Animal Idioms
a business, investment, or product that provides a steady income or profit
cash cow
something not spontaneous
by the book
tell a secret about someone or something
spill the beans
I'd say that we should get to work on this project, and let's do it quickly.
someone means business
multitasking (or doing two things at the same time)
hit/kill two birds with one stone
It's the ___ that catches the worm.
Sheldon Cooper from the big bang theory runs ___.
like clockwork
Don’t get your hopes up!
don’t count your chickens before the eggs have hatched
Let's ___, because she came up with the idea after all.
give her credit
I think it is getting ____, so I think we should probably head home now.
He started going to space, and he has veen there for 3 months. I wonder if he is going to __ in space. Space crazy, y'know?
working all day
round the clock
Stubborn yet strong.
tough cookie
make an otherwise ordinary or dull day pleasingly memorable for someone
make someone's day
being treated unfairly
getting a raw deal
exaggerating (basically representing something as being larger, better, or worse than it really is.)
crocodile tears
being very quick at doing things
at the touch of a button
Hmm, why is he so unhappy? I think he seems to have ____.
a chip on his/her shoulder
I think someone is gossiping about me.
my ears are burning
a situation that would never happen
when pigs fly
an enthusiastic person
eager beaver
another version of the event (basically a parallel universe)
the other side of the coin
I think you should _____.
wake up and smell the coffee
Dude, I'm kind of ill. I think I should rest for a while.
feeling a bit under the weather
Yes! I finished the test and passed it ___!
with flying colours