Animal idioms

[englishstudent]

"horse around"

Meaning - to be active in a silly way

Stop horsing around and finish your homework!

 

[englishstudent]

hi,

I would like to add that "eat like a horse" means eat very lage quantities of food; while "eat your head off" means eat a lot, often at a great cost.

"to eat like a pig" means to eat a lot, or to eat noisily or sloppily.

 

[Shad]

A dog in the Manger: A person who niether works himself nor lets others do their work

 

[Mad-ox]

:hi:

''to buy a pig in a poke''= to buy or accept something without having examined it or being sure what it is.

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have a nice day!
madox

 

[bunnyboiler]

Plenty more fish in the sea.

Often used following a relationship breakdown.
Meaning = don't worry you will hook up (pardon the pun)! with someone else.

 

[bunnyboiler]

Oh silly me!!!

Bunny Boiler = pyschotic woman.

How did I miss that one???:lol:

 

[Mad-ox]

hi,:-D

''to throw somebody to the wolves''= to sacrifice somebody

madox

 

[Hamburg]

This is a great thread and I'm having a whale of a time reading it.
To have a whale of a time means that you are having a lot of fun.

 

[Mad-ox]

:hi: again,

"as snug as a bug in a rug" = safe, confortable

Have a nice day!

 

[Mad-ox]

:hi:

"act like an ape"

MEANING: behave badly, wildly, foolishly

eg.

He has been acting like an ape ever since his girlfriend left him.

m

 

[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:-D

 

[Anglika]

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

 

[jklejman]

:roll:
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...

:hi:
j

 

[Mad-ox]

:hi:

''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!

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