IDIOMS

ANIMAL IDIOMS

IDIOM:             copy cat		DEFINITION a person who does the same thing as someone else		EXAMPLE :   My sister is such a copy cat. First she bought    the     same car as me, and now she's applying to my school.

Fishy

Odd,   suspicious                    I knew something fishy was going on when saw                                                                  all of   my friends' cars in my mom's driveway.

get the lion's share

get the greatest percentage

My aunt got the lion's share of the inheritance.

kill two birds with    one stone

get two things         done at once

If you pick the groceries up when you drop George off for his shift, you will kill two birds with one stone.

   

to pig out

eat a lot of                    something

I pigged out on pancakes so I don't have room for lunch.

raining cats and dogs

raining heavily

I forgot my umbrella, and it was raining cats and dogs.

smell a         rat

to       begin            suspect trickery etc...

I asked my brothers not to tell my parents  that                   I       went    out,    but I could smell a rat as soon as I opened the door.

take the bull            by      the horns

face a challenge or            danger   boldly

If you really think you deserve a promotion, you'll have to take the bull by the horns.

until the cows come    home

for a very long                     time

I could eat pizza and ice-cream until the cows come home.