liebre
hare ; jackrabbit.
The article is entitled 'The immunologist and the Internet - a tale of the tortoise and the hare?.
Thus the brown hare, the blue hare, the Arctic hare, and the jackrabbit are all species of the genus Leporidae.
correr como una liebre
run like + the wind
run like + the clappers
A wolf can run like the wind or be as still as a stone.
They can run like the clappers, to boot, and have very few predators.
dar gato por liebre
buy + a pig in a poke
pass off + a lemon
You might say we buy 'a pig in a poke' every four years, except that no pig has ever done the kind of damage our recent presidents have done.
Since he lost his job at the quarry, Dave runs a used car business, and takes great delight in passing off a lemon to a university student.
hacer saltar la liebre
blow + the whistle (on)
The article 'Blowing the whistle on hazardous exports' warns consumers in developing countries about the practice by transnational corporations of exporting hazardous substances into their countries.
levantar la liebre
spill + the beans
blow + the gaff
let + the cat out of the bag
let on
Native speakers of English use idioms such as 'put your foot down' and 'spill the beans' to label events that are not described literally by the words that make up the idioms.
It was not idealism but plain fear, plus a peasant's nose for security, which led to Vladimir's decision to blow the gaff.
Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships.
The officials have raised the alert level to yellow but I have heard that behind the scenes they are far more worried than they are letting on.
liebre marina
sea hare
Limpets are related to sea snails, abalones, mussels, and sea hares.
tan rápido como una liebre
as quick as a wink
And quick as a wink, Jack picked up the coin and put it into his purse.
