk to the angry students; it's like putting the cat among the pigeons."
• rain cats and dogs
  льёт как из ведра

  The sky is overcast, and I bet it's raining cats and dogs in the mountains.
• scaredy-cat
  трусишка

  The children call Vera a scaredy-cat because she is easily frightened.
• there is more than one way to skin a cat
  есть много способов добиться своего

  "How did you get your son to study so hard?" I asked my friend. "I disconnected the television set," she answered. "There's more than one way to skin a cat."
• when the cat's away, the mice will play
  без кота мышам раздолье

  When the mother left the room, the children began to make a lot of noise. When the cat's away, the mice will play.