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jdanek13 · #31 19-Oct-2006, 01:11

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 · #32 19-Oct-2006, 03:56

dogged determination

Meaning: Stubbornly or tenaciously persevere

englishstudent · #33 20-Oct-2006, 00:20

till the cows come home

Meaning: for a very long time

**Anglika** · #34 20-Oct-2006, 19:37

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** · #35 22-Oct-2006, 23:18

Mad as a box of frogs

chaotic, mentally unstable

**Anglika** · #36 23-Oct-2006, 10:55

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 · #37 26-Oct-2006, 12:05

"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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**Anglika** · #38 26-Oct-2006, 19:41

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

jklejman · #39 26-Oct-2006, 23:00

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...

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Mad-ox · #40 29-Oct-2006, 07:50

''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!