Idioms - Animal

Question 1

ants in one’s pants

Answer 1

unable to sit still or remain calm out of nervousness or excitement

Question 2

cat’s got one’s tongue

Answer 2

said about someone who doesn’t speak (usually due to shyness)

It looks like thecat’s got your tongue,Lucy. Are you always this quiet?

Question 3

clam up

Answer 3

become quiet suddenly

Arthurclammed upwhen I asked him about his family.

Question 4

dog days

Answer 4

very hot days

I sleep in the basement during thedog daysof August.

Question 5

dropping like flies

Answer 5

dying/giving up quickly

My roses aredropping like fliesin this early frost.

Question 6

eager beaver

Answer 6

a person who is excited about doing certain work/ a person who is always willing to volunteer or do extra work.

Question 7

fishy

Answer 7

odd, suspicious

Question 8

have a cow

Answer 8

get extremely upset (often over something minor)

My teacherhad a cowwhen she realized nobody had done the homework.

Question 9

hold your horses

Answer 9

wait and be patient

Hold your horses! I’ll be done in the washroom in a minute.

Question 10

horse around

Answer 10

play roughly

If you’re going tohorse around, please go outside.

Question 11

get the lion’s share

Answer 11

get the greatest percentage

My auntgot the lion’s shareof the inheritance.

Question 12

kitty corner

Answer 12

diagonal direction

The gas station iskitty cornerto the library.

Question 13

let the cat out of the bag

Answer 13

reveal a secret

Question 14

make a beeline

Answer 14

go straight for something ตรงดิ่งไปยัง

Question 15

monkey see, monkey do

Answer 15

silly/unintelligent people tend to copy each other’s actions

“Our one-year-old is saying bad words now. I told my husband,”“Monkey see, monkey do!”””

Question 16

rat race

Answer 16

fierce, competitive struggle for power, position etc

I’m ready to leave thisrat raceand retire in Mexico.

Question 17

smell a rat

Answer 17

begin to suspect trickery etc

I asked my brothers not to tell my parents that I went out, but I couldsmell a ratas soon as I opened the door.

Question 18

straight from the horse’s mouth

Answer 18

directly from the original source

I know Jenny is pregnant, because I heard itstraight from the horse’s mouth.

Question 19

take the bull by the horns

Answer 19

face a challenge or danger boldly กล้าเผชิญหน้าสิ่งท้าทาย

Question 20

until the cows come home

Answer 20

for a very long time

I could eat pizza and ice-creamuntil the cows come home.

Question 21

Let sleeping dogs lie

Answer 21

อย่าแหย่เสือหลับ

Question 22

his Bark is worse than his bite

Answer 22

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