Animal idioms

[Mad-ox]

hellooooooooooooo,


Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while=even if people are ineffective or misguided, sometimes they can still be correct just by being lucky.





have a nice day;
bye byeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[bwana_ndege]

as "Mad as an Ox" or is that BSE ?

Stop pussyfooting around!
pussyfooting - avoiding the issue

This is like herding cats.
herding cats - ROTFL - virtually impossible.
see YouTube - cowboys herding cats

now that's the cats wiskers/dogs bollocks.
aka - most excellent, the best bit.

And there has been no mention of the "FAT CATS" either.
Fat Cat - greedy and has been taking too much for a long time

[bwana_ndege]

A friend of mine had created some animal cartoon images for a software product. He gave them some names that are also idioms...

Spank the Monkey, Whack the Weasle, Club the Baby Seal, Slam the Salmon and Choke the Chicken.
I told him, he should get out more

I would explain, but that would let the cat out of the bag.

Another good one is "White Elephant".
A valuable possession which its owner cannot dispose of and whose cost (particularly cost of upkeep) exceeds its usefulness.

Sick as a Parrot - See Monty Python Parrot Sketch. REALLY sick - (Dead)

[pyoung]

The early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese!

(The early bird catches the worm=one who does not procrastinate, but is energetic in taking advantage of opportunities, will profit.)
(...but the second mouse gets the cheese: this is a reference to the bit of cheese that is placed on a mousetrap as bait. The 'first mouse' to step on the trap is instantly killed; therefore, the 'second mouse' to happen by can safely eat the bit of cheese.)


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[pyoung]

silly goose

(A mild reproof to someone who is worrying needlessly, or acting illogically: Oh, don't fret, you silly goose, everything will be fine!")

[pyoung]

sly fox, or sly as a fox

The candidate was as sly as a fox; he often had information long before his opponents did, and always kept it to himself until he could use it to his advantage to embarrass them.

[pyoung]

spring chicken=youthful

Almost always used to express someone's lack of youth:

She looks pretty good considering her age; she's no spring chicken you know.

He worries that he has not had a promotion in ten years. He's no spring chicken and fears he may be too old to advance to the level he had once hoped to achieve.

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by pyoung

spring chicken=youthful

Almost always used to express someone's lack of youth:

She looks pretty good considering her age; she's no spring chicken you know.

He worries that he has not had a promotion in ten years. He's no spring chicken and fears he may be too old to advance to the level he had once hoped to achieve.

A: Maybe we should consider Ron for the job.
B: I don't know. He's no spring chicken.

[pyoung]

RonBee:

...well, the old gray mare ain't what she used to be either...




('The old gray mare ain't what she used to be' is a purposely ungrammatical expression from a simple folk ditty. People use it to refer to the lessening of any youthful attribute, and often in reference to themselves.)

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[nasseem2000]

I'm in the doghouse.

I'm in trouble.