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road hog

MEANING: car driver who takes more than his share of the road
EXAMPLE:
The person in front of me on the highway was a road hog but I tried not to get angry.
sacred cow
MEANING: a person or thing that is never criticized or changed even if it should be
EXAMPLE:
The school lunch program is a sacred cow which they will never change.
scaredy-cat

MEANING: someone who is easily frightened (used by children)
EXAMPLE:
The children were calling their friend a scaredy-cat because she wouldn’t go into the empty house.
smell a rat

MEANING: be suspicious, feel that something is wrong
EXAMPLE:
I smell a rat. There is something wrong with his relationship to the bankers.
straight from the horse’s mouth

MEANING: directly from the person or place where something began
EXAMPLE:
I heard straight from the horse’s mouth that she will be leaving the company next week.

straw that breaks the camel’s back

MEANING: a small trouble which follows other troubles and makes one become angry or do something
EXAMPLE:
Her accusing me of not working hard enough was the straw that broke the camel’s back so I finally asked for a transfer to another section of the company.
tail between one’s legs

MEANING: feel beaten, ashamed (after a scolding etc.)
EXAMPLE:
He left the meeting with his tail between his legs after he was criticized by the president.
take the bull by the horns

MEANING: take decisive action and not worry about the results
EXAMPLE:
My aunt decided to take the bull by the horns and begin preparations for the family reunion.
talk until the cows come home

MEANING: talk for a long time
EXAMPLE:
We can talk until the cows come home this weekend at the lake.
throw someone to the wolves

MEANING: send someone into danger without protection
EXAMPLE:
He decided to throw his co-worker to the wolves when he asked him to go and see the other company.
turn tail

MEANING: run away from trouble or danger
EXAMPLE:
We decided to turn tail and leave the pub before there was a fight.
wildcat strike

MEANING: a strike spontaneously arranged by a group of workers
EXAMPLE:
There was a wildcat strike at the factory and over 100 people walked off the job.
wolf in sheep’s clothing

MEANING: a person who pretends to be good but really is bad
EXAMPLE:
Be careful of that man. He is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

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