animal idioms Flashcards
telling me there’s a huge problem when there’s not.
cry wolf
he would never do anything that would harm someone.
wouldn’t hurt a fly
wait a second
hold your horses
take control of the situation.
take the bull by the horns
dangerous even if he looks nice.
a wolf in sheep’s clothing
a brilliant business idea and brought in a huge profit.
a cash cow
annoys me.
gets my goat
for days and months and years
till the cows come home
the biggest and most obvious problem that no one seems to want to talk about
the elephant in the room
the largest portion
the lion’s share
did the hard, boring part
did all the donkey work
criticism doesn’t affect him
it’s like water off a duck’s back
felt uncomfortable or awkward in unfamiliar surroundings
it was like fish out of water
don’t be too confident that you will be successful
don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
a person who doesn’t tell others much about their life (but sometimes surprises them)
a dark horse
think that sth is wrong or that sb is trying to deceive you
smell a rat
achieve two things by doing one action
kill two birds with one stone
her words are worse than her actions
her bark is worst than her bite
feeling ashamed, embarrassed, or unhappy because you have been defeated or punished
with his tail between his legs
