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'walk off with one's tail between their legs' means...
feeling of being embarrassed or ashamed
feeling proud of an achievement
'someone's bark is worse than their bite' means...
they have an annoyingly high-pitched voice
they are not as unpleasant or frightening as they seem
'kill two birds with one stone' means...
animal cruelty
achieve two things with one action
'I smell a rat' is...
a song by The White Stripes
to suspect or realize that something is wrong in a particula
'be a dark horse' means...
someone who is rude
a secretive person
'don't count your chickens before they hatch' means...
be humble, you may have to eat your words
don't be too confident that you will be successful
'be like a fish out of water' means...
feel awkward in an unfamiliar place
feel like you're drowning
'like water off a duck's back' means...
criticism doesn't affect you
too confident
'Do all the donkey work' means...
do more than one should have
do the hard, boring part
