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• ahead of the pack
  (быть) впереди всех

  I studied hard so that I could be ahead of the pack in my class.
• alley cat
  бродячая, бездомная кошка

  There is an alley cat which I see near my house very often.
• 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.
• 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 busy as a beaver
  быть очень занятым

  Paul seems to be as busy as a beaver all the time.
• as clean as a hound's tooth
  очень чистый

  When I finished cleaning the kitchen, it looked as clean as a hound's tooth.
• 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 crooked as a dog's hind leg
  нечестный, бессовестный

  I dislike Jeremy Stuart; he turned out to be as crooked as a dog's hind leg.
• 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.
• 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."
• as gentle as a lamb
  нежный, ласковый

  Marion is as gentle as a lamb when she is with her baby daughter.
• as gruff as a bear
  грубый, неприветливый

  Oliver Schmidt is always as gruff as a bear, and most of his co-workers dislike him.
• as hungry as a bear
  голодный как волк

  I was as hungry as a bear that afternoon, and I told my mother that I could eat a horse.
• as innocent as a lamb
  невинный, наивный

  Sara is as innocent as a lamb; she still believes that all people are kind and generous.
• as meek as a lamb
  послушный, кроткий как ягнёнок

  On the surface Kelly is as meek as a lamb, but I know that actually she is naughty and quarrelsome.
• as nervous as a cat
  очень нервный

  The woman was as nervous as a cat when she talked to the bank manager.
• 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.
• 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 sly as a fox
  хитрый как лиса

  Our neighbor Miss Cunning is as sly as a fox.
• 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 weak as a kitten
  очень слабый, тщедушный

  Anne recovered from her illness but was as weak as a kitten.
• as wild as a tiger
  очень дикий

  The dog was as wild as a tiger and he didn't allow anybody to touch him.
• back the wrong horse
  делать ставку не на того (человека)

  In voting for Senator Plush, voters in 1992 were backing the wrong horse.
• badger (someone)
  донимать кого-либо

  I was writing an essay and didn't like my little sister to badger me with her silly questions.
• bark up the wrong tree
  ошибаться, идти по ложному следу; обвинять не того, кого следует

  George is barking up the wrong tree when he blames his troubles on his parents.
• best-laid plans of mice and men
  хорошо продуманные планы

  Even the best-laid plans of mice and men cannot prevent you from misfortune.
• bet on the wrong horse
  выбирать неверный курс, "поставить не на ту лошадь"

  "I am sure you are betting on the wrong horse when you try to support that project."
• black sheep of the family
  паршивая овца (в семье)

  My cousin Cora is a high school dropout. My relatives think her to be the black sheep of the family.
• bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
  (быть) очень весёлым, полным радости

  The kids are bright-eyed and bushy-tailed because their mother has promised to take them to the zoo.
• bull in a china shop
  слон в посудной лавке (о неловком или бестактном человеке)

  My boy friend is like a bull in a china shop; he is not only very clumsy, but he is also tactless.
• buy a pig in a poke
  купить кота в мешке

  You can buy a second-hand car, but it will be like buying a pig in a poke if you do not look at it properly first.
• by shank's mare
  пешком, "на своих двоих"

  My car got broken, so I had to come to work by shank's mare.