Animal idioms

[jdanek13]

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)

[englishstudent]

dogged determination

Meaning: Stubbornly or tenaciously persevere

[englishstudent]

till the cows come home

Meaning: for a very long time

[Anglika]

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

[curmudgeon]

Mad as a box of frogs

chaotic, mentally unstable

[Anglika]

More:

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

[Mad-ox]

"do not count your chickens before they are hatched" ==== do not believe that succes or victory is certain until it actually happens.



m

[Anglika]

What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander - everyone should be treated the same way

[jklejman]

put the cart before the horse
To do or place things in improper order; be illogical.

Example: I think that buying a plane ticket before we make any definite plans is putting the cart before the horse...


j

[Mad-ox]

''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.

Have a nice Sunday!