Comparative Phraseological Phrases with Components of Zoonyms in English and Russian

Abstract

This group of phraseological units is one of the numerous ones in the phraseological fund of the English and Russian languages. Animals in these units symbolize this or that quality of a person. The common features and differences of the languages under consideration are distinguished in the article. Similarities are explained by the common origin; differences result from peculiarities of life of every nation, geographical conditions, traditions, customs, etc.