10 IDIOMS ABOUT ANIMALS

10 IDIOMS ABOUT ANIMALS

Wait

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no,

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they are actually about humans.

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Nah!

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they are about animals…!!!

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Aaaaahh….!

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let’s find out together.

Let sleeping dogs lie:

not to stir up a problem.

When everything is alright in the town, let the sleeping dogs lie.

One trick pony:

a person having single talent.

He is a one trick pony as he can write good speeches but cannot deliver them by himself.

Hold your horses:

waiting, being patient.

Hold your horses, can’t you see I am hurrying.

Monkey see, monkey do:

copying others without thinking.

An issue with rote-learning is monkey see monkey do without acquiring any knowledge.

Raining cats and dogs:

raining heavily.

When I got home, it was raining cats and dogs.

The early bird catches the worm:

Being early pays off.

Try to work on your thesis now and don’t wait for the deadline as always, the early bird catches the worm.

A busy bee:

someone who is active and busy all the time.

Be a busy bee and work hard to pass the finals.

Beat a dead horse:

arguing over a matter that has been resolved.

I don’t want to beat a dead horse, but I don’t understand what just happened here?

Kill a fly with an elephant gun:

trying to solve a minor problem with excessively large measures.

Are you trying to kill a fly with an elephant gun by writing about your lost wallet to the province’s court?

As poor as a church’s mouse:

(this one is my personal favorite)

The catholic priests believe that the bread is Christ’s body, so they eat very carefully without letting any bread crumb to fall on the ground. So, what would a mouse have to eat if he lives in a church? Nothing.

He cannot accompany us in our trip as he is as poor as a church’s mouse.