Animal Idioms, verbs, adjectives and phrasals | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

wild goose chase

hopeless pursuit

the world is your oyster

There is no limit

elephant in the room

The big issue, the problem people are avoiding

sheepish

acting embarrassed, shy

sluggish

slow and lazy

clam up

become quiet suddenly

until the cows come home

for a very long time

take the bull by the horns

face a challenge or danger boldly

straight from the horse's mouth

directly from the original source

smell a rat

begin to suspect trickery etc

rat race

fierce, competitive struggle for power, position etc

raining cats and dogs

raining heavily

pig out

eat a lot of something

nest egg

money saved for the future

monkey see, monkey do

silly/unintelligent people tend to copy each other's actions

let the cat out of the bag

reveal a secret

kill two birds with one stone

get two things done at once

in the dog house

in trouble with another person

get the lion's share

get the greatest percentage

horse around

play roughly

hold your horses

wait and be patient

fishy

odd, suspicious

eager beaver

a person who is excited about doing certain work

dropping like flies

dying/giving up quickly

dog days

very hot days

copy cat

a person who does the same thing as someone else

cat's got one's tongue

said about someone who doesn't speak (usually due to shyness)

Squirrel away

Stash, hide or hoard something for future use

Monkey with

Bother or interfere with someone or something

Rat on

Inform authorities about someone's wrongdoings.

Ferret out

To find (something, such as information) by careful searching.

Beaver away

Work hard doing something

Monkey around

To do things in an unserious way; to play or waste time

Leech off

Use someone, or cling to s.o for personal gain, often not giving anything in return

Fish for

Ask for or try to get something in an indirect way

Duck out

Leave quickly and unannounced

Chicken out

Not do something because you're afraid