07 // Animals Flashcards
a person who is very easily scared
SCAREDY-CAT
Tim is such a scaredy cat. He’s terrified of spiders.
pretend there’s danger or something wrong when there isn’t
CRY WOLF
I don’t think you’re really too sick to go to school. You always cry wolf.
very little space
NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO SWING A CAT
Clarita’s new apartment is tiny. There’s not enough room to swing a cat.
becoming sick, or stopping doing something, in large numbers
DROPPING LIKE FLIES
My colleagues all have terrible colds. They’re dropping like flies.
wasting effort by following the wrong course of action
BARK UP THE WRONG TREE
You’re barking up the wrong tree if you think I can help you with your homework. I’m terrible at science.
a problem that everyone pretends to ignore
ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Our falling profits are the elephant in the room at every team meeting.
was too scared to
վախենալ-չանել
CHICKEN OUT OF
I chickened out of driving the top board in the pool. It was too high.
too shocked or frightened to move
փուշ կերած ոչխար
LIKE A DEER IN HEADLIGHTS
Flo looked like a deer in headlights when I caught her reading my diary.
repeatedly telling me to do something
TO BADGER SB
I told my boss I won’t finish my report today, but she still keeps badgering me about it.
someone who likes to stay up late at night
NIGHT OWL
Lech is a night owl. He never goes to bed before midnight.
a long-distance view from above
A BIRD’S-EYE VIEW OF STH
We had a bird’s-eye view of the city from the hot-air balloon.
adopts a morally superior attitude
GET ON ONE’S HIGH HORSE
Rachel always gets on her high horse about being a vegetarian. It’s so annoying.
You have lots of opportunities
THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER
You can do anything now that you’ve finished college. the world is your oyster.
the largest part
THE LION’S SHARE
Frank ate the lion’s share of the cake. There wasn’t enough for us!
someone with only one talent or skill
ONE-TRICK PONY
Ruby is one-trick pony. She’s a great singer, but she can’t dance or act.
