1.洞中之鼠（瓮中之鳖）a rat in the hole—bottled up; trapped
2.鼠目寸光see only what is under one’s nose; as short-sighted as mice; not see beyond the end of one’s nose
3.猫哭老鼠shed crocodile tears; the cat weeping over the dead mouse
4.抱头鼠窜/捧头鼠窜/掉头鼠窜cover the head and sneak the way like a rat; scurry (or scamper) off like a frightened rat
5.胆小如鼠as timid as a mouse; mouse like timidity;
6.狗拿耗子多管闲事狗逮老鼠poke one’s nose into other people’s business; a dog trying to catch mice
7.过街老鼠a person hated by people; a person or thing that provokes a hue and cry
8.鼠肚鸡肠鼠腹鸡肠pretty；narrow-minded
9.鼠窃狗偷filch like rats and snatch like dogs—play petty tricks on the sly
10.以狸致鼠、以冰致绳using cats as to catch rats, treating ice as ropes—which is unsuccessful
11.掘室求鼠dig house to find rats--- try to save a little only to lose a lot; penny wise and pound foolish
12.贼头鼠脑贼眉鼠眼shifty-eyed; thievish-looking
13.马捉老鼠比喻瞎忙乱a horse running after rats—one is busy without useful results
14.猫鼠同处猫鼠同眠act in collision; conspire; gang up
15.瞎猫碰上死耗子Every dog has his day. / Everyone has good days.
与“鼠”有关的短语
1. smell a rat怀疑某事不对头，另有文章
2. play cat and mouse/ play a cat-and-mouse game with someone对某人时冷时热，时好时坏
3. as quiet as a mouse不出声，无声响
4. the rat race激烈竞争（尤指为保住职位、地位）
5. look like a drowned rat像落汤鸡6. go ratting抓老鼠
