1. 洞中之鼠（甕中之鱉） 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. 貓哭老鼠 shed crocodile tears; the cat weeping over the dead mouse

    4. 抱頭鼠竄/捧頭鼠竄/掉頭鼠竄 cover the head and sneak the way like a rat; scurry (or scamper) off like a frightened rat

    5. 膽小如鼠 as timid as a mouse; mouse like timidity;

    6. 狗拿耗子多管閑事 狗逮老鼠 poke one’s nose into other people’s business; a dog trying to catch mice

    7. 過街老鼠 a person hated by people; a person or thing that provokes a hue and cry

    8. 鼠肚雞腸 鼠腹雞腸 pretty；narrow-minded

    9. 鼠竊狗偷 filch like rats and snatch like dogs—play petty tricks on the sly

    10.以貍致鼠、以冰致繩 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.賊頭鼠腦 賊眉鼠眼 shifty-eyed; thievish-looking

    13. 馬捉老鼠 比喻瞎忙亂 a horse running after rats—one is busy without useful results

    14. 貓鼠同處 貓鼠同眠 act in collision; conspire; gang up

    15. 瞎貓碰上死耗子 Every dog has his day. / Everyone has good days.

    與“鼠”有關的短語

    1. smell a rat 懷疑某事不對頭，另有文章

    2. play cat and mouse/ play a cat-and-mouse game with someone 對某人時冷時熱，時好時壞

    3. as quiet as a mouse 不出聲，無聲響

    4. the rat race 激烈競爭（尤指為保住職位、地位）

    5. look like a drowned rat 像落湯雞

    6. go ratting 抓老鼠