Idioms and other expressions using animals_Part2_with Marion on February 16

• Jane is very timid: she wouldn't say boo to a goose. (an expression used to describe someone who is very quiet and shy)
• Why do I always have to do the donkey work? (boring work that needs a lot of effort but has to be done as part of a job)
• I'd love to be a fly on the wall when Debbie tells Mr Roberts what she thinks of him! (to be able to see qhat people are doing without them noticing you)
• Two weeks before her wedding, Jane went to a nightclub for her hen night. (a celebration for a woman who is about to get married, in which only her women friends take part)
• I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse! (an expression used for saying that you are very hungry)
• The bank wouldn't lend me the money, so I had to go to a loan shark. (someone who lends money to people and charges them a very high rate of interest)
• My boss is such a rat bag. I don't think I can go on working for her much longer. (somebody who is unpleasant with other people)
• I feel really sorry for poor old Steven: he's so hen pecked. (criticized and given orders all the time by a wife or female partner)
• It was a very simple job, but I made a pig's ear of it. (do something very badly)
• I wanted to go to Spain for my holiday, but just before I left for the airport I lost my passport. As you can imagine, that really cooked my goose. (to cause a lot of problem for some, or spoil their plans)
• I can't help you at the moment, I'm afraid. I've got bigger fish to fry.(to have more important things to do of think about)
• The party was wonderful. We had a whale of a time. (to have a lot of fun)
• You can tell John that he's a stupid boring idiot if you like, but I'm afraid it will just be water off a duck's back. (an expression sued for saying that advice, warning or insults do not affect someone)
• I've got so many things to do today. I'm running around like a headless chicken. (trying to do a lot of things quickly without being sensible or calm about it)
• He thinks he's better than us. I wish he would get off his high horse. (stop behaving as if he knows more or is better than anyone else)
• Corporate fat cats have once again been accused of putting profits before people. (people who receive too much money for the job they do)
• I don't like him, I don't respect him, and I don't give a monkey's what he thinks. (to not care about something at all)
• While we're in town doing our shopping, let's do and see my mother. That way, we can kill two birds with one stone. (to achieve two aims with one action)
• I've never seen Arnie looking so happy. He's like a dog with two tails. (to be very happy because something good has happened)