28 kwietnia 2019, 19:05
Hello!
I think the topic of animal idioms in English is very exciiting, therefore, I prepared another 10 most frequently used idioms and collocations containing the names of animals in English. I hope You'll enjoy the lesson.
1. fish for something - to try to get information from someone.
2. a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle(slogan) - a feminist slogan, suggesting that men are superfluous to women's needs.
3. teach fish to swim(proverb)- tell someone something which he/she has already known.
4. beat a dead horse - to continue fighting a battle that has been won.
5. horse trade - to bargain in a hard and skillful way.
6. as weak as a kitten - weak, sickly.
7. a fraidy-cat - someone who is easily frightened.
8. in a pig's eye - unlikely.
9. make an ass of yourself - if you behave so stupidly that you appear ridiculous, you make an ass of yourself.
10. bee's knees - to say that someone/something is the bee's knees means that you think they are exceptionally good.