{"id":7618,"date":"2020-02-10T15:30:36","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T13:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/?p=7618"},"modified":"2023-10-08T13:20:45","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T11:20:45","slug":"english-idioms-related-to-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/archives\/7618","title":{"rendered":"\u0418\u0434\u0438\u043e\u043c\u044b: \u0436\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0435 (animals)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a0bull in a china shop<\/strong> (\u0441\u043b\u043e\u043d \u0432 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u0443\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043b\u0430\u0432\u043a\u0435)<br \/>\n<strong>(to) let the cat out of the bag<\/strong> (\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f; \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0431\u043e\u043b\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0435\u043a\u0440\u0435\u0442)<br \/>\n<strong>cock-and-bull story<\/strong> (\u043d\u0435\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0434\u043e\u043f\u043e\u0434\u043e\u0431\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u044f; \u043d\u0435\u0431\u044b\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0430)<br \/>\n<strong>dark horse<\/strong> (\u0442\u0435\u043c\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043b\u043e\u0448\u0430\u0434\u043a\u0430)<br \/>\n<strong>(to) beat a dead horse<\/strong> (\u0437\u0440\u044f \u0442\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0438\u043b\u044b; \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0432\u043f\u0443\u0441\u0442\u0443\u044e)<br \/>\n<strong>(to) horse around<\/strong> (\u0432\u0430\u043b\u044f\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0443\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0430; \u0434\u0443\u0440\u0430\u0447\u0438\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f)<br \/>\n<strong>straight from the horse\u2019s mouth<\/strong> (\u0438\u0437 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u044b\u0445 \u0443\u0441\u0442)<br \/>\n<strong>dead duck<\/strong> (\u0433\u0438\u0431\u043b\u043e\u0435 \u0434\u0435\u043b\u043e)<br \/>\n<strong>like water off a duck\u2019s back<\/strong> (\u043a\u0430\u043a \u0441 \u0433\u0443\u0441\u044f \u0432\u043e\u0434\u0430)<br \/>\n<strong>(to) cook someone\u2019s goose<\/strong> (\u043f\u043e\u0433\u0443\u0431\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e-\u043b\u0438\u0431\u043e; \u0443\u0433\u0440\u043e\u0431\u0438\u0442\u044c)<br \/>\n<strong>ugly duckling<\/strong> (\u0433\u0430\u0434\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0442\u0435\u043d\u043e\u043a)<br \/>\n<strong>as a duck takes to water<\/strong> (\u043a\u0430\u043a \u0440\u044b\u0431\u0430 \u0432 \u0432\u043e\u0434\u0435)<br \/>\n<strong>(to) get ducks in a row<\/strong> (\u043d\u0430\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0440\u044f\u0434\u043e\u043a; \u0440\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0432 \u0434\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0445)<br \/>\n<strong>cat\u2019s meow<\/strong> (\u043c\u0438\u043b\u0430\u0448\u043a\u0430; \u043a\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0446\u0430; \u043c\u0438\u043b\u0430\u044f \u0432\u0435\u0449\u0438\u0446\u0430)<br \/>\n<strong>when pigs fly<\/strong> (\u043a\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430 \u0440\u0430\u043a \u043d\u0430 \u0433\u043e\u0440\u0435 \u0441\u0432\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043d\u0435\u0442, \u0442\u043e \u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430)<br \/>\n<strong>(to) buy a pig in a poke<\/strong> (\u043a\u0443\u043f\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u0442\u0430 \u0432 \u043c\u0435\u0448\u043a\u0435)<br \/>\n<strong>(to) have ants in one\u2019s pants<\/strong> (\u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0435\u0443\u0433\u043e\u043c\u043e\u043d\u043d\u044b\u043c, \u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0439\u043d\u044b\u043c; \u043d\u0435 \u043c\u043e\u0447\u044c \u0443\u0441\u0438\u0434\u0435\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u043c\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0435)<br \/>\n<strong>as happy as a lark<\/strong> (\u043e\u0447\u0435\u043d\u044c \u0441\u0447\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043b\u0438\u0432\u044b\u0439, \u0432\u0435\u0441\u0435\u043b\u044b\u0439)<br \/>\n<strong>Let sleeping dogs lie<\/strong> (\u043d\u0435 \u0431\u0443\u0434\u0438 \u043b\u0438\u0445\u043e, \u043f\u043e\u043a\u0430 \u043e\u043d\u043e \u0442\u0438\u0445\u043e; \u043d\u0435 \u0441\u0442\u043e\u0438\u0442 \u0432\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0448\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0448\u043b\u043e\u0435)<br \/>\n<strong>(to) have no dog in this fight<\/strong> (\u043d\u0435 \u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u0437\u0430\u0438\u043d\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u043c \u0432 \u0441\u0438\u0442\u0443\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438; \u043d\u0435 \u0432\u043e\u043b\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043e \u0440\u0435\u0437\u0443\u043b\u044c\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0435)<br \/>\n<strong>top dog<\/strong> (\u0432\u043e\u0436\u0430\u043a; \u0430\u043b\u044c\u0444\u0430-\u0441\u0430\u043c\u0435\u0446; \u0431\u043e\u0441\u0441)<br \/>\n<strong>dog-eat-dog<\/strong> (\u0441\u0438\u0442\u0443\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f, \u0433\u0434\u0435 \u043a\u0430\u0436\u0434\u044b\u0439 \u0441\u0430\u043c \u0437\u0430 \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f)<br \/>\n<strong>dog in the manger<\/strong> (\u0441\u043e\u0431\u0430\u043a\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u0441\u0435\u043d\u0435; \u043d\u0438 \u0441\u0435\u0431\u0435 \u043d\u0438 \u043b\u044e\u0434\u044f\u043c)<br \/>\n<strong>in the doghouse<\/strong> (\u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c) (\u0432 \u043d\u0435\u043c\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438)<br \/>\n<strong>as clean as a hound\u2019s tooth<\/strong> (\u043e\u0447\u0435\u043d\u044c \u0447\u0438\u0441\u0442\u044b\u0439)<br \/>\n<strong>Little bird told me<\/strong> (\u0441\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043a\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u0445\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043d\u0435\u0441\u043b\u0430; \u043c\u043d\u0435 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043b\u043e \u0438\u0437\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043d\u043e)<br \/>\n<strong>(to) chicken out<\/strong> (\u0442\u0440\u00fd\u0441\u0438\u0442\u044c)<br \/>\n<strong>(to) jump the shark<\/strong> (\u043f\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0440\u044f\u0442\u044c \u0431\u044b\u043b\u0443\u044e \u043f\u043e\u043f\u0443\u043b\u044f\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c)<br \/>\n<strong>kangaroo court<\/strong> (\u043d\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0435\u0434\u043b\u0438\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0441\u0443\u0434; \u0441\u0443\u0434 \u043d\u0435 \u043f\u043e \u0437\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0443)<br \/>\n<strong>for donkey\u2019s years<\/strong> (\u0441 \u043d\u0435\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0430\u043c\u044f\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0432\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0435\u043d; \u0446\u0435\u043b\u0443\u044e \u0432\u0435\u0447\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c)<br \/>\n<strong>barrel of monkeys<\/strong> (\u0447\u0442\u043e-\u0442\u043e \u0441\u043c\u0435\u0448\u043d\u043e\u0435, \u0437\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0435)<br \/>\n<strong>Monkey see, monkey do<\/strong> (\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u0447\u0435\u0433\u043e-\u043b\u0438\u0431\u043e \u0431\u0435\u0437 \u043f\u043e\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0441\u0443\u0442\u0438)<br \/>\n<strong>monkey business<\/strong> (\u043d\u0435\u0441\u0435\u0440\u044c\u0435\u0437\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435; \u043e\u0437\u043e\u0440\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e; \u043e\u0431\u043c\u0430\u043d; \u0436\u0443\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e)<br \/>\n<strong>(to) smell a rat<\/strong> (\u0447\u0443\u044f\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0435)<br \/>\n<strong>(to) have rats in the attic<\/strong> (\u043d\u0435 \u0432\u0441\u0435 \u0434\u043e\u043c\u0430; \u0442\u0430\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0430\u043d\u044b \u0432 \u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0435)<br \/>\n<strong>calm as a toad in the sun<\/strong> (\u043e\u0447\u0435\u043d\u044c \u0441\u043f\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0439\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0438 \u0434\u043e\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439)<br \/>\n<strong>(to) cast pearls before swine<\/strong> (\u043c\u0435\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0431\u0438\u0441\u0435\u0440 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434 \u0441\u0432\u0438\u043d\u044c\u044f\u043c\u0438)<br \/>\n<strong>a fine kettle of fish<\/strong> (\u0437\u0430\u0442\u0440\u0443\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0435, \u043d\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043a\u043e\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435)<br \/>\n<strong>a different kettle of fish<\/strong> (\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0441\u0435\u043c \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u043e\u0435 \u0434\u0435\u043b\u043e; \u043d\u0435 \u0442\u043e \u0436\u0435 \u0441\u0430\u043c\u043e\u0435)<br \/>\n<strong>cold fish<\/strong> (\u0431\u0435\u0441\u0447\u0443\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439, \u0445\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0447\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043a)<br \/>\n<strong>conceited as a barber\u2019s cat<\/strong> (\u0441\u0430\u043c\u043e\u0434\u043e\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439)<br \/>\n<strong>(to) cry wolf<\/strong> (\u043f\u043e\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043b\u043e\u0436\u043d\u0443\u044e \u0442\u0440\u0435\u0432\u043e\u0433\u0443)<br \/>\n<strong>Poor as a church mouse<\/strong> (\u0431\u0435\u0434\u0435\u043d \u043a\u0430\u043a \u0446\u0435\u0440\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043c\u044b\u0448\u044c)<br \/>\n<strong>\u0421ash cow<\/strong> (\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0438\u043a \u0434\u0435\u043d\u0435\u0433; \u0434\u043e\u0439\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043a\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430)<br \/>\n<strong>eager beaver<\/strong> (\u0442\u0440\u0443\u0434\u044f\u0433\u0430; \u0443\u0441\u0435\u0440\u0434\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a)<br \/>\n<strong>elephant in the room<\/strong> (\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u044f \u0438\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043d\u0430; \u0442\u043e, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0432\u0441\u0435\u043c \u043e\u0447\u0435\u0432\u0438\u0434\u043d\u043e)<br \/>\n<strong>eat nap<\/strong> (\u043a\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0442\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0441\u043e\u043d \u0434\u043d\u0435\u043c)<br \/>\n<strong>Cat gets one\u2019s tongue<\/strong> (\u044f\u0437\u044b\u043a \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u043b\u043e\u0442\u0438\u0442\u044c)<br \/>\n<strong>Like a cat on a hot tin roof<\/strong> (\u043d\u0435 \u043d\u0430\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0435\u0431\u0435 \u043c\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0430; \u043d\u0435\u0440\u0432\u043d\u0438\u0447\u0430\u0442\u044c)<br \/>\n<strong>(to) serve as a guinea pig<\/strong> (\u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u043f\u043e\u0434\u043e\u043f\u044b\u0442\u043d\u044b\u043c \u043a\u0440\u043e\u043b\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043c)<br \/>\n<strong>(to) grab a tiger by the tail<\/strong> (\u0432\u0437\u044f\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0437\u0430 \u0434\u0435\u043b\u043e, \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0435 \u043e\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044c \u043d\u0435\u043e\u0436\u0438\u0434\u0430\u043d\u043d\u043e \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0436\u043d\u044b\u043c, \u043d\u043e \u043e\u0442 \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043d\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0437\u044f \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0bull in a china shop (\u0441\u043b\u043e\u043d \u0432 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u0443\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043b\u0430\u0432\u043a\u0435) (to) let the cat out of the bag (\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f; \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0431\u043e\u043b\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0435\u043a\u0440\u0435\u0442) cock-and-bull story (\u043d\u0435\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0434\u043e\u043f\u043e\u0434\u043e\u0431\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u044f; \u043d\u0435\u0431\u044b\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0430) dark horse (\u0442\u0435\u043c\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043b\u043e\u0448\u0430\u0434\u043a\u0430) (to) beat a dead horse (\u0437\u0440\u044f \u0442\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0438\u043b\u044b; \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0432\u043f\u0443\u0441\u0442\u0443\u044e) (to) &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/archives\/7618\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1262],"tags":[1257,999],"class_list":["post-7618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-idioms","tag-c1","tag-idiom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7618"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10878,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7618\/revisions\/10878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}