1not enough space
not enough room to swing a cat
2bграть в кошки-мышки
play cat and mouse with someone
3оказаться в опасности из-за собственной неосмотрительности
put one's head in the lion's mouth
4mess up the order of things
put the cart before the horse
5do something that causes trouble
put the cat among the pigeons
6not to be critiqued
a sacred cow
7an excuse to leave
see a man about a dog
8distinguish between good and bad people
separate the sheep from the goats (bible)
9the first person to test a new idea
serve as a guinea pig
10 long-winded anecdote
a shaggy dog story
11последняя капля
the straw that broke the camel's back
12something important or powerful being controlled by something less so
the tail wagging the dog
13deal decisively with a difficult or dangerous situation
take the bull by the horns
14leave someone to be roughly treated or criticized without trying to help or defend them
throw someone to the wolves
15for a very long, indefinite period of time
until the cows come home
16continuing to waste effort on something that is already over
flog a dead horse
17to be very worried, upset, or angry
have kittens
18for a very long time, indefinitely
until the cows come home