Idioms based on animals and animal behaviour.
(it's) raining cats and dogs
(it's) raining cats and dogs
You can say "it's raining cats and dogs" if it's raining very
hard.
You can say an insult or criticism is like water off a duck's back if it
doesn't upset you.
You're a night owl if you like to stay up and do things late at night.
If someone's a queer fish, they are a bit strange and can sometimes behave
in an unusual way.
If you have a whale of a time, you have a great time and really enjoy
yourself.
A wolf in sheep's clothing is someone who seems to be a good person but is
really a bad person.
can of worms INFORMAL
If you say a situation or an issue is a can of worms, you think that
getting involved in it could lead to problems.
If chickens are coming home to roost, someone is suffering the unpleasant
consequences of their bad actions in the past.
drink like a fish INFORMAL
If someone drinks like a fish, they drink a lot of alcohol.
If someone has eyes like a hawk, they have very good eyesight and they
notice everything.
If you kill two birds with one stone, you achieve two things with the one
action.
If you let the cat out of the bag, you let someone know a secret.
You feel like a fish out of water if you're surrounded by people who are
different to you, and it's making you feel a little uncomfortable.
If you're as quiet as a mouse, you're very quiet.
If you're as sick as a dog, you're very sick.
If you take the bull by the horns, you deal with a problem or a challenge
in a direct and fearless way.
If you talk turkey, you discuss something seriously, usually to do with
business or money.
You can say something is the lion's share if it's the biggest share or
portion of something.
The rat race is the highly competitive and stressful world of work and
business.
A zebra crossing is a pedestrian crossing that is marked on the road with
painted black and white stripes.
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