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

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Monkey around

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

Ferret out

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

kill two birds with one stone

get two things done at once

straight from the horse's mouth

directly from the original source

let the cat out of the bag

reveal a secret

clam up

become quiet suddenly

eager beaver

a person who is excited about doing certain work

nest egg

money saved for the future

Squirrel away

Stash, hide or hoard something for future use

cat's got one's tongue

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

until the cows come home

for a very long time

Duck out

Leave quickly and unannounced

pig out

eat a lot of something

Leech off

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

monkey see, monkey do

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

dog days

very hot days

hold your horses

wait and be patient

raining cats and dogs

raining heavily

fishy

odd, suspicious

sluggish

slow and lazy

copy cat

a person who does the same thing as someone else

wild goose chase

hopeless pursuit

Fish for

Ask for or try to get something in an indirect way

rat race

fierce, competitive struggle for power, position etc

sheepish

acting embarrassed, shy

in the dog house

in trouble with another person

dropping like flies

dying/giving up quickly

Chicken out

Not do something because you're afraid

elephant in the room

The big issue, the problem people are avoiding

Rat on

Inform authorities about someone's wrongdoings.

the world is your oyster

There is no limit

Beaver away

Work hard doing something

smell a rat

begin to suspect trickery etc

get the lion's share

get the greatest percentage

horse around

play roughly

Monkey with

Bother or interfere with someone or something

take the bull by the horns

face a challenge or danger boldly