Animal idioms

[Huda-M]

Fine feathers donot make fine birds:

A person who wears fine clothes may not be as good as he looks.

[Huda-M]

I have read "nine lives of a cat".
I am not sure if this is an idiom.... Its is just said as cats survive from tough situations.

[Mad-ox]

Originally Posted by Huda-M

I have read "nine lives of a cat".
I am not sure if this is an idiom.... Its is just said as cats survive from tough situations.

cat has nine lives
As far as I know this is a proverb.

cat has nine lives= Cats can survive things that are severe enough to kill them.




best wishes,

Madox

[Huda-M]

Thankyou Mad-ox!
But this proverb would be only applicable on cats I guess...... Or can we use it in daily life with people too?

[Mad-ox]

Originally Posted by Huda-M

Thankyou Mad-ox!
But this proverb would be only applicable on cats I guess...... Or can we use it in daily life with people too?

In my OPINION, this proverb is aplicable both on people and animals. You can use it in everyday life.

[Mad-ox]

hello everybody,

Catty remarks= Comments made by a woman, usually about another woman








best wishes,

Madox

[Huda-M]

Lovely one! I've heard loads of catty remarks till now!

[Mad-ox]

Originally Posted by Huda-M

Lovely one! I've heard loads of catty remarks till now!

.......and were these remarks good or bad?(positive or negative remarks/comments)?

[Huda-M]

Hehe! All together, I'd say they were...umm...average....
Mostly about dresses..
I try NOT to make them when I see someone else, but.... Its difficult to stop

[Huda-M]

THE BIRD HAS FLOWN:

The individual sought has gone away, as in Jean hoped to meet her editor at long last, but when she arrived the bird had flown