Animal idioms

[Huda-M]

keep the wolf from the door

- to maintain oneself at the most basic level

My friend's part-time job is enough for him to keep the wolf from the door.

 

[Huda-M]

as scared as a rabbit

- very scared

I was as scared as a rabbit when I entered the empty room.

 

[Huda-M]

fight like cats and dogs

- to argue and fight with someone (usually used for people who know each other)

The two children were fighting like cats and dogs when we entered the room.

 

[Huda-M]

get (someone`s) goat

- to annoy someone

My friend is always complaining about the way that I do things which gets my goat.

 

[Huda-M]

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.

 

[Huda-M]

I hate ants!

 

[Huda-M]

clam up

become quiet suddenly

Arthur clammed up when I asked him about his family.

 

[Huda-M]

dropping like flies

dying/giving up quickly

My roses are dropping like flies in this early frost.

 

[Huda-M]

kitty corner

diagonal direction

The gas station is kitty corner to the library.

 

[Huda-M]

(a) little bird told me

I heard something (usually secretive or unknown) from someone (not named)

A little bird told me that you are thinking of quitting your job.

 

[Huda-M]

Can everyone read the above yellow color? I just made up a combination... Tell me if its un-readable....

 

[Huda-M]

monkey see, monkey do

silly/unintelligent people tend to copy each other's actions

Our one-year-old is saying bad words now. I told my husband, "Monkey see, monkey do!"

 

[Huda-M]

HoLy CoW!

Wow, I'm surprised!
Holy cow! I can't believe you ate everything on your plate.

 

[Huda-M]

Hahahaha! The person was probably a dirty-eater!!!!

 

[Huda-M]

dog days

very hot days

I sleep in the basement during the dog days of August.

(July's hot for me, but I love it the most!)

 

[Huda-M]

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.

 

[Huda-M]

Haven't seen Mad-ox, or TheOneNOnly here for long.... :-(

 

[TheOneNOnly]

Haven't seen Mad-ox, or TheOneNOnly here for long.... :-(

Cheer up, here I am, Huda!!!:-o
And I have an idiom with me::::

have a cow

get extremely upset (often over something minor)

My teacher had a cow when she realized nobody had done the homework.

:-?

 

[TheOneNOnly]

Thankyou for all these lovely idioms and their pictures, Huda!

 

[Huda-M]

Your welcome, Joyer and TheOneNOnly!
Idioms aren't interesting till you have their pictures with them..