Idioms
to go out and have a good time
Paint the town red
brave or courageous
Lion hearted
the largest part
The lion’s share
not eat a lot
Eat like a bird
A strong and often immobilizing type of embrace.
bear hug
reading
Have your nose in a book
difficult to coordinate members of a group
Like herding cats
to punish severely
to throw a book at
eat very fast
Wolf food down
not busy
As busy as a hibernating bear
eat and then leave
eat and run
drink a lot
drink like a fish
to have more interesting things to do
have bigger fish to fry
drink with ice
on the rocks
to remember
bear in mind
admit that one is wrong
eat crow
a topic or person about which/whom very little is known
Closed book
a location where stolen vehicles are disassembled and sold for parts
chop-shop
unpleasant, painful, or offensive to senses (really bad smell)
More than one can bear
indicating an environmentalist, especially one who is very vocal in their support of environmental regulations.
tree-hugger
close to losing one’s job
On the chopping block
put yourself in a dangerous situation
Put your head in the lion’s mouth
When you solve one tricky problem, then fail at a bigger one
Escape the bear and fall to the lion
stop wasting time and make a decision
fish or cut bait
To be out of or free from some bad, stressful, or dangerous situation, only to become embroiled in one that is even worse
out of the frying pan and into the fire