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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.
• 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 quiet as a mouse
  тихий как мышь, робкий

  The child was playing with her toys and was as quiet as a mouse.
• best-laid plans of mice and men
  хорошо продуманные планы

  Even the best-laid plans of mice and men cannot prevent you from misfortune.
• have bats in one's belfry
  быть не в своём уме, "винтика не хватает"

  I think Molly has bats in her belfry; she always talks gibberish.
• like a bat out of hell
  очень быстро, со всех ног, во весь опор

  The thief left the house like a bat out of hell.
• 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."
• rat on (someone)
  выдать кого-либо, рассказав о неприглядном поведении; донести

  I asked my sister not to tell Mother about the spoilt carpet, but she ratted on me.
• rat out on (someone)
  бросить кого-либо в беде, предать

  My best friend ratted out on me at a critical time, and I am not going to forgive him his betrayal.
• rat race
  жизнь, как бесконечная гонка и отчаянная борьба за успех; "крысиные бега"

  Working and living in a big city is too much of a rat race that's why Sandra is not satisfied with her life in New-York.
• smell a rat
  заподозрить, почуять неладное

  When Clara didn't come back with my money, I began to smell a rat.
• 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.