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Idioms With AnimalsSet 3

1Select the animal word that best matches the following definition:someone looks fidgety or jumpy

2Be like a ..... in a china shop

3Well, he's not that at all. He's a bird brain.

4What is a "sitting duck" ?

5The boy should stop the ..... busyness and try to do the job the correct way.

6What does the phrase "like a jack-in-the-box" suggest about the landlady's sudden appearance at the door?

7[ ] two birds with one stone.

8To let the cat out of the .....

9What is the meaning of the following dialogue?Chen: "Zhang, what's the whether like in Xian today?"Zhang: "Oh, It's raining cats and dogs.."

10She's like a fish out of water.

11Wolf down

12You pig out on fried food. Do you eat a lot of fried food?

13She really let the ..... out of the bag when she said she was going to quit.

14He is like a fish out of water whenever he goes to a party.A. feels uncomfortable B. feels dry C. feels thirsty D. feels silly

15The boy wouldn't stop moving. He was as busy as a .....

16What is the meaning of this idiom?A whale of a time

17He is always missing the bus because he is not an early .....

18"I'm taking a cat nap."What does this idiom mean?

19Which word is missing?A cat has ..... lives.

20They are the cat's

21"Joe's room is a pigpen" means:

22Like [animal] with two tails-(be extremely happy)

23Every dog has its day

24What is the meaning of the idiom is this sentence?Rose always has her ducks in a row.

25That little boy's a ..... in a china shop; he keeps knocking things over.

26You're barking up the wrong tree

27He was ashamed. He was as red as a .....

28Which of the following is an idiom: A) It's raining cats and dogs B) The cat is on the mat C) The sun is shining bright

29What does the idiom 'like a bull in a china shop' mean?

30Analyze the expression 'the elephant in the room'. What does it refer to?

31When he died, investigators were called in and they soon ......

32Grandpa always .....; once he goes to sleep there is no waking him until the next morning!

33Sing Yu is a good swimmer. She swims .....

34Birdbrain

35"Jennifer looks mean, but she is really a pussycat" means:

36"Snug as a bug in a rug" means:

37Although I was still mad at my cousin for losing my book, I decided to let sleeping dogs lie and not mention it again.

38"My mother has to cook a lot of food when my brother comes to visit.He eats like a ..... "

39"Flushed with confidence and pride" refers to-

40To have a cow is associated with?

41Worm out of

42A group of words whose collective meaning is very different from their literal meaning (like it is raining cats and dogs)

43Fill in the blank: Don't depend on something before it happens. Idiom: Don't count your chickens before they are .....

44Our parent are always ..... so all children should help them with housework.

45Which animal is known as the 'Ship of the Desert?'

46"He's all bark and no bite." What does this idiom mean?

47We had to cancel the picnic because it was raining cats and dogs all afternoon. What does this idiom mean?

48That bank does not issue loans to companies itconsiders lame .....

49Ms. Coller was asked to sub for Mr. Friesen's calculus class. She was a(n)

50Choose the correct answer.Mr Brown will not change his mind because he is .....

51"Cat got your tongue?" What does it mean?

52Cat got your tongue?

53People call it "The King of the Jungle".

54To eat like a horse means?

55Something "fishy" is:

56VOCABULARY the natural worldUse the clues to discover the wordBefore a bullfight, animal ..... sometimes gather outside the bullring to protest.

57He knows many things and can answer other people's questions immediately.

58Hearing something "straight from the horse's mouth" means:

59When ELL students hear phrases such as, "It's raining cats and dogs outside," or "This is just a drop in the bucket," they may be confused, as they probably need to have specific instruction in:

60Snake oil

61'To be as busy as a bee' means: