Unit 17: Animals Flashcards
1
Q
be the cat’s whiskers
A
better than everyone else
2
Q
not a cat in hell’s chance
A
no chance at all
3
Q
dog in the manger
A
keep sth so that other people cannot use it, not because you really want it yourself
4
Q
sort (out) the sheep from the goats
A
find the people or things of high quality from a group of mixed quality
5
Q
might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb
A
might as well do sth more serious as you are going to be punished anyway
6
Q
sick as a parrot
A
very disappointed
7
Q
the elephant in the room
A
there is an obvious problem or difficult situation that people do not want to talk about.
