English Puzzle

Фразеологизмы со словом like. Страница пять

like father like son
A son is usually like his father in the way he acts. A proverb.
Яблоко от яблони недалеко падает. Об обладании разными поколениями одной семьи одинаковыми талантами или недостатками.
Frank's father has been on the city council; he is now the mayor, and is running for governor. Frank is on the student council and is likely to he class president. Like father, like son.
I think my son will grow up tall, like father, like son.
Я думаю, мой сын вырастет высоким - каков отец, такой и сын.
Mr. Jones and Tommy are both quiet and shy. Like father, like son.
like hell
With great vigor.
As soon as they saw the cops, they ran like hell.
Not so; untrue; indicates the speaker's lack of belief in what he heard.
Like hell you're gonna bring me my dough!
like kicking dead whales down the beach
Бесполезное или мало эффективное дело<
Getting him to adopt the new method is like kicking dead whales down the beach.
Почти безнадежно заставить его применять новый метод.
like looking for a needle in a haystack
look for a needle in a haystack
Something that will be very hard to find.
"I lost my class ring somewhere in the front yard," said June.
Jim answered, "Too bad. That will be like finding a needle in a haystack."
like mad
like crazy
With great enthusiasm and vigor; very fast.
We had to drive like mad to get there on time.
like two peas in a pod
Closely similar; almost exactly alike.
The twin sisters Eve and Agnes are like two peas in a pod.
like water off a duck's back
Without changing your feelings or opinion; without effect.
Advice and correction roll off him like water off a duck's back.
Many people showed him they didn't like what he was doing, but their disapproval passed off him like water off a duck's back.
like water
As something easily poured out or wasted; freely. Usually used in the phrase "spend money like water".
During the World Wars, the United States spent money like water.
Sailors on shore leave often spend money like water.