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Animals Idioms- A Road Hog
a car driver who uses more than his share of the road The person in front of me on the highway was a road hog but I tried not to get angry. In Animals - 669 days ago - Ride Herd On (Someone)
to watch closely and strictly supervise someone (as a cowboy would supervise a herd of cattle) The manager has been riding herd on his employees so that he can get the job done quickly. In Animals - 669 days ago - Rat Race
a rushed and confusing way of living that does not seem to have a purpose My uncle is tired of being in the rat race every day and he plans to quit his job soon and do something else. In Animals - 669 days ago - Rat Out On (Someone)
to desert or betray someone In Animals - 669 days ago - Rat On (Someone)
to report someone's bad behavior to someone In Animals - 669 days ago - Rain Cats And Dogs
to rain very hard In Animals - 669 days ago - Put The Cat Among The Pigeons
to cause trouble Sending the bad supervisor to talk to the angry workers was like putting the cat among the pigeons. In Animals - 669 days ago - Put The Cart Before The Horse
to do things in the wrong order In Animals - 669 days ago - Put (Someone Or Something) Out To Pasture
to retire someone or something (just as you would put a horse that is too old to work out to pasture) We finally decided to put our old car out to pasture and buy a new one. In Animals - 669 days ago - Put On The Dog
to dress or entertain in a luxurious and extravagant manner In Animals - 669 days ago - Play Possum
to pretend to be inactive/asleep/dead In Animals - 669 days ago - Play Cat And Mouse With (Someone)
to tease or fool someone, to change between different types of behavior when dealing with someone The man is playing cat and mouse with his company about his plans to quit or not. In Animals - 669 days ago - Piggyback
sitting or being carried on someone`s back and shoulders The boy was riding piggyback on his father`s shoulders. In Animals - 669 days ago - Piggy Bank
a small bank (sometimes in the shape of a pig) for saving money The boy has been putting money into his piggy bank to save for a bicycle. In Animals - 669 days ago - A Paper Tiger
a person or organization that is supposed to have a lot of power but actually is very weak In Animals - 669 days ago
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