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English idioms about animals
20 idioms native speakers use when they talk about animals. Meanings, examples and a 10-question quiz right on the page.
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All 20 idioms in this topic
Each has a meaning, five examples and a grammar note.
1a wild goose chasea pointless search that cannot succeed2bark up the wrong treeto be mistaken about a cause or solution3the lion's sharethe largest part of something4smell a ratto suspect that something is dishonest or misleading5a one-trick ponysomeone or something skilled at only one kind of task6let the cat out of the bagto reveal a secret, often without meaning to7the elephant in the rooman obvious problem that everyone avoids discussing8an early birdsomeone who gets up or does things before others9a dark horsesomeone with unexpected talents or interests they rarely mention10a night owlsomeone who prefers staying awake and active late11let sleeping dogs lieto avoid reopening an old problem12a guinea pigsomeone used to test a new product or method13monkey businessdishonest or unacceptable behaviour14crocodile tearspretended sadness or regret that is not sincere15an eager beaversomeone very keen to work hard16a red herringsomething that distracts attention from the real issue17the black sheepsomeone whose behaviour embarrasses their family or group18like water off a duck's backhaving no effect on someone despite criticism or warnings19have bigger fish to fryto have more important things to deal with20have a bee in your bonnetto keep talking about an idea you consider very important
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