| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | as lean as a rake | худой как спица (букв. грабли, кочерга) |
| Makarov., literal., proverb | as lean as a rake | худой, как грабли |
| gen. | as lean as a rake | худ как щепка |
| Makarov., proverb | as lean as a rake | худ как щепка (букв.: худой как грабли) |
| gen. | as lean as a rake | худой как щепка |
| gen. | he is as lean as a rake | на нём только кожа да кости |
| Makarov. | lean as a rake | худой как щепка |