Animals Idioms

• You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks
  it is difficult for older people to learn new things
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• You Can Lead A Horse To Water (But You Can't Make It Drink)
  you can give someone the opportunity to do something but you cannot force him or her to do it if they do not want to
  You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink and no matter how hard we try to help my cousin get a job he will not make any effort when we introduce him to someone who knows about a job.
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• Work Like A Horse
  to work very hard
  My grandfather worked like a horse when he was a young man.
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• A Wolf In Sheep`S Clothing
  a person who pretends to be good but really is bad
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• Wolf Down (Something)
  to gulp down something, to eat something quickly
  I wolfed down my dinner and left the house for the movie.
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• A Wildcat Strike
  a strike spontaneously arranged by a group of workers
  There was a wildcat strike at the factory and over 100 people stopped work.
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• Wild Horses Could Not Drag (Someone Away)
  there is nothing that will force someone to go somewhere or do something
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• A White Elephant
  something that is not useful and costs a lot of money to maintain
  The airport was a white elephant and nobody liked to use it.
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• When The Cat's Away, The Mice Will Play
  when you are not watching someone they may get into trouble
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• Weasel Out Of (Something)
  to get out of something or not have to do something (like a weasel which can move through small openings)
  My friend was able to weasel out of going to the store for his mother.
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• Until The Cows Come Home
  until very late, for a long time
  We can talk until the cows come home this weekend.
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• Turn Tail
  to run away from trouble or danger
  We decided to turn tail and leave the restaurant before there was an argument.
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• Top Dog
  the most important person in an organization
  My uncle is the top dog in his company.
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• Throw (Someone) To The Wolves
  to send someone into danger without protection, to sacrifice someone
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• Throw (Someone) To The Lions
  to permit someone to be blamed or criticized for something without trying to help or protect him or her
  The company threw the manager to the lions and made him take responsibility for the problem that he had caused.
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