Animal idioms

1. Ever since he got his new drill set my husband has been an eager ___________ around the house.

• bee

• beaver

• eagle

Don’t be afraid of her. She wouldn’t hurt a ________.

• bee

• worm

• fly

If you learn or repeat a piece of text ________-fashion, you learn or repeat exact words, usually without understanding them.

• cat

• monkey

• parrot

She is absolutely crazy. She is behaving as if she has _______ in her belfry.

• bat

• mouse

• rat

Maybe you shouldn’t talk to Maria about that. You are about to open a can of ________.

• bats

• snakes

• worms

His wife never lets him do what he wants and as a result he leads a ________ life.

• cat's

• dog's

• rat's

I don’t honestly think he is capable of being polite as the _________ never changes his spots.

• snake

• leopard

• goat

He’s got a real _______ in his bonnet about buying a new car.

• bee

• fly

• worm

He looks powerful, but is actually weak. He is a paper ________.

• wolf

• dog

• tiger

I asked my brothers not to tell my parents that I went out, but I could smell the __________ as soon as I opened the door.

• rat

• donkey

• fish