Animal Idioms

busy as a ________

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To hold your ________ (Complete the idiom.)

= slow down, stop

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To rain heavily/rain a lot (Find the idiom.)

• To rain dogs and cats

• To rain cats and frogs

• To rain cats and dogs

• To rain dogs and frogs

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Mary can be as stubborn as a _________ when she has her mind set on something. ( To be stubburn as a _____)

• donkey

• cow

• mule

• camel

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What does it mean to "let the cat out of the bag"?

• The cat jumps out of a bag.

• To ignore the facts.

• To tell a secret.

• To feel sick.

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Which Idiom has the expression meaning " Wait a minute! Don't be in such a hurry!" ?

• Hold your horses.

• Go to the dog.

• Would not hurt a fly.

• Cry crocodile tears

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If you have “_____________________,” it means you can’t stay still because you’re very agitated, excited, or worried.

• Ants in your pants

• Buterflies in your stomach

• Bee in a bonnet

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A/an "________________" refers to a person who is hardworking and enthusiastic, sometimes considered to be in excess. (A person that works a lot.)

• a chicken

• Eager beaver

• a bookworm

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Let the cat out of the bag

• Share information that had been secret

• Rescue an animal from cruel treatment

• Surprise your friends with something unexpected

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"To be as quiet as a mouse"

• to be loud

• to talk a lot

• to be very quiet

• cheese

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