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

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until the cows come home

for a very long time

Fish for

Ask for or try to get something in an indirect way

sluggish

slow and lazy

let the cat out of the bag

reveal a secret

dropping like flies

dying/giving up quickly

hold your horses

wait and be patient

cat's got one's tongue

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

elephant in the room

The big issue, the problem people are avoiding

Leech off

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

eager beaver

a person who is excited about doing certain work

pig out

eat a lot of something

rat race

fierce, competitive struggle for power, position etc

Monkey with

Bother or interfere with someone or something

fishy

odd, suspicious

the world is your oyster

There is no limit

raining cats and dogs

raining heavily

get the lion's share

get the greatest percentage

smell a rat

begin to suspect trickery etc

clam up

become quiet suddenly

horse around

play roughly

wild goose chase

hopeless pursuit

monkey see, monkey do

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

straight from the horse's mouth

directly from the original source

sheepish

acting embarrassed, shy

copy cat

a person who does the same thing as someone else

kill two birds with one stone

get two things done at once

Monkey around

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

Rat on

Inform authorities about someone's wrongdoings.

take the bull by the horns

face a challenge or danger boldly

Beaver away

Work hard doing something

Ferret out

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

in the dog house

in trouble with another person

dog days

very hot days

nest egg

money saved for the future

Squirrel away

Stash, hide or hoard something for future use

Chicken out

Not do something because you're afraid

Duck out

Leave quickly and unannounced