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Animal idioms 9 سال 11 ماه ago #83358

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to pig out

To eat too much:

'I really pigged out at the barbeque. I've never eaten so much.'
to chicken out

To be too scared to do something usually after previously agreeing to do it:

'I was going to do a parachute jump, but I chickened out on the day.'
to be a dark horse

A person who keeps their interests and ideas secret, especially someone who has a surprising ability or skill:

'I didn't know that Sandra could play the drums. She's such a dark horse .'
to be a pussy cat

A person who is very gentle:

'Don't worry. He looks frightening, but really he's a pussy cat.'
to be bull-headed

This adjective is used to describe a person who is stubborn:

'Stop being so bull-headed and come to the cinema with us. Everyone is going except you.'
to be in the dog house

This expression means 'to be in trouble':

'I'm in the dog house with my wife after I forgot out anniversary.'
to smell fishy

When a situation 'smells fishy' we think that it is dishonest or suspicious:

'My son's story smells fishy. He said that he'd been in the library all day, but I think it's closed today.'
to be a rat

This negative noun is used to describe a person who deserts his friends or associates, especially in times of trouble. Someone who is not loyal:

'Michael is such a rat. He left as soon as the trouble started.'
to be like a bull in a china shop

When someone is like a bull in a china shop they act carelessly in the way they move or behave:

'The footballer ran around like a bull in a china shop until he was sent off.'
to talk the hind legs off a donkey

This expression is used to describe a person who talks too much:

'Her speech seemed to go on for ever; she could talk the hind legs off a donkey.

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