Примеры употребления для (as) poor as a church mouse
1. "I‘m (as) poor as a church mouse but I‘ve had a trillionaire‘s life." His last vote was for the Conservatives in 1'70.
2. Some are like English expressions, such as: Îí áĺäĺí, ęŕę öĺđęîâíŕH'; ě$';řü (He‘s (as) poor as a church mouse). Russian has several idioms connected with the great cat–and–mouse game.