- as skinny as a rake
- as thin/skinny as a rake
худой как щепка
Some people can eat as many fatty foods and sweet things as they like, and still be as thin as a rake.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов. 2013.
as skinny as a rake
Смотреть что такое "as skinny as a rake" в других словарях:
skinny — 1. adjective his extreme height made him look especially skinny Syn: thin, scrawny, scraggy, bony, angular, rawboned, hollow cheeked, gaunt, as thin as a rake, skin and bones, sticklike, emaciated, waiflike, skeletal, pinched, undernourished,… … Thesaurus of popular words
thin — 1 /TIn/ comparative thinner superlative thickest adjective 1 NOT THICK having a very small distance or a smaller distance than usual between two sides or two flat surfaces: a thin nylon rope | She s only wearing a thin summer jacket. | two thin… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spindleshanks — Applied to a person with long, thin legs since the sixteenth century, and still in playground use, according to the Opies in The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren. They list the synonymous: Spindle Dick, Spindle legs, and Spindle sticks.… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
List of Mulan characters — The main characters in Mulan II. From left to right: Ling, Chien Po, Yao, Shang, Mulan, Mushu, Cri Kee, Su, Ting Ting and Mei. The following are fictional characters from Disney s 1998 film Mulan and its sequel, Mulan II. Contents … Wikipedia
The Rakes — Infobox musical artist Name = The Rakes Img capt = Landscape = Yes Background = group or band Origin = London, England Genre = Indie rock Art rock Post punk revival Years active = 2004 ndash;present Label = V2 URL = [http://www.therakes.co.uk… … Wikipedia
Adultery in literature — The theme of adultery features in a wide range of literature through the ages. This is hardly surprising, as the fact of adultery has been a part of the human existence for as long as there has been marriage. As a theme it automatically brings… … Wikipedia
Witness accounts of the Roswell UFO incident — Follows are excerpts of witness accounts of the Roswell UFO incident.In 1978, author Stanton T. Friedman interviewed Jesse Marcel, who voiced his suspicion that debris he recovered on a ranch near Roswell in 1947 was not of this world. Over the… … Wikipedia
The Sims 3 — Developer(s) The Sims Studio Publisher(s) Electronic Arts … Wikipedia
Mark Mallman discography — Mark Mallman discography Releases ↙Studio albums 8 ↙Live albums 4 … Wikipedia
lean — Synonyms and related words: Lenten, Spartan, abstemious, acquiesce, agree, angular, angularity, arid, ascend, ascetic, austere, bad, bald, bank, bare, barren, be agreeable to, be dying to, be eager, be game, be open to, be ready, be spoiling for … Moby Thesaurus
thin — Synonyms and related words: Lenten, Sanforize, Sanforized, Spartan, a bit thick, a bit thin, abate, abrade, abstemious, abstract, absurd, acute, adulterate, adulterated, airy, ankle deep, argute, ascetic, atomic, attenuate, attenuated, austere,… … Moby Thesaurus
