Animal idioms

[Mad-ox]

a dark horse = a person who hides their feelings, plans, activities etc


eg.

You are a dark horse! I had no idea you could play the piano so well.

'dark' horse:


Madox

[Mad-ox]

ram something home = force somebody to understand something important


eg.

The terrible injuries I saw in that accident really rammed home for me the importance of wearing seat belts.


ram:

Madox

[Mad-ox]

sort out/separate the sheep from the goats= separate the good people from the bad people


eg. The exams at the end of the first year usually separate the sheep from the goats.

separate the sheep from the goats:


Madox

[yeng23]

pig out - eat like a pig

My cousin pig out in the party last night.

[Lucinda]

To contirbute:

To hunt wild geese.

Searching in vain.

Does anybody know what to strangle a moose means. I didn't find it so far.

Thanks

[Mad-ox]

Originally Posted by Lucinda

To contirbute:

To hunt wild geese.

Searching in vain.

Does anybody know what to strangle a moose means. I didn't find it so far.

Thanks

Hi,

As far as I know "to strangle a moose" is not an idiom and it means to kill a moose. ( however, I might be wrong )

moose:


Madox

[Mad-ox]

a can of worms= if you open up a can of worms, you start doing something that will cause a lot of problems and be very difficult.

eg.
I think if we start asking questions we'll open up a whole new can of worms. Perhaps we should just accept the situation.

can of worms:

Madox

[Veron1]

Originally Posted by Mad-ox

It is disgusting Madox but it helps a lot to get the right meaning
Thank you anyway

I.A

[Mad-ox]

Ok, I hope this is not disgusting: in two shakes of a lamb's tail= very soon

eg.

I've just got to make a phone call. I'll be with you in two shakes of a lamb's tail.


lamb:

Madox

[Lucinda]

Oh, yes it is idiom. To strangle a moose means (as I've recently known) to be strong enough (a man or a rope, etc) to strangle a moose.

But, unfortunately, it still doesn't fit into my context, whisch is: he is sleeping and suddenly beside his head it's like someone strangled a moose. He winces to discover his roommate is snoring. The idiom refers to sound, I suppose, but i'm not sure.

Thanks anyway, your topic is great!