Animals 1
to reveal a secret
let the cat out of the bag
the elephant in the room
a problem that is too big to ignore and everyone avoids to talk about because it's embarrasing or will cause a problem
Police is apparently on a hopeless pursuit after the thief because he vanished into the woods
wild goose chase
raining very hard
raining cats and dogs
hold your horses
don't be in a hurry
She stops immediately when she wants to stop compulsively shopping
quit cold turkey
something that goes really bad
go to the dogs
to get someone's goat
something that is really annoying
The storeowner watches those teenagers extremely carefully whenever they come in because she's afraid they're going to steal something.
watch something like a hawk
to think that something is great, stylish, excellent
the cat's meow
pig-headed
to be very stubborn
When Danny first moved to the big city from the countryside, he was uncomfortable
like a fish out of water
the person has only one ability
one-trick pony
weasel out of something
to abandon a responsability in a cowardly way
Frank missed football practice so often that the coach told him to either continue or abandon completely
to fish or cut bait