Interesting English Expressions about Animals
1. To teach a fish how to swim.
2. The sparrow near a school sings the primer.
3. Love me, love my dog.
4. Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen.
5. He that will steal a pin will steal an ox.
6. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
7. As poor as a church mouse.
8. Let sleeping dogs lie.
9. I’m so hungry that I could eat a horse.
10. Go home and kick the dog.
11. Separate the sheep from the goats.
12. A lion in the way.
13. One swallow doesn’t make a summer.
14. A wolf in sheep’s clothing.
15. Fine feathers make fine birds.
16. You can’t make a crab walk straight.
17. The early bird catches the worm.
18. It rains cats and dogs.
19. All his geese are swans.
20. As stupid as a goose.
21. Barking dogs do not bite.
22. The best fish swim near bottom.
23. To kill two birds with one stone.
24. To ride the tiger.
25. To shed crocodile tears.
26. Dog doesn’t eat dog.
27. If the shepherds quarrel, the wolf has a winning game.
28. A rat in a hole.
29. As wet as a drowned rat.
30. Like a cat on hot bricks.
31. When the cat is away the mice will play.
32. Better a living dog than a dead lion.
33. Birds of a feather flock together.
34. It’s an ill bird that fouls its own nest.
35. To beard the lion in his den.
36. The best fish smell when they are three days old.
37. Fish begins to stink at the head.
38. Fight dog, fight bear.
39. The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.
40. The leopard can’t change its sports.
41. May as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
42. To put the cart before the horse. |
