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