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Animal idioms

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  • The elephant in the room means
    something we are all thinking of but we don't speak about it openly
  • I had a ______ (animal) of a time = fantastic time
    whale
  • Don't make a mountain out of a _____hill
    mole
  • Has the cat got your ______ means you are being shy, quiet (you have to write the answer)
    tongue
  • To be in the doghouse means
    your partner/other person is angry with you
  • She ate the lion's share means
    too much, more than her fair amount
  • It's raining _________ (animals) heavily
    cats and dogs
  • It sounds _______ - suspicious, you don't believe it, o thing it's a trick (animal)
    suspicious
  • I've got ________ in my stomach, I'm really nervous
    butterflies
  • To have a ______ in your throat - when your voice is funny, you need to cough
    frog
  • A dark ______ (animal) is mysterious
    mystery
  • He has _____ in his pants, he can't sit still! (an animal)
    ants
  • Kill two birds with one _______
    stone
  • Wait, don't do anything until you have thought about it. Hold your......(an animal)
    horses
  • A ______ of worms means a problem with no easy answer
    can
  • I heard it straight from the horse's mouth means...?
    I heard it directly from the person involved, not as gossip
  • I smell a _______ (animal) means you think something is strange, you can't trust it
    rat
  • A sitting duck is someone who...
    is an easy target, vulnerable
  • To tell a secret is to let the ____(animal) out of the bag
    cat
  • It's the bees' ______ (body part) means fantastic
    knees
  • A wolf in sheep's clothing means-???
    someone who appears nice, but really is not
  • Take the bull by the ______ means address a problem directly
    horns
  • They're dropping like ____ means lots of people are dying or leaving or cancelling
    flies
  • A person who is scared to try things, scared to do anything, is a _____ (animal)
    scared
  • As busy as a _______
    bee
  • What are 'the birds and the bees'
    sex education