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Duplicate of ANIMAL IDIOMS
Duplicate of ANIMAL IDIOMS
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idioms with animals
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1
I can't believe you
let the cat out of the bag
!
told a secret accidentally
caused trouble
ate expensive food
make someone feel foolish
2
If the
early bird catches the worm
then...
someone has a better chance to win the race
someone has their pilot's license
someone eats doves
someone has a better chance to be successful
3
My cousin Bubba is the most unliked person in our family! Which idiom describes Bubba?
black sheep of the family
smell a rat
a pig in a poke
a bull in a china shop
4
The young entrepreneur
worked like a dog
to create a successful business.
to work outside
to copy someone
to work hard
to behave wildly
5
You shouldn't remind her of the bad grade she made. You should _____.
let the cat out the bag
put the cat among the pigeons
work like a dog
let sleeping dogs lie
6
The bully's
bark is worse than his bite
!
words are worse than actions
behave wildly
someone who copies someone else
untrustworthy
7
This once 5-star restaurant has
gone to the dogs
.
most unpopular
to cause trouble or a disturbance
a small space like a closet
to become bad or less successful
8
When the cop questioned the suspect he could
smell a rat
.
the wrong action
someone suspicious and untrustworthy
someone's words are worse than their actions
to make someone look foolish
9
If you are blaming him for wrecking your bike, then you are
barking up the wrong tree
!
nervous
looking foolish
very unpopular
choose the wrong action
10
The teacher
put the cat among the pigeons
when she told them recess was cancelled for the year!
choose the wrong action
be suspicious of someone
make someone look foolish
cause trouble/create a disturbance
11
It's not always funny to
make a monkey
out of your friends.
cause trouble with
make nervous
wrong action
cause to look foolish
12
If Dad comes in dirty and stinky from working in the yard, then Mom might say, "________!"
You're a cat on a hot tin roof
You went hog wild
Look what the cat dragged in
You look like a bull in a china shop
13
If mom said I can spend the night then I want to hear it
straight from the horse's mouth
.
to say something foolish
the facts coming directly from the person who said it
to tell a secret
gossip
14
If someone is a
bull in a china shop
then they may _____.
be very clumsy
be working hard
be very nervous
look tired
15
My mom always tells my little sister, "
Monkey see, monkey do
" when we play together.
make someone look foolish
a very clumsy person
nervous and jumpy
to copy what someone else does
16
Before the spelling bee, Tina was like
a cat on a hot tin roof
!
tired and worn out
very ill
looked foolish
jumpy and nervous
17
The students went
hog wild
when the principal announced there would be no school!
ate good food
were out of control
were worn out
went to sleep
18
At our convention in New Orleans we ate
high on the hog
!
ate only pork
ate really expensive food
ate only seafood
ate really good food
19
When all my family visits for Christmas, there's
not enough room to swing a cat
in our house!
to cause trouble
worn out and dirty
a small meal
a small tight space
20
My little brother is
as sick as a dog
.
causing toruble
very wild
very ill
told a secret
21
Tommy always tries to
put the cart before the horse
when solving his algebra problems.
he finishes quickly
he doesn't check his work
he completes only the even number problems
he does things in the wrong order
22
When you purchase something online, you're buying
a pig in a poke
.
to buy a dozen things
to buy something without seeing it
to buy something new
to buy something used
