03/12/2020
Expressions with Animals🙈
✅A whale of the time - to get pleasure from sth
Although we didn’t think we’d enjoy ourselves, we ended up having a whale of time.
✅Dog’s dinner – to make a disaster
I can’t believe I did my homework so badly – I made a real dog’s dinner of it.
✅Cat out of the bag - relieve things previously hidden.
Next week’s party was meant to be a surprise but Sonya’s just let the cat out of the bag.
✅Fish out of water – to feel uncomfortable in new surroundings.
Tom had always lived in the country and felt like a fish out of water in the city.
✅A snake in the grass – a treacherous person, especially one who feigns friendship.
My last boss was a real snake in the grass.
✅Do the donkey work – tedious, repetitious work; drudgery.
When we decorated our house, my husband helped me choose the paint but left me to do the donkey work.
✅Rabbit on – to continue talking about sth that is not interesting to the person.
I wish you’d stop rabbiting on about football – you know I don’t like it.
✅To get butterflies in one’s stomach – to be very excited.
I’ve get butterflies in my stomach because this time tomorrow, I will be in Paris.
✅To eat like a horse – to eat always a lot of food.
Brian usually eats like a horse but not today, I think he is unwell.
✅In the doghouse – someone is annoying with you and shows their disapproval.
Poor David’s going to be in the doghouse. He’s just broke her vase.
✅Hen party – a party for a woman who is going to get married soon.
If Jane’s having a hen party, it must mean a lot of fun and drinks.