Terms for subject Figure of speech containing as... as

English	Russian
a heavy weight lies on my heart	лежит на сердце тяжкий груз (Alex_Odeychuk)
a hill seems like a mountain, a stream like a big river	кочка кажется горою, ручеёк большой рекою
a loophole you could drive a truck through	лазейка, через которую можно въехать на грузовике (*т.е. нарушить закон • Elections Canada: You need Canadian citizenship to vote. Elections Canada: All you need to do to get a ballot is to show a valid driver's license. You don't need to be a Canadian citizen to get a driver's license. A loophole you could drive a truck through. (Twitter) ART Vancouver)
act as a backstop	страховка на случай необходимости (precaution in case of emergency dnv)
as a side note	попутно отметим, что (As a side note, you should not be experiencing this itch if you are taking the prescribed dosage. ART Vancouver)
as a token of	в качестве залога (Alexander Demidov)
as clean clear, dry as a whistle	без сучка, без задоринки
as clean as a whistle	без сучка, без задоринки (В.И.Макаров)
as clean as clear	без сучка, без задоринки
as clean as dry	без сучка, без задоринки
as clear as a whistle	без сучка, без задоринки (В.И.Макаров)
as close as lips and teeth	не разлей вода (ГАС)
as close as the Holy Ghost is	как одно целое (I want to be just as close as the Holy Ghost is and lay you down on a bed of roses, Bed of Roses by Jon Bon Jovi (03021962) from the 1992 Keep the Faith album george serebryakov)
as dead as a stone	мертвее мёртвого (MichaelBurov)
as different as day and night	как небо и земля (полная противоположность – complete opposites Leonid Dzhepko)
as dry as a whistle	без сучка, без задоринки (В.И.Макаров)
as far as the eye can reach	насколько хватает глаз (Марина Гайдар)
as guilty as sin	сознаю-грешен (Val_Ships)
as happy as a hog eating trash	"Счастлив, как слон"
as hard as it is to believe	как ни трудно в это поверить (sophistt)
as hard as it is to believe	как бы трудно в это ни было поверить (sophistt)
as one looks ahead	устремлять взгляд в будущее (Ivan Pisarev)
as one looks to the future	устремлять взгляд в будущее (Ivan Pisarev)
as one man	всем скопом (Leonid Dzhepko)
as rich as Croesus	богат как Крез (Alex_Odeychuk)
as ... rolls around	с приходом (as September rolls around – с приходом сентября ART Vancouver)
as safe as houses	железобетонный (перенос. • I might tell a coworker: Don't worry – your position is as safe as houses. – Mberdy21)
as soon as day broke	с наступлением рассвета (Andrey Truhachev)
as stiff as a board	будет не разогнуться (на утро после физического упражнения, напр., конной езды kozelski)
as thick as pea soup	не видно ни зги (о густом тумане Халеев)
as tough as old boots	физически крепкий (sea holly)
as tough as old boots	выносливый (sea holly)
as was often the case	как это часто случалось (sophistt)
as was often the case	как оно частенько бывало (sophistt)
as was often the case	как это часто бывало (sophistt)
be fit as a fiddle	как огурчик (Leonid Dzhepko)
be solid as a rock	стоять как утёс (Macmillan Dictionary Alex_Odeychuk)
bear a passing resemblance to	отдалённо напоминать (Bearing a passing resemblance to Star Trek transport systems that ghost passengers across time and space in the blink of an eye, teleportation takes the quantum possibilities of an object in one location and, by carefully destroying it, forces the same balance of possibilities onto a similar object in another location. (sciencealert.com) ART Vancouver)
beat a dead horse	натягивать сову на глобус (Taras)
big as a house	внушительных размеров
come to as no surprise	не быть сюрпризом (Markus Platini)
cunning of a fox and the ferocity of a wolf	лисий хвост и волчья пасть (говоря метафорично о хитром и коварном политике • He combines the cunning of a fox and the ferocity of a wolf. — Он – лисий хвост и волчья пасть. Alex_Odeychuk)
daft as a brush	глупый как пробка
dead as a doornail	мертвее мёртвого (MichaelBurov)
dead as a herring	мертвее мёртвого (MichaelBurov)
disappear without a trace	как в воду кануть (Increasing the intrigue of the whole Funky Fathead portal phenomenon is that it is claimed the user has disappeared without a trace, possibly through one of his portals, and that his channel has been doctored after the fact and some of his videos removed by mysterious parties. (mysteriousuniverse.org) ART Vancouver)
as easy as falling off a log	пареная репа и та мудрёней (very easy to do Alex_Odeychuk)
as easy as falling off a log	проще пареной репы (very easy to do Alex_Odeychuk)
fall to the ground as though mown down	упасть как подкошенный (Leonid Dzhepko)
fit a square peg into a round hole	натягивать сову на глобус (Taras)
float a trial balloon	запустить пробный шар (Politicians float trial balloons to see how the public reacts to their ideas. diyaroschuk)
fly in a dream	лететь во сне (Alex_Odeychuk)
from a hole in the ground	указание на чьё-либо невежество или глупость (Почти всегда используется в отрицательных конструкциях. • I don’t know Nancy Weber or Peter Hurkos from a hole in the ground. all78all)
get big as a house	округлиться (напр, говоря о беременной женщине • When I see a friend who is almost nine months pregnant, I might shout delightedly: Wow! You're as big as a house! (Michele Berdy)21)
give A up as hopeless	рано хоронить А (Leonid Dzhepko)
give A up as hopeless	поставить крест на А (Leonid Dzhepko)
give me a kiss, and the distance will turn bright	подари мне поцелуй и светлой станет даль
green-light a development	дать добро на строительство (жилого комплекса или иного объекта • Vancouver city council this week green-lit mixed-use developments significantly bigger that what local zoning would normally allow, again signalling to city staff — and the city at large — their desire to go bigger and faster on housing. (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver)
guilty as sin	виноват дальше некуда (very guilty Val_Ships)
hard as it is to believe	как ни трудно в это поверить (sophistt)
hard as it is to believe	как бы трудно в это ни было поверить (sophistt)
have a chilling effect	остудить (on sth., sb. – что-л., кого-л. • Hong Kong may be the least affordable city worldwide, but potential home buyers may be encouraged to know that it’s not as unaffordable as it once was. House prices slipped during the pandemic in 2020, when the government closed the city’s borders and imposed a zero-Covid policy — that’s on top of new national security laws that have had a chilling effect on the city. (cnn.com) ART Vancouver)
have a fairly robust conversation	серьёзно поговорить (with someone, *possibly in a threatening way • Two chefs were out walking in the Cairngorms mountains, in the Scottish Highlands, in August 1990, when they spotted a diamond-like object hovering in the sky above. A Ministry of Defence (MoD) insider has addressed claims of a "deep state assassination" after Brits reportedly took the best UFO photo ever before they "vanished." A former MoD insider who worked on the department's UFO desk shared his view about what he believes happened with the chefs. Nick Pope said he believed a "fairly robust" conversation happened with the pair in a bid to keep them from sharing more information. (mirror.co.uk) ART Vancouver)
have a growing realization	всё сильнее осознавать (There seemed to be a growing realization on my part that my family situation was not normal and things were getting worse. – Я всё сильнее осознавал, что ... ART Vancouver)
have a ripple effect	прокатиться, оставив след (Talty also noted that the events in Waco have had a ripple effect on American media and politics. Wary of government overreach, a number of militia groups have sprung up in the years following Waco in response to the siege. (coasttocoastam.com) ART Vancouver)
have a ripple effect	разойтись, как круги на воде (Talty also noted that the events in Waco have had a ripple effect on American media and politics. Wary of government overreach, a number of militia groups have sprung up in the years following Waco in response to the siege. (coasttocoastam.com) ART Vancouver)
have a ripple effect	разлететься, вызвав отголоски (Talty also noted that the events in Waco have had a ripple effect on American media and politics. Wary of government overreach, a number of militia groups have sprung up in the years following Waco in response to the siege. (coasttocoastam.com) ART Vancouver)
have been operating as something of a Wild West	вести деятельность по законам Дикого Запада (New York Times Alex_Odeychuk)
have ground to a halt	полностью умереть (Your entire industry has ground to a halt. youtube.com Alex_Odeychuk)
his parents looked at him as if he had sprouted three heads	как если бы они увидели привидение (досл. "выросли три головы" ad_notam)
his parents looked at him as if he had sprouted three heads	его родители посмотрели на него так, как если бы у него рога выросли (ad_notam)
his success came at a cost	за успех пришлось платить (theguardian.com Alex_Odeychuk)
his success came at a cost	успех имел свою цену (theguardian.com Alex_Odeychuk)
it looks as pretty as a picture	его хоть на выставку посылай (Leonid Dzhepko)
it's a joy	сущее наслаждение (It’s a joy to witness my husband in his element. Abysslooker)
it's a mystery to me	мне непонятно ("I don't see" suggests that either you do not understand or you are not seeing what is pointed out. It further suggests that if you elaborate or point the object out, perhaps you will get it. (Quora) • Что она в нём нашла, мне лично совершенно непонятно. (из рус. источников) -- is a complete mystery to me ART Vancouver)
it's as easy as pie	пареная репа и та мудрёней (Alex_Odeychuk)
it's as easy as pie	это проще пареной репы (it's very easy to understand Alex_Odeychuk)
look fit as a fiddle	как огурчик (Leonid Dzhepko)
looked as if he was from abroad	выглядевший иностранцем (Alex_Odeychuk)
looks like a bomb hit it	как после бомбёжки (With this mega project, Oakridge Centre now looks like someone dropped a bomb on it. It looks like a bomb hit it. ART Vancouver)
make a mountain out of a molehill	натягивать сову на глобус (Taras)
my desire like a taut string	моё желание, как натянутая струна (Alex_Odeychuk)
not so much as a dime	ни шиша (Leonid Dzhepko)
operate as one team	работать чётко (Alex_Odeychuk)
operate as one team	работать слаженно (Alex_Odeychuk)
as pure as snow	чистый как снег (Ying)
put lipstick on a pig	натягивать сову на глобус (Taras)
receive a nudge in the right direction	получить импульс для движения в правильном направлении (bdtechtalks.com Alex_Odeychuk)
red as a beet	красный как рак (Leonid Dzhepko)
set a fire burning in my chest	разжечь в груди пожар (Ты весь вечер флиртовал и разжёг в груди пожар. — You flirted all night long, set a fire burning in my chest. Alex_Odeychuk)
stay as solid as a rock	стоять как утёс (Macmillan Dictionary Alex_Odeychuk)
thin as a wire	худой как спичка (sophistt)
thin as a wire	худой как соломинка (sophistt)
thin as a wire	худой как проволока (sophistt)
tie a knot together like two tight braids	завязать узелок, как тугие две косы (Alex_Odeychuk)
to make a long story short	в итоге (Liv Bliss)
turn as red as a beet	покраснеть как рак (Leonid Dzhepko)
turn as red as a lobster	покраснеть как рак (Leonid Dzhepko)
vanish without a trace	сгинуть без следа (Давай сломаем этот мир, Прежде чем сгинуть без следа В потоке будничной воды И вечносолнечного льда. (из рус. источников) • Chefs were out walking in the Cairngorms mountains, in the Scottish Highlands, in August 1990, when they took photos of a diamond-like object in the sky as what appeared to be a military jet flew by. But after sending the image to now-Mirror affiliate the Daily Record, the pair vanished without a trace and the image did not emerge until it was published by the Mail in 2022. (mirror.co.uk) ART Vancouver)
vanish without a trace	как в воду кануть (Chefs were out walking in the Cairngorms mountains, in the Scottish Highlands, in August 1990, when they took photos of a diamond-like object in the sky as what appeared to be a military jet flew by. But after sending the image to now-Mirror affiliate the Daily Record, the pair vanished without a trace and the image did not emerge until it was published by the Mail in 2022. (mirror.co.uk) ART Vancouver)
was tight as a fist	Ком в горле (Red CaT)
write off as a has-been	сдать в архив (Leonid Dzhepko)
zoom off in a flash	исчезнуть в мгновение ока (A pretty female Anna's Hummingbird resting on a branch. She looks so calm and peaceful. Moments later she zoomed off in a flash! (Twitter)) ART Vancouver)