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