Animal Idioms
Beating a dead horse
Repeating yourself when the subject has already been discussed too much
Piece of cake
Something easy
Feeling under the weather
Being sick
A dime a dozen
Something not worth much
Cold feet
Afraid to do something
Blue-eyed boy
The perfect one who is treated better than others
In the nick of time
Don't count your chickens before they hatch
Don't assume something will happen
Humble pie
Having to admit you're wrong
Throwing caution to the wind
Being reckless or taking a chance
Born with a silver spoon in your mouth
Rich
Giving the cold shoulder
Ignoring someone
Red handed
Caught doing something
Rome wasn't built in a day
important work takes a lot of time
Letting the cat out of the bag
Telling a secret
Bring home the bacon
Make money
It's always darkest before the dawn
Things will get worse before they get better
Cooking the books
Lying about what money was earned too avoid taxes
Bite your tongue
Stop talking
It's black and white
Making something simple that is really complicated
A face that would stop a clock
Ugly face
The elephant in the room
The subject that no one wants to talk about
Walking on eggshells
Trying not to upset or anger someone
Getting a second wind
Regaining energy after being tired
Bread and butter
The way you earn your living
To keep at arm's length
Stay a good distance away from someone
All cats are grey in the dark
Physical appearance is unimportant
A matter of time
Something that will definitely happen
Every dog has his day
Everybody will get a chance to be the center of attention
Your goose is cooked
You're in trouble
Once in a blue moon
A rare event
Money talks
You need money to get what you want
Keep your chin up
Stay positive
Blue coat
Policeman
Stand the test of time
Something that lasts
Going on a wild goose chase
Looking for something that can't be found
Eats like a horse
Someone who eats a lot
Barking up the wrong tree
Totally wrong about something
Going Dutch
Splitting the bill
Stick your neck out
Take a risk
Born to the purple
Royalty
A devil of a a time
Something that is very difficult to do