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to receive the largest portion
to get the lion's share
an obvious and usually uncomfortable truth that remains unaddressed
elephant in the room
a whistle or call with a rising and falling pitch which expresses sexual admiration but in a predatory, victimising manner
wolf whistle
fake or insincere tears
crocodile tears
an intentionally misleading clue or piece of information
red herring
an entirely different thing
a different kettle of fish
to have better things to do
to have bigger / other fish to fry
suspicious
fishi
to suspect a trick / lie
to smell a rat
a situation in which people are fiercely competitive for wealth or power
rat race
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
an alcoholic beverage consumed to cure a hangover
hair of the dog
in disgrace / trouble
in the dog house
to avoid interfering with a situation so as not to cause trouble
to let sleeping dogs lie
raining heavily
raining cats and dogs
a question directed to someone who is being unusually silent
"cat got your tongue?"
a shrill shout or whistle expressing disapproval
cat call
to expose a secret
to let the cat out of the bag
An excellent person or thing - of the highest quality
cat's pyjamas
a short sleep during the day
catnap
a session of excessive eating
pig out
to fully commit to an act
to go the whole hog
to fully commit to an act
to go the whole hog
in a very short amount of time
in two shakes of a lamb's tail
a person or group unfairly blamed for something that they have not done
scapegoat
to go to an event (as a male) without a partner
to go stag
the boring / gruelling part of a job
donkey work
Directly from the best-informed authority
straight from the horse's mouth
an expression requesting someone to wait a moment / hold on / slow down
"hold your horses!"
A less well-known competitor or candidate who succeeds to an unexpectedly high level
dark horse
To behave in playful, but silly, and noisy manner
to horse around
For a long, indefinite, amount of time
until the cows come home
An exclamation of surprise or shock
"Holly cow!"
to directly confront a problem
to take the bull by its horns
a far-fetched and unlikely story
cock and bull story
the social hierarchy
pecking order
an absurd or pointless mission
wild goose chase
To opt out of doing something because of being frightened
to chicken out
Unmistakably dead
dead as a dodo
in a straight line
as the crow flies
view from above
bird's-eye view
to accomplish two objectives at once
to kill two birds with one stone
Told by a secret informant
a little bird(y) told me
an euphemism for sex education - the basic facts about reproduction as told to a child.
Birds and the bees
an excellent person or thing - of the highest quality
Bee's knees
to move swiftly and directly towards something or someone
To make a beeline
agitated or restless due to nervousness or excitement
Ants in your pants / antsy
a small problem which nonetheless spoils the whole plan
Fly in the ointment
An unnoticed witness
fly on the wall
Dying or collapsing in large numbers / giving up on, or pulling out of an endeavour in large numbers
Dropping like flies
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