Animal idioms

[Mad-ox]

:-D

like a bull in a china shop=very careless or clumsy, especially in a situation where you need to be careful ( for instance in a china shop ); to act clumsily or rudely in a delicate situation ( a china shop is delicate, it has sensitive plates etc )

eg

He was like a bull in a china shop, treading on everyone's feet and apologizing constantly.



a bull in a china shop:

Madox

 

[RonBee]

a bull in a china shop:

That's a bull in a china shop, all right! What a mess!
;-)

 

[Mad-ox]

hi,

the early bird catches the worm= you have to get up early or do something before others in order to be successful; Success comes to those who prepare well and put in effort.


eg

"If you see a job that interests you, apply as soon as possible. The early bird catches the worm."

just for fun::-D

Madox

 

[Mad-ox]

:x-mas: Hi, :x-mas:

snail mail= used especially by people who use email on computers to describe the system of sending letters by ordinary mail
:x-mas:
eg
:x-mas:
I would love to hear from you, either by sending email or snail mail.
:x-mas:

:x-mas: Madox :x-mas:

 

[Mad-ox]

HELLO EVERYBODY,

:x-mas:MERRY CHRISTMAS :x-mas: May :x-mas:your :x-mas:heart :x-mas:be :x-mas:filled :x-mas:with :x-mas:happiness, :x-maseace, :x-mas:love :x-mas:and :x-mas:the :x-mas:warmth :x-masf :x-mas:your :x-mas:loved :x-masnes!!!

DO NOT FORGET: The most important gift that you can offer to your beloved ones is LOVE: Love your parents, Love your friends, Love your neighbours, Love the nature, Love the books and of course Love animals and (animal) idioms! :x-mas:


:lilangel:

MERRY CHRISTMAS!



Madox

 

[Mad-ox]

hi,

somebody doesn't give a monkey's ( slang )= used for saying that someone really does not care.


e.g.

Who gives a monkey's where she has gone?

Madox

 

[Mad-ox]

hello, :roll:

piggy bank = the traditional name of a coin accumulation and storage container, most often used by children.

e.g.

How much money have you saved in your piggy bank?

Madox

 

[heidita]

Strong as a bull.....very Spanish!!

 

[Mad-ox]

hello,

foxy lady= sexy woman

e.g.

My girlfriend is a foxy lady.

Madox

 

[Mad-ox]

hi,


weasel word= a word that someone uses to avoid saying what they really mean;ambiguous word (used intentionally; in other words, a weasel word is used to avoid making a straightforward statement


e.g.

This expression first appeared in Stewart Chaplin's short story Stained Glass Political Platform, published in 1900 in The Century Magazine:

“ Why, weasel words are words that suck the life out of the words next to them, just as a weasel sucks the egg and leaves the shell. ” ( SOURCE: wikipedia)

Madox

 

[Mad-ox]

as poor as a church mouse = to be very poor

e.g

When we first got married, we were as poor as church mouse.

Madox

 

[RonBee]

Get off your high horse!


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high horse - Definitions from Dictionary.com
Get Off of Your High Horse on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

[Teia]

drink like a fish:lol:

http://sketchedout.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/drinkfish.jpg

 

[UNESL]

Good evening everyone,
Today evening I have an easy idiom to participate which is "dark soup" means that sth is easy.
Ex: Maths is normally a dark soup unlike the life. :-?

See you next

 

[Mad-ox]

hi,

to flog/beat a dead horse = waste your effort br trying to do something that is no longer possible


eg.

Mike is flogging a dead horse trying to organize the theatre trip. It's quite obvious that nobody is interested.

Madox

 

[Mad-ox]

be a lone wolf= someone who does not mix socially with other people

e.g.

Hermia never liked to work with others. She is a lone wolf.

Madox

 

[Mad-ox]

to be a party animal = someone who loves parties and socialising

e.g.

Peter is a party animal; he is glad to go to any party he is invited to.

Madox :cheers:

 

[Sveringe]

Check this one,
take the bull by the horns = to face a difficult or dangerous situation squarely and bravely

sorry if someone already put this one, didnt read all yet :-?

 

[Mad-ox]

Check this one,
take the bull by the horns = to face a difficult or dangerous situation squarely and bravely

sorry if someone already put this one, didnt read all yet :-?

hi,

It's a nice idiom. I like it and don't worry if it was already posted. The idea is to learn these idioms and use them in everyday life, and the best way of doing this is repetition: Repetition is the mother of skill.


Madox

 

[Mad-ox]

hello,

Here's another one:


act/play the goat (informal ) = to behave in a silly way, sometimes in order to make people laugh.


e.g.
Insecure and lonely,he resorted to acting the goat to get people's attention.

Madox :hi: