Animal idioms

[RonBee]

There is more than one way to skin a cat.

 

[RonBee]

mad as a wet hen

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(I guess hens don't like to get wet.)

 

[Mad-ox]

hello everybody,

 

[Mad-ox]

hello,

float like a butterfly = to move in an agile fashion

bye bye

 

[Melisa85]

you haven't got a cat in hell's chance - you will not succeed in what you are trying to do

if you are in a flap - it means that you are very excited


is someone is as sick as a parrot - it means that they are extremely disappointed.

 

[Mad-ox]

hello,


in a pig's eye=Used to say that you think that something is not at all true or that something will definitely not happen.

e.g.
Apparently this is the best hotel in town. 'In a pig's eye it is!'

bye bye :-D

 

[gawad]

ants in one's
pants
unable to sit still or remain calm out of
nervousness or excitement
Lisa had ants in her pants the day before her interview. ​

 

[gawad]

have a cow
get extremely upset (often over something minor)
My teacher had a cow when she realized nobody had done the homework.​

 

[gawad]

kill two birds with one stone
get two things done at once
If you pick the groceries up when you drop George off for his shift, you will kill two birds with one stone.​

 

[gawad]

rat race
fierce, competitive struggle for power, position etc
I'm ready to leave this rat race and retire in Mexico.​

 

[Mad-ox]

hellooooooooooooo, :-D


Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while=even if people are ineffective or misguided, sometimes they can still be correct just by being lucky.

have a nice day;
bye byeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :-D

 

[bwana_ndege]

as "Mad as an Ox" :lol: or is that BSE ?

Stop pussyfooting around!
pussyfooting - avoiding the issue

This is like herding cats.
herding cats - ROTFL - virtually impossible.
see YouTube - cowboys herding cats

now that's the cats wiskers/dogs bollocks.
aka - most excellent, the best bit. :lol:

And there has been no mention of the "FAT CATS" either.
Fat Cat - greedy and has been taking too much for a long time

 

[bwana_ndege]

A friend of mine had created some animal cartoon images for a software product. He gave them some names that are also idioms...

Spank the Monkey, Whack the Weasle, Club the Baby Seal, Slam the Salmon and Choke the Chicken.
I told him, he should get out more :roll:

I would explain, but that would let the cat out of the bag.

Another good one is "White Elephant".
A valuable possession which its owner cannot dispose of and whose cost (particularly cost of upkeep) exceeds its usefulness.

Sick as a Parrot - See Monty Python Parrot Sketch. REALLY sick - (Dead)

 

[pyoung]

The early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese!

(The early bird catches the worm=one who does not procrastinate, but is energetic in taking advantage of opportunities, will profit.)
(...but the second mouse gets the cheese: this is a reference to the bit of cheese that is placed on a mousetrap as bait. The 'first mouse' to step on the trap is instantly killed; therefore, the 'second mouse' to happen by can safely eat the bit of cheese.)


P.

 

[pyoung]

silly goose

(A mild reproof to someone who is worrying needlessly, or acting illogically: Oh, don't fret, you silly goose, everything will be fine!")

 

[pyoung]

sly fox, or sly as a fox

The candidate was as sly as a fox; he often had information long before his opponents did, and always kept it to himself until he could use it to his advantage to embarrass them.

 

[pyoung]

spring chicken=youthful

Almost always used to express someone's lack of youth:

She looks pretty good considering her age; she's no spring chicken you know.

He worries that he has not had a promotion in ten years. He's no spring chicken and fears he may be too old to advance to the level he had once hoped to achieve.

 

[RonBee]

spring chicken=youthful

Almost always used to express someone's lack of youth:

She looks pretty good considering her age; she's no spring chicken you know.

He worries that he has not had a promotion in ten years. He's no spring chicken and fears he may be too old to advance to the level he had once hoped to achieve.

A: Maybe we should consider Ron for the job.
B: I don't know. He's no spring chicken.


;-)

 

[pyoung]

RonBee:

...well, the old gray mare ain't what she used to be either...




('The old gray mare ain't what she used to be' is a purposely ungrammatical expression from a simple folk ditty. People use it to refer to the lessening of any youthful attribute, and often in reference to themselves.)

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[nasseem2000]

I'm in the doghouse.

I'm in trouble.