Animal idioms

[Huda-M]

The cat that got the canary/the cream:


If someone looks like the cat that got the cream, they annoy other people by looking very pleased with themselves because of something good that they have done


Of course Mark got a glowing report so he was sitting there grinning like the cat that got the cream.

[Mad-ox]

Originally Posted by Huda-M

The cat that got the canary/the cream:


If someone looks like the cat that got the cream, they annoy other people by looking very pleased with themselves because of something good that they have done


Of course Mark got a glowing report so he was sitting there grinning like the cat that got the cream.

[Nannou]

Originally Posted by Huda-M

The cat that got the canary/the cream:


If someone looks like the cat that got the cream, they annoy other people by looking very pleased with themselves because of something good that they have done


Of course Mark got a glowing report so he was sitting there grinning like the cat that got the cream.

As clean as a hound's tooth
very clean

[Mad-ox]

hello everybody,



as wet as a drowned rat=very wet








best wishes,

Madox

[nedira]

Until the cows come home.

For a very long time.

[Nannou]

have a cow : to become very angry and upset about something.

[nedira]

cat nap:

A short sleep taken during the day.

[Mad-ox]

Originally Posted by nedira

cat nap:

A short sleep taken during the day.

I am taking a cat nap!





Madox

[Mad-ox]

rat on (someone)=to report someone's bad behavior to someone





e.g.


The little girl have ratted on her boyfriend at home.

[Huda-M]

To make a mountain out of a molehill - to exaggerate a problem