Animals Idioms

• Cast Pearls Before Swine
  to waste something on someone who will not be thankful or care about it
  Giving the jewellery to the woman will be casting pearls before swine.
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• A Cash Cow
  a product or service that makes much money
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• Call The Dogs Off
  to stop threatening/chasing/hounding someone
  The police decided to call the dogs off and stop hunting for the man.
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• By Shank's Mare
  by foot
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• Buy A Pig In A Poke
  to buy something without seeing it or knowing if it will be satisfactory
  You can buy the used computer but it will be like buying a pig in a poke if you do not look at it first.
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• A Bull In A China Shop
  a tactless person who upsets others or upsets plans, a very clumsy person
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• Bright-Eyed And Bushy-Tailed
  to be very cheerful and eager (like a squirrel with bright eyes and a bushy tail)
  The children were bright-eyed and bushy-tailed when they got up in the morning.
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• The Black Sheep Of The Family
  the worst or the most unpopular/disliked member of a family
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• Bet On The Wrong Horse
  to misread the future, to not choose the winning person or solution
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• The Best-Laid Plans Of Mice And Men
  the best thought-out plans that anyone can make
  The best-laid plans of mice and men could not prevent the problems that we had with our travel plans.
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• Bark Up The Wrong Tree
  to choose the wrong course of action, to ask the wrong person (a hunting dog may make a mistake when chasing an animal and bark up the wrong tree)
  My boss is barking up the wrong tree.
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• One's Bark Is Worse Than One's Bite
  one's words are worse than one's actions
  You should not worry about her.
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• Badger (Someone)
  to get someone to do something by repeated questions or by bothering them
  I always have to badger my friend in order to make him return my computer games.
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• Back The Wrong Horse
  to support someone or something that cannot or does not win or succeed
  We backed the wrong horse when we supported the new candidate for mayor.
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• As Wild As A Tiger
  very wild
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