Animal idioms

[englishstudent]

"horse around"

Meaning - to be active in a silly way

Stop horsing around and finish your homework!

[englishstudent]

Originally Posted by Mad-ox

hi,

I would like to add that "eat like a horse" means eat very lage quantities of food; while "eat your head off" means eat a lot, often at a great cost.

"to eat like a pig" means to eat a lot, or to eat noisily or sloppily.

[Shad]

A dog in the Manger: A person who niether works himself nor lets others do their work

[Mad-ox]

''to buy a pig in a poke''= to buy or accept something without having examined it or being sure what it is.


have a nice day!
madox

[bunnyboiler]

Plenty more fish in the sea.

Often used following a relationship breakdown.
Meaning = don't worry you will hook up (pardon the pun)! with someone else.

[bunnyboiler]

Oh silly me!!!

Bunny Boiler = pyschotic woman.

How did I miss that one???

[Mad-ox]

hi,

''to throw somebody to the wolves''= to sacrifice somebody

madox

[Hamburg]

This is a great thread and I'm having a whale of a time reading it.
To have a whale of a time means that you are having a lot of fun.

[Mad-ox]

again,

"as snug as a bug in a rug" = safe, confortable

Have a nice day!

[Mad-ox]

"act like an ape"

MEANING: behave badly, wildly, foolishly

eg.

He has been acting like an ape ever since his girlfriend left him.

m