expressions about animals Flashcards
(33 cards)
working hard
working like ants
to make a complaint against the wrong person
to bark up the wrong tree
someone comes across as being very mean and nasty, but doesn’t necessarily act on his/her threats
his bark is worse than his bite
very hungry
hungry as a bear
i won’t tell you who told me
a little bird told me
telling something which has been a secret, de aap komt uit de mouw
to let the cat out of the bag
sometimes you cannot get what you want by being carefull and polite
a cat in gloves catches no mice
to look proud of oneself
to look like the cat who swallowed the canary
why pay for something that you can get for free otherwise
why buy a cow when you can get the milk for free
very sick
sick as a dog
a ruthless competition or self-interest
dog eat dog
assume the obvious
if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and looks like a duck, it must be a duck
never
when pigs fly
a task that is too easy, a game without challenge
shooting fish in a barrel
able to hear and see what a fly would see and hear
a fly on the wall
just wait a second
hold your horses
That which is seen is copied
monkey see, monkey do
something against the ‘rules’ (illegal, immortal, etc.)but not too serious
monkey business
zo blind als een mol
as blind as a bat
beter 1 vogel in de hand dan 10 in de lucht
a bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush
soort zoekt soort
birds of a feather flock together
de ochtendstond heeft goud in de mond
the early bird catches the worm
2 vliegen in 1 klap
killing 2 birds with one stone
een zondebok
a scapegoat
