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English	Russian
A nod is as good as a wink	намёк понятен (Полный вариант пословицы – "a nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse/bat". VLZ_58)
accept as a given	принять как данность (askandy)
act as a guinea pig	быть подопытным кроликом (Andrey Truhachev)
act as a guinea pig	служить подопытным кроликом (Andrey Truhachev)
as artful as a cart-load of monkeys	очень хитрый (Bobrovska)
as artful as a cart-load of monkeys	хитрый, как муха (Bobrovska)
as a bull in the china shop	как слон (He worked out as a bull in the china shop. Our bar is ruined now.– Он сработал как слон: разгромил весь бар. Franka_LV)
as a crow flies	напрямик (alex_translator)
as a cucumber	как огурчик (Yeldar Azanbayev)
as a hog on ice	как корова на льду (shergilov)
as a knee-jerk reaction	рефлекторно (Vic_Ber)
as a part of	в рамках (Елена_С)
as a part of	в ходе (Елена_С)
as a rough guide	в качестве общего правила (Andrey Truhachev)
as a rough guide	в виде общего правила (Andrey Truhachev)
as a rule of thumb	в качестве общего правила (Andrey Truhachev)
as a rule of thumb	в виде общего правила (Andrey Truhachev)
as a rule of thumb	характерно (Liv Bliss)
as a whole ring	в целом (Xenia Hell)
as black as a skillet	очень чёрный как сковорода (langwitch.ru younenari)
as blind as a bat	слепой, как крот (igisheva)
as blind as a bat	слеп как крот (Andrey Truhachev)
as bright as a button	блистать умственными способностями и энергичностью (Yeldar Azanbayev)
as busy as popcorn on a skillet	подвижный (langwitch.ru younenari)
as busy as popcorn on a skillet	очень активный (langwitch.ru younenari)
as busy as a beaver	постоянно занят (выражение употребляют в положительном контексте: You are always as busy as a beaver – Ты всегда трудишься, как пчёлка Taras)
as busy as a beaver	у него дел по горло (Taras)
as busy as a beaver	трудится как пчёлка (Taras)
as changeable as a weathercock	флюгер (Bobrovska)
as changeable as a weathercock	изменчивый (Bobrovska)
as changeable as a weathercock	непостоянный (Bobrovska)
as clean as a whistle	чист перед законом (if someone is as clean as a whistle, they are not involved in anything illegal He hasn't got a criminal record – he's clean as a whistle. Clepa)
as cool as a cucumber	спокойный как удав (разг. Nyufi)
as cool as a cucumber	как ни в чём не бывало (ART Vancouver)
as crazy as a bed bug	чокнутый (The woman's as crazy as a bed bug! ART Vancouver)
as crazy as a crumpet	сумасбродный (... and the whole thing was as crazy as a crumpet, but funny in an off-beat sort of way. (Raymond Chandler) ART Vancouver)
as dead as a dodo	уже не существующий, не популярный, не важный (Сибиряков Андрей)
as dead as a stone	труп (в некоторых контекстах такой перевод будет стилистически оправдан 4uzhoj)
as dead as a stone	без признаков жизни (идиоматика английского выражения не имеет аналога в русском и в переводе либо опускается, либо передается лексическими средствами)
as dead as a stone	мертвее некуда (devoid of life when applied to people Val_Ships)
as dim as a glow worm's armpit	тупой как валенок (Andrey Truhachev)
as drunk as a lord	пьян, как сапожник
as dry as a desert	очень сухой (VLZ_58)
as dry as a shite in the desert	очень сухой (VLZ_58)
as dumb as a stump	глуп как осёл (antonchyk)
as dumb as a stump	глуп как баран (antonchyk)
as dumb as a stump	глуп как пень (antonchyk)
as dumb as a stump	глуп как пробка (antonchyk)
as easy as falling off a log	как дважды два (Taras)
as fit as a fiddle	здоров как бык (Азери)
as good as a chocolate teapot	толку как от козла молока (It's as good as a chocolate teapot – От этого толку как от козла молока Taras)
as happy as a clam	очень счастливый (senia_m)
as happy as a dog with two tails	очень счастливый (senia_m)
as happy as a lark	очень счастливый (senia_m)
as hard as a brick	хоть об дорогу бей (Baguettes they sell are as hard as a brick. The crust is awfully hard that you can barely chew it! ART Vancouver)
as high as a kite	под кайфом (под влиянием алкоголя или наркотиков)
as high as a kite	в приподнятом настроении (под влиянием алкоголя или наркотиков)
as high as a kite	возбуждённый (под влиянием алкоголя или наркотиков)
as hungry as a hunter	голодный как волк
as if a great weight has been rolled off the soul	будто камень с души свалился ('It was as if a great weight had been rolled off the soul.' (P.G. Wodehouse) ART Vancouver)
as if a great weight has been rolled off the soul	как камень с души свалился ('It was as if a great weight had been rolled off the soul.' (P.G. Wodehouse) ART Vancouver)
as if a great weight has been rolled off the soul	как будто камень с души свалился ('It was as if a great weight had been rolled off the soul.' (P.G. Wodehouse) ART Vancouver)
as innocent as a babe unborn	невинен как младенец (Johnny Bravo)
as mad as a March Hare	абсолютно безумный (безумный как мартовский заяц senia_m)
as mild as a dove	кроткий, как овечка (as a lamb)
as pale as a corpse	белый как труп (Александр_10)
as pale as a corpse	бледный как смерть (Александр_10)
as plain as a pikestaff	ясно, как дважды два – четыре
as queer as a clockwork orange	с причудами (Самурай)
as queer as a clockwork orange	странный (Самурай)
as queer as a coot	с причудами (Самурай)
as queer as a coot	странный (Самурай)
as queer as a nine bob note	с причудами (Самурай)
as queer as a three dollar bill	с причудами (Самурай)
as queer as a three dollar bill	странный (Самурай)
as quiet as a mouse	как мышь под веником (Alex_Odeychuk)
as red as a beetroot	красный как помидор (чаще – от смущения IlonaSun)
as sharp as a marble	тупой как пробка (Some people are about as sharp as a marble. ART Vancouver)
as sharp as a marble	недалёкий (Some people are about as sharp as a marble. ART Vancouver)
as sharp as a needle	быть чертовски умным (Yeldar Azanbayev)
as silly as a goose	глуп, как пробка
as skinny as a rake	тощий как жердь (Andrey Truhachev)
as skinny as a rake	худой как скелет (Andrey Truhachev)
as skinny as a rake	худой как спичка (Andrey Truhachev)
as skinny as a rake	тощий как швабра (Andrey Truhachev)
as skinny as a rake	худой как швабра (Andrey Truhachev)
as skinny as a rake	худой как палка (Andrey Truhachev)
as slender as a withy	стройная как модель (Andrey Truhachev)
as slender as a withy	стройная как кипарис (she Andrey Truhachev)
as slender as a withy	стройная как берёзка (Andrey Truhachev)
as slender as a withy	стройный как кипарис (he)
as smart as a steel trap	палец в рот не клади (из "Русско-английского фразеолгического словаря переводчика" С.С. Кузьмина VLZ_58)
as smart as a whip	очень умный (Mr. Smith was a prompt and successful businessman, "smart as a whip," as the Yankees say. Some men dislike smart as a whip women. Putney Heath)
as smart as a whip	обладающий сильным интеллектом (Putney Heath)
as sound as a bell	цел и невредим (Andrey Truhachev)
as sound as a bell	как ни в чём не бывало (Andrey Truhachev)
as sound as a bell	в добром здравии (Andrey Truhachev)
as sound as a bell	жив и здоров (Andrey Truhachev)
as sound as a bell	жив-здоров (Andrey Truhachev)
as sound as a bell	здоров, как огурчик (Andrey Truhachev)
as sound as a bell	здоров как бык (Andrey Truhachev)
as stiff as a poker	словно проглотил аршин
as stiff as a three-day-old dried up dish towel	прямой как оглобля (VLZ_58)
as stiff as a three-day-old dried up dish towel	прямой как рельса (VLZ_58)
as stiff as a three-day-old dried up dish towel	прямой как шпала (VLZ_58)
as sure as a gun	к бабке не ходи (Alex_Odeychuk)
as sure as a gun	к гадалке не ходи (VLZ_58)
as sure as a gun	как дважды два (Taras)
as thick as a plank	тупой как валенок (Andrey Truhachev)
as thin as a rail	худой как велосипед (The expression "skinny/thin as a rail" comes from the fact that all rail species can laterally compress their bodies and walk through the marsh without moving a blade of grass. The Virginia Rail is a reclusive bird of fresh and saltwater marshes, and is usually seen only when it comes out to feed on mudflats. (tn.gov/twra/wildlife/birds/waterbirds/virginia-rail): He eats like a horse, and yet he's as thin as a rail. (Cambridge Dictionary) • Она худая как лисапет, хочется накормить. (из рус. источника) ART Vancouver)
as though one saw it in a crystal ball	как в воду глядел (VLZ_58)
as timid as a hare	труслив как заяц (Andrey Truhachev)
as timid as a hare	робкий как олень (Andrey Truhachev)
as timid as a hare	пугливый как лань (Andrey Truhachev)
as timid as a hare	пугливый как заяц (Andrey Truhachev)
as useful as a chocolate teapot	нужен как собаке пятая нога (Bartek2001)
as useful as a chocolate teapot	не пришей к дуплу перчатку (говоря о чём-либо неуместном, бесполезном Alex_Odeychuk)
as useless as an udder on a bull	как мёртвому припарки (Aspect)
as useless as an udder on a bull	как зайцу стоп-сигнал (Aspect)
as useless as teats on a bull	толку как с козла молока (Lana Falcon)
as vain as a peacock	гордый, как павлин (z484z)
as vain as a peacock	важный, как павлин (z484z)
as worthless as tits on a boar hog	выеденного яйца не стоит (vulgar slang ART Vancouver)
be about as useful as tits on a boar	пользы как от козла молока (VLZ_58)
be as a bright as a button	блистать умственными способностями и энергичностью (Yeldar Azanbayev)
be as busy as a bee	трудиться как пчела (Nadiya_K)
be as calm as a cat	напугать кота сосиской (Taras)
be as deaf as a post	Глухой как тетеря (Сайт BBC)
be as obstinate as a mule	вставать в позу (grafleonov)
be as ugly as a mud fence	страшная, как атомная война (Andrey Truhachev)
be as ugly as a mud fence	страшнее атомной войны (Andrey Truhachev)
be as ugly as a mud fence	страшен как смертный грех (Andrey Truhachev)
be as ugly as a mud fence	страшный, как атомная война (Andrey Truhachev)
be clean as a whistle	сверкать (от чистоты: This house needs to be as clean as a whistle before my mother-in-law gets here. • I spent the morning scrubbing my bike until it was clean as a whistle. 4uzhoj)
be dead as a dodo	вымереть (Taras)
be dead as a dodo	стать неважным (Taras)
be dead as a dodo	устареть (син.: (as) dead as a doornail, (as) dead as mutton Taras)
be dead as a dodo	выйти из моды (Taras)
be as ugly as a mud fence	страшная, как атомная война (Andrey Truhachev)
be as ugly as a mud fence	страшнее атомной войны (Andrey Truhachev)
be as ugly as a mud fence	страшен как смертный грех (Andrey Truhachev)
be as ugly as a mud fence	страшный, как атомная война (Andrey Truhachev)
as black as a raven	чёрный, как ворон (Bobrovska)
as black as a raven's wing	чёрный, как вороново крыло (Bobrovska)
as black as a sloe	очень чёрный (Bobrovska)
blind as a bat	слепой как крот (Andrey Truhachev)
blind as a bat	слеп как крот (Andrey Truhachev)
as blind as a brickbat	подслеповатый (Bobrovska)
as blind as a brickbat	"слепая курица" (Bobrovska)
as blind as a brickbat	совершенно слепой (Bobrovska)
bright as a button	с иголочки
as bright as a new penny	с иголочки (Bobrovska)
as bright as a new penny	всё блестит (Bobrovska)
as bright as a new penny	нарядный (Bobrovska)
as bright as a new penny	чистенький (Bobrovska)
as brisk as a bee	шустрый (Bobrovska)
broke as a joke	гол как сокол (whysa)
broke as a joke	нищеброд (SirReal)
broke as a joke	ветер гуляет в карманах (NumiTorum)
busy as a beaver	трудолюбивый (Bobrovska)
busy as a beehive	трудолюбивый (Bobrovska)
busy as a beehive	очень занятый (Bobrovska)
busy as a hen with one chicken	очень занятый (Bobrovska)
busy as a hen with one chicken	трудолюбивый (Bobrovska)
busy as a one-armed paperhanger	очень занятый (juribt)
clean as a whistle	совершенно (В.И.Макаров)
clean as a whistle	прямо (В.И.Макаров)
clean as a whistle	очень ловко (He chopped off the branch, clean as a whistle. В.И.Макаров)
clean as a whistle	очень ловко
clean as a whistle	чистенький (Of course the deputies knew Los Peñasquitos Canyon. One of them went over and looked at the car. Clean as a whistle. The deputy managed to trick the trunk open. (Raymond Chandler) ART Vancouver)
clean as a whistle	чистый, как стёклышко (musichok)
clean as a whistle	чист как младенец (о подозреваемом Taras)
clean as a whistle	чисто, как в музее (Aprilen)
clean as a whistle	чисто (без нарушения правил dagordan)
clean as a whistle	чистый (о подкате в футболе dagordan)
clean as a whistle	совсем (В.И.Макаров)
clean as a whistle	начисто (В.И.Макаров)
clear as a bell	очень понятный, доступный для понимания (Tarija)
dead as a dodo	безжизненный
dead as a dodo	потухший
dead as a dodo	неактивный
dead as a dodo	скучный
dead as a dodo	безнадёжно устаревший
dead as a dodo	всеми забытый
dead as a dodo	неживой
dead as a doornail	мертвее некуда (devoid of life when applied to people Val_Ships)
dead as a herring	мертвее некуда (devoid of life when applied to people Val_Ships)
deaf as a doorpost	глухой как тетеря (Interex)
deaf as a doorpost	совершенно глухой (Stone deaf. Interex)
drunk as a boiled owl	пьяный в стельку (The drunkard was as drunk as a boiled owl and laid down on the ground. Wakeful dormouse)
drunk as a skunk	пьяный в хлам (Александр_10)
drunk as a skunk	выпасть в осадок (Александр_10)
drunk as a skunk	пьяный в драбадан (Александр_10)
drunk as a skunk	пьяный в дупель (Александр_10)
drunk as a skunk	пьяный в дымину (Александр_10)
drunk as a skunk	пьяный в стельку (Александр_10)
dumb as a carp	нем как рыба (нем как карп Drozdova)
dumb as a doorknob	тупой как сибирский валенок (Баян; Not an error, but I've also heard of "as a sack of hair" and "as a box of rocks (in the rain)." Liv Bliss)
dumb as a doornail	набитый дурак (traduiser)
dumb as a rock	тупой как пень (Donald Trump, 2018 Alex_Odeychuk)
dumb as a rock	тупой как пробка (Donald Trump, 2018 Alex_Odeychuk)
dumb as a rock	тупой как двери (Donald Trump, 2018 Alex_Odeychuk)
dumb as a rock	тупой как валенок (Donald Trump, 2018 Alex_Odeychuk)
feel as free as a bird	чувствовать себя абсолютно свободным (Jung said, at first, he was floating 1,000 miles above the earth. He felt as free as a bird and about to leave orbit. george serebryakov)
free as a bird	вольный как птица (george serebryakov)
free as a bird	вольный как ветер (george serebryakov)
fresh as a daisy	как огурчик (Yeldar Azanbayev)
as fussy as a hen with one chick	носится, как курица с яйцом
give something as a present to a newborn	дарить на зубок (VLZ_58)
give up as a bad job	поставить крест на (В.И.Макаров)
happy as a clam	доволен как слон (Yeldar Azanbayev)
have a face like a wet weekend	выглядеть угрюмым (MikeMirgorodskiy)
have a face like a wet weekend	грустить (MikeMirgorodskiy)
have a face like a wet weekend	быть растроенным (MikeMirgorodskiy)
have as many lives as a cat	быть живучим как кошка (They thought they were rid of him, but he has as many lives as a cat. Helene2008)
having a rest is not the same as having to work	отдыхать не работать (and do your best george serebryakov)
he is as pale as a ghost	на нём лица нет
he is as sharp as a needle	он быстро соображает
he is as white as a ghost	на нём лица нет
he is as white as a sheet	на нём лица нет
hungry as a hunter	голодный как волк (Yeldar Azanbayev)
innocent as a newborn babe	невинен как младенец (Andrey Truhachev)
innocent as a newborn babe	невинен как дитя (Andrey Truhachev)
know as much about as a pig about pineapples	не знать ни аза (Yeldar Azanbayev)
know as much about as a pig about pineapples	не разбираться в элементарных вещах (Yeldar Azanbayev)
know as much about as a pig about pineapples	как свинья в апельсинах (Yeldar Azanbayev)
know as much about as a pig about pineapples	быть круглым невеждой (Yeldar Azanbayev)
know as much as a hog knows about Sunday	как свинья в апельсинах (thefreedictionary.com Lifestruck)
look as if one stepped out of a bandbox	иметь щегольской вид (Bobrovska)
look as if one stepped out of a bandbox	иметь франтоватый вид (Bobrovska)
look as if one stepped out of a bandbox	быть одетым с иголочки (Bobrovska)
сlumsy as a hog on ice	как корова на льду (shergilov)
make things as clear as a bell	разложить по полочкам (VLZ_58)
nutty as a fruitcake	вздорный (Andrey Truhachev)
nutty as a fruitcake	абсурдный (Andrey Truhachev)
nutty as a fruitcake	глуп как пробка (Andrey Truhachev)
nutty as a fruitcake	ненормальный (Andrey Truhachev)
nutty as a fruitcake	тупой как валенок (Andrey Truhachev)
nutty as a fruitcake	безумный (Andrey Truhachev)
nutty as a fruitcake	полоумный (Andrey Truhachev)
nutty as a fruitcake	глуп как баран (Andrey Truhachev)
nutty as a fruitcake	глуп как пень (Andrey Truhachev)
nutty as a fruitcake	глупее некуда (Andrey Truhachev)
nutty as a fruitcake	чуднее не придумаешь (Andrey Truhachev)
nutty as a fruitcake	глуп как сивый мерин (Andrey Truhachev)
only as a protective measure	на всякий пожарный случай (Washington Post Alex_Odeychuk)
only as a protective measure	на всякий случай (Washington Post Alex_Odeychuk)
perceive as a sibling, and not as an adoptee	воспринимать как полноправного члена семьи, а не как бедного родственника (Alex_Odeychuk)
poor as a church mouse	очень бедный (The Browns are poor as church mice Taras)
quick as a whip	мгновенно ("... that was when the boy, quick as a whip, snagged my jacket with his hand, and at the same time smiled. I tell you, I will never forget that smile. His teeth, they were like they were made out of metal, gleaming (...)." mysteriousuniverse.org ART Vancouver)
red as a crayfish	красный как рак (Drozdova)
red as a tomato	красный как рак (Drozdova)
run as a well-oiled machine	работать эффективно (snowleopard)
run as a well-oiled machine	работать слаженно (snowleopard)
see as a beacon of hope	обнадёживать (It must be seen as a beacon of hope that... – Обнадеживает тот факт, что ... Tiny Tony)
serve as a hub for	служить визитной карточкой (The city serves as a hub for coffee culture sankozh)
sharp as a tack	долго объяснять не приходится (Yeldar Azanbayev)
sharp as a tack	за словом в карман не полезет (Yeldar Azanbayev)
sharp as a tack	понятливый (Yeldar Azanbayev)
she is white as a sheet	на нём лица нет
sick as a parrot	расстроиться (He was sick as a parrot when his team lost the match Taras)
sick as a parrot	чувствовать себя отвратительно (When I heard that Millwall had lost again I felt as sick as a parrot Taras)
smart as a whip	семи пядей во лбу (bigmaxus)
snug as a bug in a rug	тепло, светло и мухи не кусают
snug as a bug in a rug	тепло, светло и мух нет
snug as a bug in a rug	как у Христа за пазухой (driven)
snug as a bug in a rug	благодать (VLZ_58)
snug as a bug in a rug	очень уютно
soft as a baby's bottom	очень гладкий, нежный на ощупь (Also: as ~.) This cloth is as soft as a baby's bottom. The kitten's fur was as soft as down. Your touch is soft as silk. This lotion will make your skin soft as velvet. Victorian*)
sound as a bell	целый и невредимый (lust)
speak as if reading from a book	говорить как по писаному (VLZ_58)
stealthy as a shadow	бесшумный как тень (capricolya)
stiff as a board	жёсткий как доска (kozelski)
stubborn as a mule	упрямый как баран (VLZ_58)
sure as a gun	как дважды два (Taras)
sure as you're a foot high	к гадалке не ходи (SirReal)
thick as a brick	тупой (Floyd1)
thick as a brick	тупой как пробка (о человеке, не отличающимся развитым интеллектом :)) rusil1)
thick as a brick	глупый как пробка (VLZ_58)
use as a cat's paw	таскать каштаны из огня чужими руками (Yeldar Azanbayev)
use him as a scapegoat	делать из него козла отпущения (Fox News Alex_Odeychuk)
use someone as a cat's paw	загребать жар чужими руками (APN)
watch one as a cat watches a mouse	подстерегать, как кошка мышку (Bobrovska)
watch one as a cat watches a mouse	сторожить, как кошка мышку (Bobrovska)
welcome as a bastard at a family reunion	кому-либо не рады (4uzhoj)
white as a ghost	напуганный (Tarija)
work as a free agent	работать на вольных хлебах (VLZ_58)
you might as well be talking to a post	с ним каши не сваришь (Варианты взяты из "Русско-английского фразеолгического словаря переводчика" С.С. Кузьмина VLZ_58)

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