Animal idioms idioms animal A B C a beast of burden a big fish a big fish in a small pond a birdbrain a bird eye’s view a bird of passage a bull in china shop a can of worms a cash cow a cat and dog life charley horse a chicken hearted a chicken and egg situation a cock and bull story a cold fish act as a guinea pig a cuckoo in the nest a cuckoo in the nest a dark horse a dead duck a fat cat a fish out of water a fly on the wall a fraidy-cat a Frankenstein’s monster a guinea pig ahead of the pack a horse of a different color a kangaroo court a lame duck albatross around your neck a leopard can’t change its spots a little bird told me a lone wolf all bark no bite alley cat a mare’s nest a monkey on back a night owl ants in your pants a one-horse race an early bird a pack rat a paper tiger a party animal a pig in a poke a rat race a red herring a red rag to a bull a sitting duck a snake in the grass a snake oil salesman as sly as fox as the crow flies at a snail’s pace an eager beaver an eagle eye an ugly duckling awkward as a cow on roller skates a wolf in sheep’s clothing idioms animal back the wrong horse barking dogs seldom bite barking up the wrong tree bear hug be as bald as a coot badger someone beard the lion in his den beat a dead horse be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed bear market bell the cat bet on the wrong horse big fish in a small pond bigger fish to fry bird has flown birds and the bees birds of a feather birds in their little nests agree bitch and moan bitten by the bug bitten by the same bug black sheep breed like rabbits break the back of the beast bull-headed blind as a bat bull market bull session busy as a beaver busy as a hibernating bear butterflies in your stomach by a whisker call of the dogs can of worms cash cow cast pearls before swine cat and dog life cat and mouse game cat burglar cat got your tongue catnap cat on a hot tin roof cat’s meow change horses in midstream chasing your tail chicken feed chicken hearted chicken out chomp at the bit close barn door after horse bolted cock and bull story cold fish cold turkey come out of your shell cook someone’s goose coon’s age copycat count sheep crocodile tears cry wolf curiosity killed the cat dead as a dodo eat like a bird eat like a horse for the birds free as a bird in the doghouse knee-high to a grasshopper on your high horse poor as a church mouse quiet as a mouse rare bird as scarce as hen’s teeth envocabulary.com
