まっすぐにすわり、かいばおけをつつく動物のように皿の上にかがみこまない。の英語

He sits upright, not crouched over his plate like an animal at a feeding trough.

When maglouba is served, it's flipped upside down on a plate.

He stood paralysed on the spot.

descend swiftly, as if on prey

Don't make such a sour face.

Holding an eel too fast is the way to let her escape.

Then it draws more silky lines across these spokes, leaving a smooth, non-sticky patch in the middle of the web.

Spring over the ground like a hunting hound.

He was [looked] like a dog which has been put on trust for an appetizing piece of meat.

A slip of the tongue often brings about unexpected results.

Don't just sleep all day like some lion from the zoo. How about you go and clean up your room?

It is to stop short of the one thing needful.

to stop short of the one thing needful

It's just like rats leaving a sinking ship.

They look just like rats leaving a sinking ship.

They're just like rats leaving a sinking ship.

Just like rats leaving a sinking ship.

When you come across a bear, play dead and keep your face to the ground.

It is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

hide in the earth like a hunted animal

Give a thief enough rope and he'll hang himself.

to rush recklessly and directly forward in a manner considered similar to that of a wild pig

running and leaping like a herd of pursued antelopes

behave like a hog

retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment

curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged

lay spread-eagle on the floor

doing that is like waving a red flag in front of a bull

It's no use pretending not to know: we've thoroughly investigated the matter and found that you are involved in it.

Usually, meteorites will burn out or break into pieces before or as they hit the ground.