Animals Idioms

• A Dumb Bunny
  a stupid or gullible person
  He really is a dumb bunny.
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• Donkey's Years
  a very long time
  I talked to my friend for a long time because I had not seen her in donkey's years.
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• Dog In The Manger
  someone who prevents others from doing what they themselves do not want to do (in Aesop's Fables a dog that cannot eat hay lays in the hayrack and prevents the other animals from eating the hay)
  My friend always acts like a dog in the manger and often tries to prevent us from enjoying ourselves.
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• Dog-Eat-Dog
  ready or willing to fight and hurt others to get what one wants
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• Dog And Pony Show
  something that you disapprove of because you think that it has only been organized to impress you (like a dog and pony show in a circus)
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• A Dark Horse
  a candidate who is little known to the general public
  The candidate was a dark horse in the race to be the next mayor until he gave some good speeches on TV.
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• Curiosity Killed The Cat
  being too nosy may lead a person into trouble
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• Cry Wolf
  to give a false alarm, to warn of a danger that is not there
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• A Copycat
  someone who copies another person`s work etc.
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• A Cock-And-Bull Story
  a silly story that is not true
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• Change Horses In Midstream
  to make new plans or choose a new leader in an activity that has already begun
  They have decided to change lawyers but I told them that they should not change horses in midstream.
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• Champ/Chomp At The Bit
  to be ready and anxious to do something (a bit is put into a horse's mouth for control of the horse)
  Everyone was chomping at the bit to get started on their holiday.
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• A Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
  full of lively activity
  The boy was jumping around like a cat on a hot tin roof and we could not make him be quiet.
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• A Cat Nap
  a short sleep taken during the day
  I had a cat nap in the afternoon so that I would feel refreshed in the evening.
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• Cat Gets One`S Tongue
  one cannot speak because of shyness
  The cat got the woman's tongue and she could not say anything at all.
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