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🐾 Animals

Idioms inspired by the animal kingdom and creature behaviour.

17 idioms in this category

A wolf in sheep's clothing

A dangerous or hostile person disguised as harmless.

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Barking up the wrong tree

Pursuing a mistaken or misguided course of action.

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Hold your horses

To slow down, be patient, or wait a moment before acting.

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Kill two birds with one stone

To accomplish two tasks with a single action.

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Let sleeping dogs lie

To avoid bringing up a topic or situation that could cause trouble if disturbed.

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Let the cat out of the bag

To accidentally reveal a secret or surprise.

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Straight from the horse's mouth

Information received directly from the most authoritative or reliable source.

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The elephant in the room

An obvious problem or difficult situation that people avoid discussing.

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When pigs fly

Something that will never happen; an impossibility.

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ankle biter

a small child or a bothersome animal

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boat race

a humorous term for someone's face

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gee gee

a casual or affectionate term for a horse

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