Идиомы на тему Insects and Fish

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  • knee-high to a grasshopper
    малюсенький, крошечный (как ребёнок)
    Joe learned to play chess when he was knee-high to a grasshopper.
  • like shooting fish in a barrel
    лёгкая победа (из-за слабости противника)
    The chess competition was like shooting fish in a barrel. It was very easy to win.
  • live in a fish bowl
    жить в тесноте, бок о бок с другими людьми
    Everybody knew about his life and personal affairs in that small place; it was like living in a fish bowl.
  • louse up
    испортить, изгадить
    "Don't you think that you've loused up your job interview? Now there is no chance for you of getting a good job."
  • make a beeline for (someone or something)
    поспешить, пойти прямо к кому-либо \ чему-либо
    Felix entered the cafe and made a beeline for the table at which his friend was sitting.
  • no flies on (someone)
    быть очень быстрым или очень занятым (весь в движении)
    There are no flies on Theodor. He is always on the move.
  • not hurt a flea
    безобидный (человек), "муху не обидит"
    Bill was accused of murder, but I knew he would not hurt a flea.
  • open up a can of worms
    создать ненужные осложнения или проблемы
    Wanda didn't want to create unnecessary complications; she decided not to open up a can of worms.
  • pale/blue/green around the gills
    выглядеть больным
    "You are looking a little pale around the gills, so you'd better go home right now."
  • put (something) in mothballs
    положить что-либо на хранение, ставить на консервацию
    My father put our old car in mothballs and decided to buy a new one.
  • shark
    жестокий и нечестный человек (как акула)
    Ronald turned out to be a shark. I made up my mind not to do any business with him.
  • small fry
    мелкие людишки, мелкая сошка, малыши
    The older children went to the party, but the small fry was left at home.
  • snake oil salesman
    продавец, пытающийся продать некачественный товар
    The car dealer is like a snake oil salesman. His second-hand cars are no good at all.
  • stir up a hornet's nest
    нажить много врагов, вызвать нарекания, "потревожить осиное гнездо"
    Mr. Galvani's speech at the shareholders' meeting stirred up a hornet's nest.
  • swallow (something) hook, line and sinker
    безоговорочно поверить, "заглотить наживку"
    Rick told me about his disastrous situation, and I, being a gullible person, swallowed it hook, line, and sinker.
  • there are plenty of other fish in the sea
    есть и другой выбор, другие люди
    My friend refused to go to the movies with me; I was not upset because I know there are plenty of other fish in the sea.
  • turn turtle
    перевернуться вверх дном
    My tires began to slip; the car turned turtle and stopped.
  • whale of (something)
    исключительно хороший
    We had a whale of a time at the barbecue party.
  • world is one's oyster
    всё возможно для кого-либо, всё достижимо
    When Mark won the scholarship, he felt as though the world was his oyster.
  • worm one's way out of (something)
    (с трудом) находить выход из затруднительного положения
    I hate to wash up, so I decided to worm my way out of this responsibility.