Animal idioms

[Huda-M]

Another interesting one:

bark up the wrong tree

- to choose the wrong course of action, to ask the wrong person (a hunting dog may make a mistake when chasing an animal and bark up the wrong tree)

My boss is barking up the wrong tree. I did not cause the computer problem because I was away at the time.

 

[Huda-M]

Hi every one, Have a nice day! Some more here:

1. as blind as a bat

- blind

The man is as blind as a bat and cannot see more than a small distance ahead.

 

[Huda-M]

And third one:~:~:~:~:~:--

as gruff as a bear

- gruff, unsociable

Our neighbor is as gruff as a bear when we meet him in the morning.

 

[Huda-M]

as meek as a lamb

- quiet, docile, meek

The secretary was as meek as a lamb when she went to ask her boss for a salary increase.

 

[Huda-M]

Take a look at this one:::

Dog and pony show

Put on a good performance to impress someone, such as "I've got to do the 'dog and pony show' for my boss today."

 

[Mad-ox]

And third one:~:~:~:~:~:--

as gruff as a bear

- gruff, unsociable

Our neighbor is as gruff as a bear when we meet him in the morning.

I have not heard at all about this idiom; interesting

thanks Huda-M


best,

Achilles

 

[Scribbler]

This is a wow. Thanks, Huda-M!

 

[RonBee]

Two of my faves:
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the dog barking up a tree, and the dog and pony show.


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[TheOneNOnly]

Thanks, Huda! They're nice ones!

 

[Huda-M]

You're welcome, everyone! Thanks for appreciation!


My favourite is crying crocodile tears!! )

 

[Scribbler]

I think it is also common by 'shedding crocodile tears'. nice one, anyways!

 

[Huda-M]

ahead of the pack- to be more successful than other people who are doing the same thing as you (a pack is a group of animals like dogs or wolves who live together)

The girl studied hard all summer and was ahead of the pack when she returned to school in the autumn.

 

[Huda-M]

by shank's mare

- by foot

I came to the meeting by shank's mare.



call the dogs off

- to stop threatening/chasing/hounding someone

The police decided to call the dogs off and stop hunting for the man.

 

[Huda-M]

Interesting one:_~:~_:~

Bull In A China Shop

- a tactless person who upsets others or upsets plans, a very clumsy person

The boy is like a bull in a china shop so you should be careful if you invite him to your house.

 

[Huda-M]

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

- to be very cheerful and eager (like a squirrel with bright eyes and a bushy tail)

The children were bright-eyed and bushy-tailed when they got up in the morning.

) Lively idiom!

 

[Huda-M]

a cash cow

- a product or service that makes much money

Our new business is a cash cow. We are making a lot of money now.

 

[Huda-M]

a cat nap

- a short sleep taken during the day

I had a cat nap in the afternoon so that I would feel refreshed in the evening.

And


a copycat

- someone who copies another person`s work etc.

The boy is a copycat according to the other students in the class.

 

[Huda-M]

Hehehehe:

donkey's years

- a very long time

I talked to my friend for a long time because I had not seen her in donkey's years.

 

[TheOneNOnly]

Thanks, Huda.

I have some here:

as awkward as a cow on roller skates

- very awkward

The little girl was as awkward as a cow on roller skates when she first began riding her bicycle.



there is more than one way to skin a cat

- there is more than one way to do something

I knew that there was more than one way to skin a cat so I did not worry about the rules and time limit of my project

 

[TheOneNOnly]

And this one:

flog/beat a dead horse

means to continue fighting a battle that has been won, to continue to argue a point that has been settled....

My friend was flogging a dead horse when she would not stop arguing about the mistake on her paycheck.