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to get the lion's share
to receive the largest portion
elephant in the room
an obvious and usually uncomfortable truth that remains unaddressed
wolf whistle
a whistle or call with a rising and falling pitch which expresses sexual admiration but in a predatory, victimising manner
crocodile tears
fake or insincere tears
red herring
an intentionally misleading clue or piece of information
a different kettle of fish
an entirely different thing
to have bigger / other fish to fry
to have better things to do
fishy
suspicious
to smell a rat
to suspect a trick / lie
rat race
a situation in which people are fiercely competitive for wealth or power
dog eat dog
a phrase used to describe a situation which is competitive to the point that people are willing to harm/undermine each other in order to succeed
dog eat dog
a phrase used to describe a situation which is competitive to the point that people are willing to harm/undermine each other in order to succeed
hair of the dog
an alcoholic beverage consumed to cure a hangover
in the dog house
in disgrace / trouble
to let sleeping dogs lie
to avoid interfering with a situation so as not to cause trouble
raining cats and dogs
raining heavily
