1. ¶´ÖÐÖ®Êó£¨ÎÍÖÐÖ®±î£© a rat in the hole—bottled up; trapped
2. ÊóÄ¿´ç¹â see only what is under one’s nose; as short-sighted as mice; not see beyond the end of one’s nose
3. è¿ÞÀÏÊó shed crocodile tears; the cat weeping over the dead mouse
4. ±§Í·Êó´Ü/ÅõÍ·Êó´Ü/µôÍ·Êó´Ü cover the head and sneak the way like a rat; scurry (or scamper) off like a frightened rat
5. µ¨Ð¡ÈçÊó as timid as a mouse; mouse like timidity;
6. ¹·ÄúÄ×Ó¶à¹ÜÏÐÊ ¹·´þÀÏÊó poke one’s nose into other people’s business; a dog trying to catch mice
7. ¹ý½ÖÀÏÊó a person hated by people; a person or thing that provokes a hue and cry
8. Êó¶Ç¼¦³¦ Ê󸹼¦³¦ pretty£»narrow-minded
9. ÊóÇÔ¹·Íµ filch like rats and snatch like dogs—play petty tricks on the sly
10.ÒÔÀêÖÂÊó¡¢ÒÔ±ùÖÂÉþ using cats as to catch rats, treating ice as ropes—which is unsuccessful
11.¾òÊÒÇóÊó dig house to find rats--- try to save a little only to lose a lot; penny wise and pound foolish
12.ÔôÍ·ÊóÄÔ ÔôüÊóÑÛ shifty-eyed; thievish-looking
13. Âí×½ÀÏÊó ±ÈÓ÷ϹæÂÒ a horse running after rats—one is busy without useful results
14. èÊóͬ´¦ èÊóͬÃß act in collision; conspire; gang up
15. ϹèÅöÉÏËÀºÄ×Ó Every dog has his day. / Everyone has good days.
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1. smell a rat »³ÒÉijʲ»¶ÔÍ·£¬ÁíÓÐÎÄÕÂ
2. play cat and mouse/ play a cat-and-mouse game with someone ¶ÔijÈËʱÀäʱÈÈ£¬Ê±ºÃʱ»µ
3. as quiet as a mouse ²»³öÉù£¬ÎÞÉùÏì
4. the rat race ¼¤ÁÒ¾ºÕù£¨ÓÈָΪ±£×¡Ö°Î»¡¢µØÎ»£©
5. look like a drowned rat ÏñÂäÌÀ¼¦
6. go ratting ×¥ÀÏÊó