Animal idioms

[Mad-ox]

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As the crow flies=( of a distance) measured in a straight line.

eg.

From here to Transilvania is about fifty kilometers as the crow flies. ( if you travel in a straight line)






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[Mad-ox]

straight from the horse's mouth=(of information) directly from the person who really knows because they are closely connected with its source.

eg.

It's true, I tell you! Harry is getting married on Saturday. I got it straight from the horse's mouth! ( He told me himself.)

ORIGIN: The most reliable way of ageing a horse was to look at its teeth. So if you wanted to buy a horse, the best way of making sure you were not being cheated was to examine the teeth yourself. ( straight from the horse's mouth)






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[Mad-ox]

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hen party=an all female party for a woman about to be married

It's Emila's hen party on Friday. You are coming, I hope?






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[Mad-ox]

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like a bear with sore head = to be in a bad mood which causes you to treat other people badly and complain a lot;

eg. What's wrong with Twain today? He's like a bear with sore head!




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YouTube - Bear with a sore head


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[Mad-ox]

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wouldn't say boo to a goose= somebody is very shy and afraid of upsetting or annoying people.

eg.

How could he ever succeed in politics? He wouldn't say boo to a goose.



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[RonBee]

Beating a dead horse - insisting upon talking about something nobody wants to talk about because the issue is closed ("dead")

GoEnglish.com Idioms = "Beating A Dead Horse" = Today's English Idioms
Beating a dead horse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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[Mad-ox]

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have a whale of a time = have more fun than a barrel of monkeys= to have a great/very good time; enjoy yourself very much

eg. The kids had a more fun than a barrel of monkeys at the beach and did not want to go home.

have more fun than a barrel of monkeys:



have a whale of a time:



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[Mad-ox]

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talk the hind legs off a donkey = talk for a very long time

eg.

Your sister should go in for politics, Mr Mark. She can certainly talk the hind off a donkey!




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[RonBee]

How about as stubborn as a mule? (They can be pretty stubborn.)

Example:

You can't talk Jack into anything. He's as stubborn as a mule.

http://www.missourimuleco.com/Jack-D...r/P7220154.jpg

[Mad-ox]

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drop/die/fall like flies = die, become ill in large numbers

eg.

As the flue epidemic struck, people starting dropping like flies.



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