| A | B |
| Like a dog with two tails | To be extremely happy |
| A little bird told me. | Someone told me a secret. |
| A leopard can't change his spots. | People can't change themselves. |
| To be no spring chicken. | To be fairly old. |
| To be a copycat. | To do the same as someone else. |
| The cat has got his/her tongue. | To be unable to speak. |
| To be fishy. | To be strange and perhaps criminal. |
| To be a dark horse. | To be a person that people do not know much about. |
| To be a chicken. | To be a coward. |
| To be a fish out of water. | To be in a very different new environment. |