lightning never strikes twice in the same place
The same accident does not happen twice; the same person does not have the same luck again. A proverb.
Billy won a pony in the contest last year, but lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
like a hole in the head
Not at all; scarcely; grudgingly; in an unwelcome manner.
Joan needs her mother-in-law to stay with her for a week like a hole in the head.
like a kid in a candy store
Быть взволнованным чем-то хорошим.
You should have seen him when they arrived. He was like a kid in a candy store.
Ты бы видел его, когда он приехал. Радовался как младенец!
like a thief in the night
Действовать секретно, тихо или в неожиданной манере.
He left the company like a thief in the night, without telling his colleagues or saying goodbye.
Он ушел из компании очень неожиданно, даже ничего не сказал коллегам и не попрощался с ними.
like anything
To an extreme degree.
He swore like anything when he found out that he hadn't been promoted.
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."
Jim answered, "Too bad. That will be like finding a needle in a haystack."
like two peas in a pod
Closely similar; almost exactly alike.
The twin sisters Eve and Agnes are like two peas in a pod.