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Common Idioms Using Animal Names


Across
If something is moving much more slowly than you want it to, you may say it’s moving “at a ___’s pace”.
Similar to 8 Across and 11 Across: Using a phrase that came into use during the 1920’s and believed to have been originally introduced by cartoonist Tad Dorgan, something that is excellent may be “the ___’s knees”.
If someone is clumsy, you may say they are like “a ___ in a china shop”.
Similar to 4 Across and 11 Across, (and also attributed to cartoonist Tad Dorgan), something that is excellent may be “the ___’s pajamas”.
A heavy downpour is sometimes described as “raining ___ ___ ___”.
A business, product, or asset that produces a constant cash flow over its lifespan may be called a “cash ___”.
Similar to 4 Across and 8 Across (and also attributed to cartoonist Tad Dorgan), something that is excellent may be “the ___ ____”.
To “make a ___” toward something is to go directly to it as quickly as possible.
If you are jittery and can’t sit still, someone may say that you have “___ in your pants”.
If someone isn’t speaking, you may ask them, “What’s the matter? ___ ___ your tongue?”
Similar to 33 Across, if you think something is suspicious, you may say “something is ___” about it.
To ignore a problem because addressing it could cause an even more difficult problem is to “let ___ ___ lie”.
A person or thing that has only one single talent can be called a “one ___ ___”.
To stop something suddenly, usually referring to a habit like smoking or caffeine, is to stop “___ ___”.
First used in 1392 by Geoffrey Chaucer in The Canterbury Tales, the phrase “busy ___ ___ ___” can be used to describe someone who enjoys doing a lot of things and is never idle.
If someone pretends to be sad or to sympathize with someone without caring about them, one might say they are shedding “___ tears”.
If you believe that a person has been used to doing things a certain way for a long time and is not willing to change their habits, you may say that you “can ‘t teach an ___ ___ new tricks”.
Similar to 19 Across, to say, “I smell ___ ___” means that you suspect that something is wrong, particularly involving a betrayal of some kind.
A complicated or lengthy and usually fruitless pursuit or search (often a waste of time because the thing being sought does not exist or is somewhere else) is often referred to as a "___ ___ chase".
You may tell a friend whose relationship ended that there are “plenty more ___ in the sea”.
Down
Someone who is very angry or enraged could be described as being “mad ___ ___ ___”.
If you are telling someone that you’ll do something very quickly, you may say that you’ll do it in “two shakes of a ___ ___”.
An obvious problem or risk that no one wants to discuss is sometimes referred to as the “___ in the room”.
Someone who is well prepared or well organized has their “___ in a row”.
If you are nervous, you may say “I have ___ in my stomach”.
If you allow fear to stop you from doing something, someone may say you will “___ out”.
If someone looks rough, disheveled, or bedraggled, others may say “look what the ___ dragged in”.
To “take the ___ by the horns” is to deal with a difficult situation in a very direct, brave, or confident way.
To hear something “from the ___ ___” is to hear it directly from the source.
The hottest portion of the summer can be called “the ___ ___ of summer”.
The largest portion of something, especially if it’s a disproportionate amount, can be referred to as “the ___’s share”.
You may encourage someone to slow down or to stop and consider their decision or opinion carefully by telling them, “hold ___ ___”
If you received information from a source that you are not willing to disclose, you may say “A ___ ___ told me”.
Feelings of romantic love felt by someone very young is often referred to as “___ ___”.
If you want to leave a job or career that requires you to work very hard to compete with others for money, power, or status, you may say that you want to quit the “___ ___”.
To do something to the fullest extent without reservation is to go “___ ___”.
Someone who works hard with great enthusiasm is sometimes called an “eager ___”.
To indulge in frivolous or boisterous activity or play is to “___ around”.
If you plan to do something for a very long time, you may plan to do it “until the ___ come home”.
To wish to see someone’s reaction to something without being seen can be described as wishing to “be a ___ on the wall”.