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English 15 Public

Complete the phrases with the correct animal idioms

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We're going to ................................ at my sister's bachelorette party this weekend.

have a whale of a time

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I'm getting your father new golf clubs for his birthday but please don't ................................

let the cat out of the bag

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When Danny first moved to the big city from the countryside, he was like .................................

a fish out of water

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She's so thin, yet she ................................ How does she manage to keep slim?

eats like a horse

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He had .................................. while waiting for the results of his exam.

butterflies in his stomach

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I forgot to tell my boss that his newest client had called twice so I'm really ....................................

in the doghouse.

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Don't trust him, he looks honest but he's a .................................

snake in the grass

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I am tired of doing ............................. while my workmates get all the fun and creative tasks.

the donkey work

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Are you going to Michelle's ..........................? She's getting married next week

hen party

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Could you stop .................................... your problems? It really gets me down

rabbiting on

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His wife ............................... when he suddenly started working late for the past few weeks.

smelt a rat

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The newcomer in our class is very intolerant – you can easily .................................

get his goat

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I don't believe it that she did it. I'm going to go to ask her and hear it ..........................................

straight from the horse's mouth.

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He tried to convince her to take the job, but his advice was .................................................

like water off a duck's back

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I really need to clean out my closet—it's starting to look like ....................................... in there.

a dog's dinner

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