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