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List of Animal Idioms

Idiom	Meaning	Sentence
Crocodile tears	False hypocritical sorrow.	She shed crocodile tears on the death of her stepmother.
Flog a dead horse	To waste time and energy.	To teach this dull student is like flogging a dead horse.
Lion’s share	Major share.	The youngest son got the lion’s share of his father’s property.
Rain cats and dogs	To rain heavily.	It has been raining cats and dogs since morning.
Birds of feather	Persons of the same profession.	Birds of feather flock together.
Bell the cat	To take the risk.	They proposed to submit a list of demands to their boss, but none came forward to bell the cat.
A cat and dog life	Full of quarrels.	Husband and wife are leading a cat and dog life.
A queer fish	A strange person.	Mr Gupta is a queer fish. Nobody likes his company.
A wolf in sheep’s clothing	A dangerous person who pretends to be harmless.	Do not believe Robert, he is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
A wild goose chase	An aimless pursuit.	Your ambition to become rich by gambling is nothing but a wild goose chase.
A chicken-hearted fellow	A great coward.	A chicken-hearted fellow like you should not think of joining the army.
Busy as a bee	Very busy.	Seema is busy as a bee, so she doesn’t have time for her friends.
Wise as an owl	Very wise.	Mr. Mehta is as wise as an owl, so everybody takes his advice.
Eager beaver	Hardworking person.	Jack shows up early for the class; he has always been an eager beaver.
Let the cat out of the bag	Reveal a secret.	He let the cat out of the bag by telling everyone about his friend’s secret.
Hold your horses	Wait a moment.	Hold your horses and wait for your turn.
Copycat	Someone who copies others.	Jaya is a copycat because she always copies her classmates’ projects.
Dark horse	An unexpected winner.	Peter was a dark horse and scored the highest marks in the class.
Social butterfly	A person having lots of friends and likes to move from one social event to another.	My friend is a social butterfly, so I always see her surrounded by friends.
Fish out of water	Feel uncomfortable in unfamiliar surroundings.	In large crowds, I always feel like a fish out of water.
Sounds fishy	Feeling something suspicious.	The new deal sounds fishy to me, as they are not ready to reveal much information.
Take the bull by the horns	To take a difficult situation into your hands to solve the problem.	When the manager put the wrong blame on me, I decided to take the bull by horns and inform the boss.
Night owl	A person who is habitually active at night.	My friends call me a night owl as I usually complete my work at night time.
White elephant	Something that is not useful and costs a lot of money to maintain.	His collaboration with a new company proved to be white elephant to him.

Exercise 1 (Animal Idioms Worksheet with Answers)

Complete the sentences using the correct animal idiom. Choose from the following idioms.

Lions share   fish out of water   Crocodile tears    Night owl    Busy as a bee    A chicken-hearted fellow   

 Sounds fishy    Hold your horses     A wild goose chase    A queer fish

1. Fiona has been a __________ preparing for her exams.
2. John doesn’t want to join the army as he is a __________.
3. Please ______________! Your mother will come in ten minutes.
4. She shed ___________ when her friend got admitted in hospital.
5. Henry is a _________ he studies at night time.
6. His behaviour ___________as he didn’t share much information.
7. Your ambition to be the richest man within a month is a ___________.
8. Leo is a __________ as he always collects stones from the park.
9. Mohan is a foodie and always wants the _________ of the pizza.
10. She is an introvert and always feels like a __________ at parties.

Exercise 2

Match the Animal Idiom to Its Meaning.

Idiom	Meaning
Social butterfly	A person who is active at night
Busy as a bee	A wise person
Dark horse	Very busy
Night owl	Reveal a secret
Copycat	Having lots of friends
Eager beaver	A strange person
Bell the cat	An unexpected winner
The lion’s share	The largest part
A queer fish	To take the risk
Let the cat out of the bag	Someone who copies others

Answers

Exercise 1

1. Fiona has been busy as a bee preparing for her exams.
2. John doesn’t want to join the army as he is a chicken-hearted fellow.
3. Please hold your horses! Your mother will come in ten minutes.
4. She shed crocodile tears when her friend got admitted to the hospital.
5. Henry is a night owl; he studies at night time.
6. His behaviour sounds fishy as he didn’t share much information.
7. Your ambition to be the richest man within a month is a wild goose chase.
8. Leo is a queer fish as he always collects stones from the park.
9. Mohan is a foodie and always wants the lion’s share of the pizza.
10. She is an introvert and always feels like a fish out of water at parties.

Exercise 2

Idiom	Meaning
Social butterfly	Having lots of friends
Busy as a bee	Very busy
Dark horse	An unexpected winner
Night owl	A person who is active at night
Copycat	Someone who copies others
Eager beaver	A hardworking and enthusiastic person
Bell the cat	To take the risk
The lion’s share	The largest part
A queer fish	A strange person
Let the cat out of the bag	Reveal a secret

The Benefits of Using the Animal Idioms Worksheet with Answers

1. It helps students to learn the use of animal idioms.
2. It improves the vocabulary of students.
3. Builds confidence in the students to use idioms correctly.
4. Children learn the use of idioms in a fun and engaging way.
5. Students understand figurative language.

So this is the animal idioms worksheet with answers that will help the students to practice the animal idioms and use them in their daily lives. The Animal Idioms Worksheet with Answers is perfect for ESL learners, classroom activities, teachers, and practice.

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