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Animal Idioms Drive Me Batty!

An idiom is an expression that means something other than the literal meanings of its individual words. Learn and practice idioms that use animals!

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bark up the wrong treechoose the wrong course of action
her bark is worse than her biteher words are worse than her actions
bull in a china shopa person who upsets the plans of others
cash cowa good way to make money
cat's got your tonguecan't speak because of shyness
cat napa short sleep taken during the day
copycatsomeone who copies another person's work
cry wolfwarn of danger that is not there
dumb bunnya stupid person
eat like a horseeat a lot
go whole hogdo something completely
hold one's horseswait, be patient
horse aroundrough or noisy play
monkey businessbad activity
let the cat out of the bagtell something that is supposed to be a secret
road hogdriver that takes more than their share of the road
smell a ratfeel that something is wrong
talk until the cows come hometalk for a long time
turn tailrun away from trouble or danger
a wolf in sheep's clothinga person who pretends to be good but is really bad


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