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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