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American English Idioms

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Cat got your tongue?

Don't you have anything to say?

10

Curiosity killed the cat

Stop asking questions; Don't be too curious

15

Fat cat

A highly placed, well-paid executive

20

Let the cat out of the bag

Reveal a secret, usually a secret you or others are trying to keep

25

Look at what the cat dragged in

Someone unwelcome has arrived. (Could also be used as a friendly joke)

5

Play cat and mouse

Trying to trick someone into making a mistake so you can defeat them

10

Big fish

An important person

15

Fish out of water

A person who is in unfamiliar, confusing surroundings

20

(To have) bigger fish to fry

More important matters to deal with

25

Big fish in a small pond

A situation in which one person has more power, influence, knowledge, or experience than others within a small group

5

Drink like a fish

A person has a problem with drinking too much alcohol

10

Like shooting fish in a barrel

Very easy

15

Teach a man to fish

Teaching someone how to do something is more helpful to him or her in the long run than just doing it for him or her

20

Something smells fishy

Something does not seem right.

25

A bird in a gilded cage

In a luxurious but confining situation

5

A rare bird

Somebody or something of a kind that one seldom sees

10