Animal Idioms Flashcards

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1
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Att ge katten på

A

To bet your life on it

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2
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Att lägga lök på laxen

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To make matters worse (add onion)

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3
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Det är något i hästväg

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It’s something extraordinary

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4
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Arg som ett bi

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To be furious

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5
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Envis som en åsna

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Stubborn as a mule

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6
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Fattig som en kyrkoråtta

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Poor as a church mouse

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7
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Fri som en fågel

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Free as a bird

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8
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From som ett lamm

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Meek as a lamb

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9
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Glad som en lärka

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Happy as a lark

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10
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Hal som en ål

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Slippery as an eel

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11
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Hungrig som en varg

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Hungry as a bear

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12
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Klok som en uggla

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Wise as an owl

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13
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Pigg som en mört

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Fit as a fiddle (roach)

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14
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Rädd som en hare

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Timid as à hare

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15
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Slug (listig) som en räv

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Sly as a fox

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16
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Stark som en björn

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Strong as an ox

17
Q

Stolt som en tupp

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Proud as à Peacock

18
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Tyst som en mus

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Quiet as a mouse

19
Q

Det var som katten

A

I’ll be darned