Animal Idioms - English Idioms

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Animal Idioms
English Idioms

1) His wife never lets him do what he wants and as a result he leads a dog's life.

a) easts what he can
b) never sleeps
c) has an unhappy time
d) goes everywhere on foot

2) A word of warning: don't let him make a monkey of you.

a) make you jump up and down
b) make faces at you
c) make you spend your money
d) make a fool of you

3) I would advise you to wait and see which way the cat jumps.

a) what develops
b) what goes
c) what comes
d) what falls

4) I don't honestly think he is capable of being polite as the leopard never changes his spots.

a) people always complain
b) people sometimes differ
c) people never change
d) people often shout

5) He's very greedy when it comes to eating and always takes the lion's share of the food.

a) last portion
b) smallest portion
c) first portion
d) largest portion

6) I really don't know how to explain it as I am completely foxed.

a) absolutely sure
b) absolutely convinced
c) absolutely confused
d) absolutely curious

7) Until he is more serious in his job and stops playing the goat, he won't get any more money.

a) arriving late all the time
b) eating too much all the time
c) making too much noise all the time
d) making jokes all the time

8) He never makes any silly mistakes because he's got too much horse sense.

a) common sense
b) nonsense
c) absolute sense
d) full sense

9) Charlie doesn't like getting too tired so he gets his assistant to do all the donkey work.

a) academic work
b) artwork
c) homework
d) hard work

10) He doesn't really go around with many people because he's a bit of a lone wolf.

a) single person
b) lonely person
c) unhappy person
c) simple person

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