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