donkey-work = the hard part of a job
to talk the hind legs off a donkey = to talk a lot
a scapegoat = chivo expiatorio
a red herring = something that attracts people's attention
to have a frog in one's throat = to have a phlem
to have seen the lions = to have a lot of experience, to have seen everything
to come out of one's shell = to become less shy
to learn/say something parrot-fashion = to learn/say sth by heart, from memory
a white elephant = possession that is useless and expensive to maintain
to be a busy bee = to enjoy being busy or active
to have a bee in one's bonnet (about something) = to be obsessed, mad with something
to have bats in the belfry = to be eccentric or insane
monkey business/tricks = dishonest or bad behaviour
brass monkey weather = very cold weather
to make a monkey out of somebody = to make somebody look stupid
to have ants in one's pants = to be very restless
to be mad as a March hare = to be completely mad
to be packed like sardines = estar como sardinas enlatadas
to shed crocodile tears = llorar lágrimas de cocodrilo
to be like a bear with a sore head = be rude, in a bad mood
IDIOMS WITH ANIMALS
as poor as a church mouse = to be very poor
e.gWhen we first got married, we were as poor as church mouse.
to be a party animal = someone who loves parties and socialising.
e.g.Peter is a party animal; he is glad to go to any party he is invited to.
- Idioms with Bird
- Exercise
- Idioms with Bull
- Exercise
- Idioms with Cat
- Exercise
- Idioms with Chicken - Hen - Stag - Cock
- Exercise
- Idioms with Dog
Exercise
- Idioms with Duck
- Exercise
- Idioms with Fish
- Exercise
