Animals
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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 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 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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get (someone's) goat раздражать кого-либоMy husband is very unpunctual, and it gets my goat.
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in two shakes of a lamb's tail очень быстро"Please, wait for me. I'll be back in two shakes of a lamb's tail."
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like lambs to the slaughter безропотно, покорно, "как агнец на закланье"Our baseball players went like lambs to the slaughter to meet the best team in our area.
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separate the sheep from the goats отделить более компетентных людей от менее компетентных, разделить на две группыI am not at all sure that joining the military is a good way to separate the men from the boys.