Terms for subject Idiomatic containing as ... as

English	Russian
about as complete as	так же как и (gramota.ru ZolVas)
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 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 lark	забавы ради (напр., принять участие в чём-л., заняться чем-л. – just as a way to have fun (US, informal) (Merriam-Webster) • She entered the race on/as a lark. (Merriam-Webster) • We did it as a lark. • The 19-year-old stylist performed the song as a lark during a break in a recording session but everybody was stunned at her voice. ART Vancouver)
as a lark	чтобы развлечься (напр., принять участие в чём-л., заняться чем-л. – just as a way to have fun (US, informal) (Merriam-Webster) • She entered the race on/as a lark. (Merriam-Webster) • We did it as a lark. • The 19-year-old stylist performed the song as a lark during a break in a recording session but everybody was stunned at her voice. ART Vancouver)
as a rule of thumb	характерно (Liv Bliss)
as articulated earlier	как уже было сказано заявлено ранее (VLZ_58)
as bad/rotten as they come	пробу ставить негде (VLZ_58)
as bare as the palm of one's hand	хоть шаром покати
as best one can	наилучшим образом (In the best possible way Interex)
as black as a skillet	очень чёрный как сковорода (langwitch.ru younenari)
as black as thunder	мрачнее тучи ("All day he would wander about as black as thunder, and he took to drinking a deal more than was good for him." (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) – бродил мрачнее тучи ART Vancouver)
as blind as a bat	слепой, как крот (igisheva)
as blind as a bat	слеп как крот (Andrey Truhachev)
as blind as an owl	слепой, как крот (igisheva)
as bright as a button	блистать умственными способностями и энергичностью (Yeldar Azanbayev)
as brittle as glass	хрупкий, как стекло (Bobrovska)
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	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 changeable as the moon	флюгер (Bobrovska)
as changeable as the moon	изменчивый (Bobrovska)
as changeable as the moon	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 clear as can be	как дважды два (Taras)
as clear as day	ясно как божий день (Andrey Truhachev)
as clear as daylight	ясно как божий день (Andrey Truhachev)
as clear as mud	чёрт ногу сломит (VLZ_58)
as clear as mud	непонятный (источник – рубрика "Фраза дня" на сайте yandex.ru dimock)
as clear as two and two	как дважды два (Taras)
as clear as two and two make four	как дважды два (Taras)
as clever as cartload of monkeys	быть чертовски умным (Yeldar Azanbayev)
be as close as an oyster	язык проглотить
be as close as wax	язык проглотить
as close as you'll get	практически (My father's car is as close as you'll get to the family pet. JulieMiracle)
as close as you'll get	что-то вроде (JulieMiracle)
as cool as a cucumber	спокойный как удав (разг. Nyufi)
as cool as a cucumber	cпoкoeн и нeвoзмyтим (DrHesperus)
as cool as a cucumber	как ни в чём не бывало (ART Vancouver)
as cool as cucumber	сдержанный (shergilov)
as cool as cucumber	контролирующий эмоции (shergilov)
as cool as cucumber	хладнокровный (shergilov)
as cool as cucumber	невозмутимый (shergilov)
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 stone	мертвее некуда (devoid of life when applied to people Val_Ships)
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	труп (в некоторых контекстах такой перевод будет стилистически оправдан 4uzhoj)
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 dust	очень сухой (The bread is as dry as dust. VLZ_58)
as dull as ditch water	тоска зелёная
as dumb as a stump	глуп как пень (antonchyk)
as dumb as a stump	глуп как баран (antonchyk)
as dumb as a stump	глуп как осёл (antonchyk)
as dumb as a stump	глуп как пробка (antonchyk)
as easy as ABC	как дважды два – четыре
as easy as breathing	как дважды два (Taras)
as easy as falling off a log	как дважды два (Taras)
as easy as old Tilly	рубаха-парень (Briciola25)
as easy as old Tilly	свой в доску (Briciola25)
as easy as one, two, three	как дважды два (Taras)
as easy as winking	раз дунуть, два плюнуть (igisheva)
as ever trod shoe-leather	который когда-либо существовал (idiomatic, archaic) As ever existed or lived. – Treading shoe-leather refers to walking, in the sense of "walking on this earth". В.И.Макаров)
as far as the eye can reach	сколько хватает глаз (Andrey Truhachev)
as far as the eye can reach	повсеместно (Andrey Truhachev)
as far as the eye can see	сколько хватает глаз (Andrey Truhachev)
as far as the eye can see	повсеместно (Andrey Truhachev)
as far as the eye could reach	сколько хватает глаз (Andrey Truhachev)
as far as the eye could reach	куда ни поглядишь (Andrey Truhachev)
as far as the eye could reach	повсеместно (Andrey Truhachev)
as fit as a fiddle	здоров как бык (Азери)
as fussy as hen with one chick	Носиться, как курица с яйцом (AmaliaRoot)
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 good as one's word	человек слова (obedient to one's promise; dependable in keeping one's promises (McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs) masizonenko)
as granted	как должное (Himera)
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	возбуждённый (под влиянием алкоголя или наркотиков)
as hungry as a hunter	голодный как волк
as I live and breathe	чтоб меня (и прочие выражения удивления при встрече или происшествии THESHRSHN)
as I live by bread!	честное слово
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 in	мол ("he looked at me funny, as in 'what are you up to?'" Liv Bliss)
as innocent as a babe unborn	невинен как младенец (Johnny Bravo)
as interesting as watching grass	скучный до тошноты (Listening to his lectures is as interesting as watching grass grow Taras)
as interesting as watching grass	скучный (Taras)
as is right and proper	как положено (Andrey Truhachev)
as is right and proper	как полагается (Andrey Truhachev)
as is right and proper	как следует (Andrey Truhachev)
as lazy as the day is long	лень вперёд родилась (Лень вперёд его о родилась означает, что он настолько ленив, что ему лень было даже первому родиться. VLZ_58)
as like as two peas	один в один (SirReal)
as like as two peas	похожи, как две капли воды
as long as	всё время, пока (Ulkina)
as long as	какой-то период времени (for some period of time Interex)
as mild as a dove	кроткий, как овечка (as a lamb)
as much as	ни много ни мало (User)
as much as	осмелиться (~ + глагол ~ + инфинитив Баян)
as much as	позволить себе (~ + инфинитив Баян)
as much as	дерзнуть (~ + инфинитив Баян)
as much as	попытаться (~ + • инфинитив Баян)
as much as	хотя бы (~ + глагол • And if you as much as think of running away from this task, I'll take your soul before you can blink! Баян)
as much as	не стесняться (+ • инфинитив Баян)
as much as	не меньше, чем (ssn)
as much as	хоть и (в знач. "как бы ни")
as much as	не постесняться (+ • инфинитив Баян)
as much as	попробовать (~ + инфинитив Баян)
as much as	даже (~ + глагол • I would never as much as think of accessing my bank account via a foreign system. Баян)
as much as it pains me to admit it	как ни досадно мне признать (Abysslooker)
as one thinks fit	как Бог на душу положит (Andrey Truhachev)
as pale as a corpse	белый как труп (Александр_10)
as pale as a corpse	бледный как смерть (Александр_10)
as pale as ashes	бледный как смерть (Александр_10)
as pale as death	белый как полотно (Александр_10)
as pale as death	бледный как смерть (Александр_10)
as plain as can be	как дважды два (Taras)
as plain as day	см. as clear as day (Баян)
as plain as day	как дважды два (Taras)
as plain as day	простой как угол дома (Alex_Odeychuk)
as plain as the nose on your face	как дважды два (Taras)
as plain as two and two make four	как дважды два (Taras)
as queer as a clockwork orange	странный (Самурай)
as queer as a coot	странный (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 right as rain	быть в полном порядке (I took some aspirin, went to bed, and in the morning I was right as rain Taras)
as secret as the grave	нем как могила (Wakeful dormouse)
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 simple as ABC	шесть на ум пошло, семь с ума сошло (george serebryakov)
as simple as ABC	как дважды два (Taras)
as simple as that	просто как апельсин (george serebryakov)
as simple as that	шесть на ум пошло, семь с ума сошло (george serebryakov)
as simple as that	и вся недолга (Супру)
as simple as that	вот и вся недолга (Супру)
as simple as twice two makes four	шесть на ум пошло, семь с ума сошло (george serebryakov)
as simple as twice two makes four	как дважды два (Taras)
as skinny as a rake	худой как спичка (Andrey Truhachev)
as skinny as a rake	худой как скелет (Andrey Truhachev)
as skinny as a rake	тощий как жердь (Andrey Truhachev)
as skinny as a rake	худой как швабра (Andrey Truhachev)
as skinny as a rake	тощий 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	обладающий сильным интеллектом (Putney Heath)
as smooth as silk	как по нотам (VLZ_58)
as sound as a bell	цел и невредим (Andrey Truhachev)
as sound as a bell	жив и здоров (Andrey Truhachev)
as sound as a bell	здоров, как огурчик (Andrey Truhachev)
as sound as a bell	жив-здоров (Andrey Truhachev)
as sound as a bell	здоров как бык (Andrey Truhachev)
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 оглобля (VLZ_58)
as stiff as a three-day-old dried up dish towel	прямой как шпала (VLZ_58)
as stupid as they come	глуп как пробка (Andrey Truhachev)
as sure as a gun	как дважды два (Taras)
as sure as death and taxes	как дважды два (Taras)
as sure as eggs is eggs	как дважды два – четыре
as sure as eggs is eggs	как дважды два (Taras)
as sure as fate	как дважды два (Taras)
as sure as I'm standing here	к гадалке не ходи (askandy)
as sure as shooting	как дважды два (Taras)
as the crow flies	если брать расстояние птичьего полёта (если брать расстояние по прямой linton)
as the crow flies	самым прямым путём (Taras)
as the day is long	неимоверно (VLZ_58)
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 timid as a hare	пугливый как лань (Andrey Truhachev)
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 заяц (Andrey Truhachev)
as tough as leather	глухой (george serebryakov)
as tough as leather	крепкий как кремень (george serebryakov)
as tough as leather	невосприимчивый (george serebryakov)
as tough as leather	толстокожий (insensitive to criticism and abuse; not easily hurt george serebryakov)
as tough as old boots	толстокожий (insensitive to criticism and abuse; not easily hurt george serebryakov)
as tough as old boots	глухой (george serebryakov)
as tough as old boots	невосприимчивый (george serebryakov)
as tough as old boots	крепкий как кремень (george serebryakov)
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)
at war as at war	на войне как на войне ("à la guerre comme à la guerre": Literally "at war as at war" – a proverb implying that in time of crisis, all means are good for achieving one's goals; roughly ‘all's fair in love and war', or ‘the ends justify the means' – Heritage Lottery Fund (UK) Tamerlane)
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 good as done	сказано-сделано (Sun2day)
be as good as one's word	сдержать своё слово ("I shall be as good as my word, Mr. Holmes. I am about to write your check, however unwelcome the information which you have gained may be to me." (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) – Я сдержу своё слово ART Vancouver)
be as hard as nails	быть чёрствым как сухарь (Coquinette)
be as obstinate as a mule	вставать в позу (grafleonov)
be as predictable as a Swiss train	быть предсказуемым, как рассвет (theguardian.com Alex_Odeychuk)
be as right as rain	быть в полном порядке (Taras)
be as safe as in God's pocket	как у Христа за пазухой (grafleonov)
be as ugly as a mud fence	страшная, как атомная война (Andrey Truhachev)
be as ugly as a mud fence	страшен как смертный грех (Andrey Truhachev)
be as ugly as a mud fence	страшнее атомной войны (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	устареть (син.: (as) dead as a doornail, (as) dead as mutton Taras)
be dead as a dodo	вымереть (Taras)
be dead as a dodo	стать неважным (Taras)
be dead as a dodo	выйти из моды (Taras)
be poor as Job's turkey	гол, как сокол
be sick as a dog	испытывать сильную тошноту (cambridge.org Deska)
be as ugly as a mud fence	страшнее атомной войны (Andrey Truhachev)
be as ugly as a mud fence	страшная, как атомная война (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's wing	чёрный, как вороново крыло (Bobrovska)
as black as a sloe	очень чёрный (Bobrovska)
as black as ebony	очень чёрный (Bobrovska)
as black as jet	очень чёрный (Bobrovska)
as black as your hat	совершенно тёмно (In a quater of an hour it would be black as your hat! – Через четверть часа станет темно, хоть глаз выколи! 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)
as brisk as a bee	шустрый (Bobrovska)
broke as a joke	нищеброд (SirReal)
broke as a joke	гол как сокол (whysa)
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)
call it as one sees it	говорить без обиняков (4uzhoj)
call it as one sees it	говорить без купюр (4uzhoj)
call it as one sees it	называть вещи своими именами (также call them as one sees them 4uzhoj)
call it as one sees it	резать правду-матку (русское и английское выражения несколько не соответствуют друг другу по стилистической окраске, но в некоторых случаях такой перевод возможен 4uzhoj)
call it as one sees it	говорить прямо (Interex)
call them as one sees them	называть вещи своими именами (4uzhoj)
call them as one sees them	говорить прямо (Interex)
call things as they are	называть вещи своими именами (Andrey Truhachev)
catch-as-catch-can	по возможности (only when possible Interex)
catch-as-catch-can	скачкообразный (Intermittent. Interex)
catch-as-catch-can	прерывистый (Interex)
clean as a whistle	очень ловко (He chopped off the branch, clean as a whistle. В.И.Макаров)
clean as a whistle	совсем (В.И.Макаров)
clean as a whistle	прямо (В.И.Макаров)
clean as a whistle	совершенно (В.И.Макаров)
clean as a whistle	чисто (без нарушения правил dagordan)
clean as a whistle	чистый, как стёклышко (musichok)
clean as a whistle	чист как младенец (о подозреваемом Taras)
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	чисто, как в музее (Aprilen)
clean as a whistle	чистый (о подкате в футболе dagordan)
clean as a whistle	очень ловко
clean as a whistle	начисто (В.И.Макаров)
clear as a bell	очень понятный, доступный для понимания (Tarija)
clear as mud	дело ясное, что дело тёмное (VLZ_58)
clear as noonday	см. clear as day (Баян)
clear as two and two	как дважды два (Taras)
close as wax	скупой (Miserly. Interex)
come across as	казаться (чем-л. youtube.com Alex_Odeychuk)
come as it may	будь что будет (Andrey Truhachev)
come as it may	была не была! (Andrey Truhachev)
dead as a dodo	безжизненный
dead as a dodo	неактивный
dead as a dodo	скучный
dead as a dodo	потухший
dead as a dodo	всеми забытый
dead as a dodo	безнадёжно устаревший
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)
as dead as doornail	мёртвый (Victorian)
as dead as doornail	без признаков жизни (Victorian)
deaf as a doorpost	глухой как тетеря (Interex)
deaf as a doorpost	совершенно глухой (Stone deaf. Interex)
do as I say and not as I do	не подражай мне, но выполняй мои указания (Don't imitate my behavior but obey my instructions. Interex)
do as i say, not as I do	двойные стандарты (almizclera)
do as you like	поступать как знаешь (oh, all right then, do as you like – ну что ж (тогда ладно), поступайте как знаете В.И.Макаров)
double as	также выполнять роль (чего-либо ART Vancouver)
drunk as a skunk	пьяный в драбадан (Александр_10)
drunk as a skunk	пьяный в хлам (Александр_10)
drunk as a skunk	пьяный в стельку (Александр_10)
dry as dust	буквоед (pedant)
dull as paint	скучный, как учебник геометрии (kozelski)
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)
dumb as soup	тупой как пробка (flammeverte)
easy as breathing	как дважды два (Taras)
easy as pie	раз плюнуть (Yeldar Azanbayev)
easy as pie	проще пареной репы (very easy to understand D.Lutoshkin)
emerge as	оказываться (кем-то Supernova)
fear as the devil fears the holy water	как черт ладана бояться (Nadiya_K)
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)
feel as safe as could be	как у Христа за пазухой (grafleonov)
feel right as rain	чувствовать себя прекрасно (Ellisa)
fragile as eggshells	хрупкий как стекло (Wakeful dormouse)
free as a bird	вольный как птица (george serebryakov)
free as a bird	вольный как ветер (george serebryakov)
as fussy as a hen with one chick	носится, как курица с яйцом
give as good as one gets	давать отпор (Баян)
give as good as one gets	наносить ответный удар (george serebryakov)
give as good as one gets	давать сдачи (george serebryakov)
give somebody up as beyond recall	поставить крест на (ком-либо)
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)
as hard as iron	кремень (VLZ_58)
hard as nails	ничем не прошибёшь (Этого человека вообще ничем не прошибёшь. ART Vancouver)
as hard as nails	кремень (VLZ_58)
as hard as rock	кремень (VLZ_58)
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 pale as death	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
helpless as the blind kittens	как слепые котята (Without Your Grace we are completely helpless as the blind kittens, but still we try to somehow serve your divine feet. 4uzhoj)
hungry as a hunter	голодный как волк (Yeldar Azanbayev)
I trust you about as far as I can throw you	верю тебе, пока ты в поле зрения (Часто используется в негативном ключе в значении "я тебе не верю". stackexchange.com Deska)
I would as soon	я предпочёл бы (в отрицательных предложениях обратите внимание на похицию not • I would as soon not make an enemy of you over this matter. canaval)
if this matter touches the Palace, I've been left in no doubt as to where the buck will come to rest.	если это дело каким-то боком заденет Дворец, у меня не останется сомнений, на кого повесят всех собак. (Reverso)
innocent as a newborn babe	невинен как дитя (Andrey Truhachev)
it is as plain as the nose on one's face	это ясно как день (LiBrrra)
it was as obvious as the nose on one's face	а ларчик просто открывался (VLZ_58)
it's as good as done	дело в шляпе
it's as good as gone	ищи-свищи (grafleonov)
it's as good as it gets	лучше и быть не может (Вместо прилагательного "good" может быть использовано любое другое градуальное прилагательное, напр., "small", и тогда это нужно переводить как "маленький-маленький". APN)
it's catch-as-catch-can	все средства хороши (It's catch-as-catch-can in information warfare. VLZ_58)
Jack is as good as his master	каков поп, таков и приход (Yeldar Azanbayev)
Jack is as good as his master	каков хозяин, таков и работник (Yeldar Azanbayev)
Jack wants to be as good as his master	каков поп, таков и приход (Yeldar Azanbayev)
Jack wants to be as good as his master	каков хозяин, таков и работник (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	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	быть круглым невеждой (Yeldar Azanbayev)
know as much about ... as just about anyone on earth	знать ... как свои пять пальцев (New York Times Alex_Odeychuk)
know as much about something as the pig knows about oranges	разбираться как свинья в апельсинах (постарался сохранить точность и сочность сравнения ART Vancouver)
know as much as a hog knows about Sunday	как свинья в апельсинах (thefreedictionary.com Lifestruck)
know as the palm of one's hand	знать как свои пять пальцев (I know Milverton's house as I know the palm of my hand. ART Vancouver)
learn as you go	учиться по ходу дела (Ballistic)
looks as if there had been an earthquake	как Мамай прошёл (Также могут употребляться сравнительные союзы "будто", "точно", "словно". VLZ_58)
looks as if there had been an invasion by the Huns	как Мамай прошёл (VLZ_58)
сlumsy as a hog on ice	как корова на льду (shergilov)
make things as clear as a bell	разложить по полочкам (VLZ_58)
make things as clear as mud	напускать туману (Andrey Truhachev)
make up as goes along	импровизировать (None of us really knew how to play the game, so we just made it up as we went along. VLZ_58)
make up as goes along	сочинять на ходу (I completely forgot the rest of my speech halfway through, so I just started making the rest up as I went along. VLZ_58)
may I make so bold as to	осмелюсь (спросить и т. д.; ask, etc. Bobrovska)
may I make so bold as to	простите мою смелость (ask, etc. Bobrovska)
might as well	лучше сделать, чем не делать (Alex_Odeychuk)
naked as the day one was born	в чём мать родила (Lana Falcon)
nothing could be as bad as that	дальше ехать некуда (VLZ_58)
nothing could be as bad as that	это переходит всякие границы (VLZ_58)
nothing could be as bad as that	это ни в какие ворота не лезет (VLZ_58)
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	полоумный (Andrey Truhachev)
nutty as a fruitcake	абсурдный (Andrey Truhachev)
nutty as a fruitcake	глуп как пробка (Andrey Truhachev)
nutty as a fruitcake	безумный (Andrey Truhachev)
nutty as a fruitcake	тупой как валенок (Andrey Truhachev)
nutty as a fruitcake	ненормальный (Andrey Truhachev)
nutty as a fruitcake	вздорный (Andrey Truhachev)
nutty as a fruitcake	глуп как сивый мерин (Andrey Truhachev)
old as dirt	допотопный (обычно о человеке Oksana82myangel)
old as dirt	старая развалина (обычно о человеке Oksana82myangel)
old as dirt	седая древность (обычно о человеке Oksana82myangel)
old as dirt	ископаемый (обычно о человеке Oksana82myangel)
old as dirt	очень старый (обычно о человеке Oksana82myangel)
on the same footing as/with	равноправный (Liv Bliss)
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)
only as display	только в качестве демонстрации (напр., о рекламе товаров sheetikoff)
people that are dumb as rocks	тупые как валенки (Washington Post 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)
drive / ride quick as the wind	с ветерком (наиболее подходящий перевод для русской идиомы, которая не имеет негативной семантики как англ. joyride. Anna 2)
reap as one have sown	что посеешь, то и пожнёшь
regard somebody as empty air	относиться к кому-либо как к пустому звуку (aspss)
right as rain	быть в полном порядке (Taras)
right as rain	правильный (Your answer is as right as rain Taras)
right as rain	настоящий (Taras)
right as rain	так, как нужно (Don't worry, everything will be right as rain. ART Vancouver)
rough as bags	неотёсанный (источник – рубрика "Фраза дня" на сайте yandex.ru dimock)
run around as if hair was on fire	работать как бешеный (VLZ_58)
run around as if hair was on fire	работать по-сумасшедшему (As the deadline approached, the project team were running around as if their hair was on fire. VLZ_58)
run as a well-oiled machine	работать эффективно (snowleopard)
run as a well-oiled machine	работать слаженно (snowleopard)
run as if one's hair was on fire	бежать изо всех сил (sunchild)
scarce as hen's teeth	немногочисленный (Liv Bliss)
second verse, same as the first	всё по-старому (о том, что повторяет своего предшественника без видимых изменений Bartek2001)
second verse, same as the first	эх раз, ещё раз, ещё много-много раз (о том, что повторяет своего предшественника без видимых изменений Bartek2001)
second verse, same as the first	по новой (Bartek2001)
second verse, same as the first	ещё раз и с чувством (о том, что повторяет своего предшественника без видимых изменений Bartek2001)
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)
serve as cannon fodder	послужить пушечным мясом (Andrey Truhachev)
serve as cannon fodder	служить пушечным мясом (Andrey Truhachev)
set yourself up as something	начать свой бизнес (He initially set himself up as a bookseller in New York nadine3133)
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
she was as nice as pie.	она была просто прекрасна (LiBrrra)
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)
simple as pie	проще простого (Damirules)
slippery as an eel	скользкий как уж (Wakeful dormouse)
slippery as an eel	скользкий как змея (The man was as slippery as an eel. He was arrested for theft several times but was never convicted. Wakeful dormouse)
slippery as an eel	скользкий тип (Wakeful dormouse)
smart as a whip	семи пядей во лбу (bigmaxus)
snug as a bug in a rug	очень уютно
so as not to get left behind	чтобы не застрять (MichaelBurov)
so as not to get left behind	чтобы не остаться в последних рядах (MichaelBurov)
so as not to get left behind	чтобы не плестись в хвосте (MichaelBurov)
so as not to get left behind	чтобы не остаться пасти задних (Alex_Odeychuk)
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)
someone felt as if the sky was falling	небо с овчинку показалось (VLZ_58)
sound as a bell	целый и невредимый (lust)
sound as the bell	в полном здравии (lust)
sound as the bell	жив-здоров (lust)
sound as the bell	вполне здоровый (lust)
sound as the bell	богатырского здоровья (lust)
sound as the bell	здоров как бык (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 eggs is eggs	ежу понятно (Yeldar Azanbayev)
sure as shooting	определённо (plushkina)
take something as gospel	свято верить (We took every word of his as gospel, but in fact he was often mistaken. Alexander Oshis)
take something as the gospel truth	свято верить (People are uninformed and ignorant propaganda whores. They take the MSM as the gospel truth without thought or question Alexander Oshis)
take each day as it comes	живи сегодняшним днём (Yeldar Azanbayev)
talking the talk is not as good as walking the walk	языком болтать-не мешки таскать (Вариант перевода в некоторых контекстах Alexander Oshis)
talking the talk is not as good as walking the walk	трындеть-не мешки ворочать (Вариант перевода в некоторых контекстах Alexander Oshis)
that was as stupid as you can get	дурнее не придумаешь (Andrey Truhachev)
that was as stupid as you can get	курам на смех (Andrey Truhachev)
that was as stupid as you can get	глупее не придумаешь (Andrey Truhachev)
the reason is clear as day	а ларчик просто открывался (Taras)
the solution was as plain as day	а ларчик просто открывался (VLZ_58)
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)
thick as thieves	водой не разольёшь
thick as thieves	закадычные друзья (VLZ_58)
thick as two short planks	тупой (Floyd1)
as thick as two short planks	тупой как валенок (Andrey Truhachev)
tough as nails	крепкий как кремень (VLZ_58)
true as steel	очень верный (Yeldar Azanbayev)
true as steel	преданный, как пес (Yeldar Azanbayev)
true as steel	надёжный (Yeldar Azanbayev)
Try as I might	как бы я ни старался (ни пытался; Try as I might, I couldn't persuade him = No matter how hard I tried, he couldn't be persuaded. Try as he might, he could not forget. Sebastijana)
try as you might	сколько ни пытайся (something you can't get rid of try as you might Баян)
try as you might	хоть тресни (Take away the drugs, and she was pretty close to being the perfect girl. Problem was, try as you might, you couldn’t take the drugs away. Abysslooker)
try oneself as	попробовать себя (в роли кого-либо singeline)
ugly as sin	ни рожи ни кожи (Yeldar Azanbayev)
use as a cat's paw	таскать каштаны из огня чужими руками (Yeldar Azanbayev)
use as cannon-fodder	использовать как пушечное мясо (Andrey Truhachev)
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)
vouch for someone as for oneself	ручаться головой (за кого-либо VLZ_58)
be warm as toast	чувствовать себя в тепле и уюте (I am warm as toast – мне тепло и уютно. shergilov)
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)
welcome as snow in harvest	кому-либо не рады (4uzhoj)
white as a ghost	напуганный (Tarija)
white as the driven snow	белый, как снег на дороге (означает невинность, но употребляется в саркастичной манере относительно коррупции 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)
your guess is as good as mine	без понятия (Jane: Are there any good movies playing tonight? Alan: Your guess is as good as mine; Jill: How long should we bake this pie? Jane: Your guess is as good as mine Taras)