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Re: Animal idioms
Keen on 'doggy' idioms?
"dog days" - very hot summer days
"go to the dogs" - become ruined
"not have a dog's chance" - have no chance at all (informal)
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dogged determination
Meaning: Stubbornly or tenaciously persevere
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till the cows come home
Meaning: for a very long time
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush - What you have has more worth than what you don't have
Little birds in their nest agree - families shouldn't argue
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Mad as a box of frogs
chaotic, mentally unstable
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Re: Animal idioms
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Like a bat out of hell - speedy departure
Like a cat on a hot tin roof - can't keep still, always hopping from one thing to another
Quiet as a mouse
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"do not count your chickens before they are hatched" ==== do not believe that succes or victory is certain until it actually happens.
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What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander - everyone should be treated the same way
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put the cart before the horse
To do or place things in improper order; be illogical.
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: I think that buying a plane ticket before we make any definite plans is putting the cart before the horse...
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''have got ants in your pants''= be unable to stay still because you are anxious or excited about something.
eg. Relax and enjoy yourself. You have really got ants in your pants about something tonight.
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