IDIOMS [C] RELATED TO ANIMALS

                           IDIOMS [C] RELATED TO ANIMALS 

         IDIOMS                                           MEANING 



1.  Ant's in ones pants :  unable to sit calm due to nervousness or excitement 


sentence : My son has ant's in pants as he is going to Switzerland .

2. Cat nap : a short sleep 


sentence : After hours of hard work ,he decided to take a cap nap .

3. Have a cow  :  extremely upset 


sentence : Failures are the learning lessons , so don't have a cow , friend !

4. Hold your horses :  To be patient 

Sentence : At times in our lives we need to hold our horses to accomplish our goals .

5. Get the lions share : To get biggest share of whole 


Sentence : All brothers were annoyed because eldest brother got a lions share in property .

6. Let the cat out of the bag : To reveal a secret 


sentence : '' You are under arrest , let the cat out of the bag now '', said the police .

7. Smell a rat :  to suspect trickery 



sentence : My uncle is so intelligent , as he entered the house, he smell  a rat  .

8. Raining cats and dogs  : to rain heavily 


sentence : I will not be able to attend the party , because it is raining cats and dogs .

9. Cry wolf : Cause alarm without reason 

sentence : No one will trust you ever if you keep crying wolf .

 10. An eager beaver : An enthusiastic person 

sentence : My friend Aakash is always ready for any competition , he is an eager beaver.
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