{"id":368,"date":"2020-08-06T12:37:07","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T12:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharedlearning.in\/dailyprep\/?p=368"},"modified":"2020-08-06T12:37:07","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T12:37:07","slug":"idioms-and-phrases-related-to-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.sharedlearning.in\/dailyprep\/2020\/08\/06\/idioms-and-phrases-related-to-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"IDIOMS AND PHRASES RELATED TO ANIMALS"},"content":{"rendered":"

BOOK WORM<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A person in the habit of reading books.<\/p>\n

CRY WOLF<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A false alarm.<\/p>\n

KEEP THE WOLF AWAY FROM THE DOOR<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To avoid starvation.<\/p>\n

A SNAKE IN THE GRASS<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hidden enemy.<\/p>\n

A BLACK SHEEP<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

An undesirable person.<\/p>\n

A WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A dangerous person who looks un-harmful or pretends to be friendly.<\/p>\n

SMELL A RAT<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To be suspicious.<\/p>\n

A BLACK OX<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Misfortune.<\/p>\n

THE LION’S SHARE<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A large part.<\/p>\n

A STALKING HORSE<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Pretence.<\/p>\n

TO PUT A CART BEFORE THE HORSE<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To do things in wrong order.<\/p>\n

A DARK HORSE<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A hidden genius.<\/p>\n

FLOG A DEAD HORSE<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To waste one’s efforts.<\/p>\n

FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From a reliable source.<\/p>\n

A SCAPEGOAT<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

One who is punished to save others.<\/p>\n

HAVE ANOTHER FISH TO FRY<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Have some more important work to do.<\/p>\n

QUEER FISH<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Strange person.<\/p>\n

TO FISH IN TROUBLED WATERS<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To take advantage of the troubles of others.<\/p>\n

A FISH OUT OF WATER<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To be in difficulty.<\/p>\n

A WHITE ELEPHANT<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Expensive but useless possession<\/p>\n

WRANGLE OVER AN ASS’ SHADOW<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To quarrel over trifles.<\/p>\n

DONKEY’S YEAR<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Very long time.<\/p>\n

EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Good fortune comes sooner or later.<\/p>\n

GO TO DOGS<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To be ruined.<\/p>\n

A DOG IN THE MANGER<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

One who does not let others enjoy what he himself cannot.<\/p>\n

SHED CROCODILE TEARS<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Show false grief.<\/p>\n

BELL THE CAT<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To take first step at personal risk.<\/p>\n

LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Reveal the secret.<\/p>\n

A CAT AND DOG LIFE<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Quarrelsome life.<\/p>\n

RAINING CATS AND DOGS<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Raining heavily.<\/p>\n

A BULL IN THE CHINA SHOP<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A clumsy person in a delicate situation.<\/p>\n

TAKE THE BULL BY HORNS<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Face challenges boldly.<\/p>\n

A COCK AND BULL STORY<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A cooked up story.<\/p>\n

TO COUNT CHICKENS BEFORE THEY ARE HATCHED<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To anticipate profit before in hand.<\/p>\n

SWAN SONG<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Last creation.<\/p>\n

RULE THE ROOST<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To dominate.<\/p>\n

FLY IN THE FACE OF<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To defy.<\/p>\n

CARRY ALL EGGS IN ONE BASKET<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Put everything at risk.<\/p>\n

TAKE UNDER WINGS<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Provide protection or shelter.<\/p>\n

SMALL FRY<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Insignificant person.<\/p>\n

A SITTING DUCK<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

An easy prey.<\/p>\n

AS A CROW FLIES<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Straight.<\/p>\n

FEATHER ONE’S NEST<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Enrich oneself dishonestly.<\/p>\n

A FEATHER IN ONE’S CAP<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

An additional achievement.<\/p>\n

COCK OF THE WALK<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

One who dominates a group or situation.<\/p>\n

COCK A SNOOK<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To show disregard\/contempt.<\/p>\n

A WILD GOOSE CHASE<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Useless efforts.<\/p>\n

EAGLE EYE<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To pay attention to details.<\/p>\n

A BIRD’S PASSAGE<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

One who does not stay anywhere for long time.<\/p>\n

BIRDS OF THE SAME FEATHER<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Persons of same liking<\/p>\n

A BIRD’S EYE VIEW<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

General view.<\/p>\n

STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMEL’S BACK<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A single small thing that exceeds a limit of patience.<\/p>\n

TAIL THAT WAGS THE DOG<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A small part of something that controls the whole thing.<\/p>\n

WORM HAS TURNED<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The situation has been reversed.<\/p>\n

BEE IN ONE’S BONNET<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To be excited in a negative way.<\/p>\n

CAT AMONG(ST) THE PIGEONS<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cause a disturbance or disruption.<\/p>\n

FAT CAT<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A highly placed, well paid executive.<\/p>\n

FISH FOR COMPLIMENTS<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Try to manipulate people into praising you.<\/p>\n

FLEW THE COOP<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Left, escaped.<\/p>\n

GET SOMEONE’S GOAT<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To irritate someone deeply.<\/p>\n

GET ONE’S DUCKS IN A ROW<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Have everything organized.<\/p>\n

FLAT OUT LIKE A DRINKING LIZARD<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Very busy.<\/p>\n

DIFFERENT KETTLE OF FISH<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Not comparable.<\/p>\n

LEOPARD CAN’T CHANGE ITS SPOTS<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

People can’t successfully disguise.<\/p>\n

GILDED (GOLDEN) CAGE<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In a luxurious but confining situation..<\/p>\n

(DON’T) HAVE A COW<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To get upset, angry.<\/p>\n

HOG WILD<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Act in a completely uninhibited way.<\/p>\n

KANGAROO LOOSE IN THE TOP PADDOCK<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Be slightly crazy.<\/p>\n

HERDING CATS<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Difficult to co-ordinate.<\/p>\n

GOOSE IS COOKED<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In serious trouble, with no hope of improvement.<\/p>\n

CAN OF WORMS<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Create a new set of difficult problems.<\/p>\n

TITS ON A BULL<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Completely useless.<\/p>\n

ON A FISHING EXPEDITION<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Looking for evidence without any solid suspicion of wrongdoing.<\/p>\n

WHACK-A-MOLE<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A situation in which when one problem is solved, another appears.<\/p>\n

NATURE OF THE BEAST<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The essence of something, just the way something is.<\/p>\n

A FLY ON THE WALL<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To be an unnoticed observer.<\/p>\n

BIT BETWEEN ONE’S TEETH<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In control of a situation.<\/p>\n

BEAT A DEAD HORSE<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To continue to argue about something that has been settled.<\/p>\n

800 POUND GORILLA<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A big, dominant person or a group.<\/p>\n

A BUSY BEE<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A very busy, active person who moves from task to task.<\/p>\n

A GUINEA PIG<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Someone who is a part of an experiment or a trial.<\/p>\n

A LAME DUCK<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A person or enterprise(often a business) that is not a success and that has to be helped.<\/p>\n

A LONE WOLF<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Someone who is not very social.<\/p>\n

ALBATROSS AROUND ONE’S NECK<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Something from one’s past that acts as a hindrance.<\/p>\n

ALL BARK AND NO BITE<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Tending to make verbal threats but no deliver on them.<\/p>\n

ALL HAT AND NO CATTLE<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

pretentious, full of bluster.<\/p>\n

ANTS IN YOUR PANTS<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Restlessness.<\/p>\n

AS POOR AS A CHURCH MOUSE<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Very poor.<\/p>\n

BACK THE WRONG HORSE<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To support the losing side.<\/p>\n

BARK UP THE WRONG TREE<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Be wrong in the course of action.<\/p>\n

BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Act badly towards someone who has helped you.<\/p>\n

BLOW THE COBWEBS AWAY<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Make space for fresh ideas.<\/p>\n

BUY A PIG IN A POKE<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To buy something with no prior inspection.<\/p>\n

CHANGE HORSES IN MIDSTREAM<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Change plans or leaders in the middle of the process.<\/p>\n

CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The negative consequences of previous actions reveal themselves.<\/p>\n

CLIP SOMEONE’S WINGS<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Reduce someone’s privileges or freedom.<\/p>\n

CRICKETS<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Silence.<\/p>\n

DEAD AS THE DODO<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Completely extinct.<\/p>\n

DON’T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Do not question the value of gift.<\/p>\n

DRAIN THE LIZARD<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Urinate.<\/p>\n

EAGER BEAVER<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A person who is hardworking and enthusiastic, sometimes considered over zealous.<\/p>\n

EAT CROW<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To admit one was wrong, and accept humiliation.<\/p>\n

ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A major problem that no one is talking about.<\/p>\n

FOX IN THE HEN-HOUSE<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Someone who causes trouble.<\/p>\n

GO BELLY UP<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To go bankrupt.<\/p>\n

HE WOULD PUT LEGS UNDER A CHICKEN<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He is very talkative.<\/p>\n

HIVE MIND<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The knowledge of humans as a group.<\/p>\n

HOLD YOUR HORSES<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Stop, restrain yourself<\/p>\n

JUMP THE SHARK<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To pass peak quality and begin to decline(often used to describe television programs or movie series).<\/p>\n

KANGAROO COURT<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A court of law where proper procedures are not followed at all, a sham judicial proceeding.<\/p>\n

KILL A FLY WITH A ELEPHANT GUN<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Approach a problem with excessive measures.<\/p>\n

LICK ONE’S WOUNDS<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Rest after a bad defeat.<\/p>\n

LIKE A MOTH TO A FLAME<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Drawn to something or someone despite of dangers.<\/p>\n

LIKE THE CAT THAT GOT THE CREAM<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Looking particularly self satisfied.<\/p>\n

LION’S DEN<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Any dangerous or frightening place.<\/p>\n

LOADED FOR BEAR<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Prepared for problems or challenges.<\/p>\n

LOAN SHARK<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A predatory lender, one who makes high interest loans to desperate people.<\/p>\n

LOCK HORNS<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To argue, to come into conflict<\/p>\n

MAD AS A BOX OF FROGS<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Extremely mentally unstable, psychotic, detached from reality.<\/p>\n

MAKE A SILK PURSE OUT OF A SOW’S EAR<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Turn something ordinary or inferior into something refined and beautiful.<\/p>\n

ON A LARK<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Spontaneously, on a whim, for fun.<\/p>\n

ONE-TRICK PONY<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Someone who has only a single talent.<\/p>\n

PECKING ORDER<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hierarchy, rank of importance.<\/p>\n

PUPPIES AND RAINBOWS<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Perfect, ideal.<\/p>\n

PUT OUT FEELERS<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Make discreet, informal suggestions.<\/p>\n

RED HERRING<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A misleading clue.<\/p>\n

RAISE (SOMEONE’S) HACKLES<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Make someone angry and defensive.<\/p>\n

SCREW THE POOCH<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To make a serious error.<\/p>\n

SEIZE THE BULL BY THE HORNS<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Attack a problem directly.<\/p>\n

SICK AS A PARROT<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Very disappointed.<\/p>\n

SMELL A RAT<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Suspect deception.<\/p>\n

SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Something to be proud of.<\/p>\n

STRAIN AT A GANT AND SWALLOW A CAMEL<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To make a fuss over something unimportant while ignoring larger issues.<\/p>\n

SWIM WITH SHARKS<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To take a major risk.<\/p>\n

TAKE A GANDER<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Take a look at something.<\/p>\n

THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You have many opportunities and choices.<\/p>\n

TILL THE COWS COME HOME<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For a very long time.<\/p>\n

TO HAVE BUTTERFLIES IN THE STOMACH<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To be nervous.<\/p>\n

TURN TURTLE<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Turn over, capsize.<\/p>\n

UGLY DUCKLING<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

An awkward child or a young person who grows into a beautiful person.<\/p>\n

WHEN PIGS FLY<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Never.<\/p>\n

WHAT’S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE IS GOOD FOR THE GANDER<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What’s OK for a man Is OK for a woman, too.<\/p>\n

YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO THE WATER, BUT YOU CAN’T MAKE IT DRINK<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s very hard to force someone to do something against his or her will.<\/p>\n

YOU CAN’T MAKE FISH OF ONE AND FOWL OF THE OTHER<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

People must be treated equally.<\/p>\n

LOOK WHAT THE CAT DRAGGED IN<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Someone un-welcomed has arrived.<\/p>\n

NO ROOM TO SWING A CAT<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Very small, not big enough.<\/p>\n

WHO’S SHE, THE CAT’S MOTHER?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Why does she have such a high opinion of herself?<\/p>\n

EVERY MAN AND HIS DOG<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Many people<\/p>\n

PUPPY DOG EYES<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A begging look.<\/p>\n

MY DOGS ARE BARKING<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

My feet hurt.<\/p>\n

BIG FISH<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

An important person.<\/p>\n

DRINK LIKE A FISH<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Drink excessive amounts of alcohol.<\/p>\n

LIKE SHOOTING FISH IN A BARREL<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Very easy.<\/p>\n

A FISH STORY<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A big lie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BOOK WORM A person in the habit of reading books. CRY WOLF A false alarm. KEEP THE WOLF AWAY FROM THE DOOR To avoid starvation. A SNAKE IN THE GRASS Hidden enemy. A BLACK SHEEP An undesirable person. A WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING A dangerous person who looks un-harmful or pretends to be friendly. SMELL […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[34],"class_list":["post-368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english","tag-idioms-and-phrases-idioms-and-phrases-related-to-animals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.sharedlearning.in\/dailyprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.sharedlearning.in\/dailyprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.sharedlearning.in\/dailyprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.sharedlearning.in\/dailyprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.sharedlearning.in\/dailyprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=368"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/old.sharedlearning.in\/dailyprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":369,"href":"https:\/\/old.sharedlearning.in\/dailyprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368\/revisions\/369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.sharedlearning.in\/dailyprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.sharedlearning.in\/dailyprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.sharedlearning.in\/dailyprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}