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<div class="subheader1">A</div><p></p><div class="subheader2">ANT</div><div class="subheader3">working like ants</div>Working hard. <p></p><div class="subheader3">ants in one's pants</div>to be very restless and impatient <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader2">APE</div><div class="subheader3">go ape<i></i></div>become extremely excited <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader1">B</div><p></p><div class="subheader2">BARK</div><div class="subheader3">a barking dog never bites</div>Someone who makes threats all the time, seldom carries out the threats. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">bark up the wrong tree</div>Pursue an erroneous course of action. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">his bark is worse than his bite</div>Someone comes across as being very mean and nasty, but doesn't necessarily act on their threats <br/>Source: Lewis, Stacey <p></p><div class="subheader3">why keep a dog and bark yourself</div>You should not do something you hired some one else to do. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader2">BAT</div><div class="subheader3">As blind as a bat</div>unaware. <br/>Source: <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html">funbrain.com</a>
        <p></p><div class="subheader3">have bats in the (or one's) belfry</div><i>Informal.</i> to be mad or eccentric; have strange ideas <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">like a bat out of hell</div>Fast. <br/>Source: Big List of Cliches <p></p><div class="subheader2">BEAR</div><div class="subheader3">as gruff as a bear</div>Gruff. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">slick as bear grease</div>smooth and slick <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">like a bear with a sore head</div>Very disgruntled. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">bear down<i></i></div>try harder <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">bear the brunt<i></i></div>accept the most blame or responsibility <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">cranky as bear with a sore paw</div>Source: Dianna Ly <p></p><div class="subheader3">loaded for bear</div>To be prepared for any possibility. Originally this phrase had a hunting significance dating back to possibly a time when the west was wild and woolly. Modern slang has introduced a new meaning into the phrase -- to be well loaded; drunk. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <br/>also <br/>"Bears are notoriously difficult to kill. Wounded grizzlies will sometime pursue those who hunt them. I have always understood 'loaded for bear' to mean that one is equipping (or over-equipping) oneself for an extraordinary hunt." <br/>Source: Ashton Armistead <br/>and <br/>"In the days of the old muzzle loading rifles or shotguns, every load was unique, and suited to the occasion, if desired. You could use a small load of powder for squirrel, or more for larger animals. The bear, apparently particularly hard to kill and dangerous when wounded, called for a large load of powder and shot. Hence, the term 'loaded for bear' means 'maxed out', or prepared for the greatest challenge.When you were loaded for bear, and did shoot, the kick of the gun was a real kick, too." <br/>Source: Dog Hause Visitor Danapun <p></p><div class="subheader3">have a bear by the tail</div>to have a very difficult problem to solve <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">hungry as a bear</div>very hungry <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader2">BEAVER</div><div class="subheader3">busy as a beaver</div>Busy. <p></p><div class="subheader3">eager beaver</div>someone who is very eager to do something <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader2">BEE</div><div class="subheader3">busy as a bee</div>Busy. <br/>Source: Big List of Cliches <p></p><div class="subheader3">a beehive of activity<i></i></div>a busy place, a room full of working people <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">make a beeline<i></i></div>go straight towards <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">the bee's knees<i></i></div>the best, superior, the cat's meow <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">having bees in one's bonnet</div>to be up in a tizzy about something. <p></p><div class="subheader2">BIRD</div><div class="subheader3">a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush</div>Don't go after something if it means loosing what you have. <br/>Source: Cliche Finder <p></p><div class="subheader3">had the bird<i></i></div>worn or broken <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">happy as a box of birds<i></i></div>joyful, very happy <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">have a bird<i></i></div>be overcome with excitement or grief <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">naked as a jay bird<i></i></div>no clothes on, bare naked, in the nude <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">sitting in a cat bird seat</div>A person is "sitting pretty" or in a "favored position." This saying was popularized, at least, in these here parts [Texas], by a short story entitled "Catbird Seat," which was written by the well-known American writer of humorous fiction--James Thurber. Thurber, of "Walter Mitty" fame, gives credit to Red Barber--the down--home Southern baseball sports announcer for introducing this rural idiom to the mainstream American public. According to Thurber, the phrase means: being in an advantageous position. <br/>Source: Wheepie@aol.com <p></p><div class="subheader3">for the birds</div>Not for me. <br/>Source: Big List of Cliches <p></p><div class="subheader3">free as a bird</div>Free. <br/>Source: Cliche Finder <p></p><div class="subheader3">a little bird told me</div>I won't tell you who told me. <br/>Source: Turner, Martin <p></p><div class="subheader3">flip the bird</div>To stick up your middle finger in a derogatory way. <p></p><div class="subheader3">bird's-eye view</div>Seen from above. <br/>Source: Cliche Finder <p></p><div class="subheader3">a wet bird never flies at night</div>"The saying 'a wet bird never flies at night' was a catch phrase used by Jackie Vernon - a stand up comic on the television in the 70's. You're probably not old enough to remember him - but he had a very dry humor and never smiled. Think he might also have been the one that said 'It's bad luck to blow-dry a wet raccoon.'" <br/>Source: Dog Hause Visitor barbervin <p></p><div class="subheader3">birds in their little nest agree</div>People who live together should try hard to get along peacefully. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">birds of a feather flock together</div>Similar people tend to associate with each other. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">fine feathers make fine birds</div>It's the details that make something good. <p></p><div class="subheader3">bird dog</div>someone's buttock's <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">It’s an ill bird that fouls its own nest</div>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">killing two birds with one stone</div>Accomplishing two things at the same time. <p></p><div class="subheader3">the bird has flown</div><i>Informal.</i> the person in question has fled or escaped <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">the birds and the bees</div>Euphemistic or jocular. sex and sexual reproduction <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">get the bird</div><i>Informal</i>
        <br/>a. to be fired or dismissed <br/>b. (esp of a public performer) to be hissed at, booed, or derided <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">give (someone) the bird</div><i>Informal.</i> to tell (someone) rudely to depart; scoff at; hiss <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">like a bird</div>without resistance or difficulty <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">the early bird catches the worm</div>Don't procrastinate (unless maybe you’re the worm.) <p></p><div class="subheader2">BOAR</div><div class="subheader3">crazy as a peach-orchard boar</div>loony <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader2">BONE</div><div class="subheader3">throw you a bone</div>To give you a compliment. <br/>Source: Bostone, Tristan <p></p><div class="subheader2">BUG</div><div class="subheader3">as snug as a bug in a rug</div>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">don't let the bed bugs bite<i></i></div>Sleep Well. <p></p><div class="subheader3">bitten by the same bug<i></i></div>have the same interest or hobby <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">like a chicken on a June bug<i></i></div>very quickly, in a flash <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">Love Bug<i></i></div>Volkswagen Beetle, The Bug <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">put a bug in my ear<i></i></div>told me secretly, a little bird told me <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">don't bug me<i></i></div>Leave me in peace. <br/>Source: Dog Hause Visitor Dianne Lam <p></p><div class="subheader3">cute as a bug's ear</div>On the theory that the smaller they come the cuter they are. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">crazy as a betsy bug</div>loony <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">crazy as June bug</div>Crazy. <br/>Source: Dianna Ly <p></p><div class="subheader2">BULL</div><div class="subheader3">to not know B from a bull's foot</div>To be extremely ignorant. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">take the bull by the horns</div>to face and tackle a difficulty without shirking. <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">bull<i></i></div>US slang. to talk lightly or foolishly <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader2">bull-headed<i></i></div>to be stubborn <br/>Source: <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html">funbrain.com</a>
        <p></p><div class="subheader3">useless as tits on a bull</div>completely useless <br/>Source: Kate Field <p></p><div class="subheader3">cock-and-bull story</div>untrue story <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">to shoot the bull</div>Gathering of people talking. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">like a bull in a china shop</div>Someone who heedless of physical damage or the personal feelings of anyone, shoulders his way though delicate situations. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <br/>Alt Def.: Something or some one in a place where they or it does not belong or is out of place. <br/>Source of Alt.: Jason Brown <p></p><div class="subheader2">BUNNY</div><div class="subheader3">dust bunny</div>a clump of dust or lint <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader2">BUTTERFLY</div><div class="subheader3">as gaudy as a butterfly</div>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader2">BUZZARD</div><div class="subheader3">buzzard bait</div>a dying or a worthless animal <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye)

<div class="subheader1">C</div><p></p><div class="subheader2">CAMEL</div><div class="subheader3">strain at gnats and swallow camels</div>To criticize other people for minor offences while ignoring major offenses. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">plain as the hump on a camel</div>obvious <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">straw that broke the camel's back</div>The thing to push you over the edge. <p></p><div class="subheader2">CANARY</div><div class="subheader3">have a canary</div><i>Brit. informal.</i> to react with disapproval, anxiety. etc <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">look like the cat who swallowed the canary</div>To look proud of ones self. <br/>Source: Dianna Ly <p></p><div class="subheader2">CAT</div><div class="subheader3">cat's meow</div>The top of the line <br/>Source: Cliche Finder <p></p><div class="subheader3">play cat and mouse</div>to play with a person or animal in a cruel or teasing way. esp before a final act of cruelty or unkindness <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">fraidy cat or scaredy cat<i></i></div>a person who is afraid, a coward <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">grin like a Cheshire cat<i></i></div><br/>to have a big smile because of something you're really happy you did <br/>Source: <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html">funbrain.com</a>
        <p></p><div class="subheader3">a bag of cats<i></i></div><i>Irish informal.</i> a bad-tempered person: she's a real bag of cats this morning. <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">not a cat in hell's chance<i></i></div>no chance at all <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">like herding cats<i></i></div>Futile. <br/>Source: Arius Kaufmann <p></p><div class="subheader3">fight like Kilkenny cats</div>to fight until both parties are destroyed <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">conceited as a barbers cat</div>very conceited <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">she's a cool cat<i></i></div>She is unflappable. <br/>Source: Paulina Tegelund <p></p><div class="subheader3">high as the hair on a cat's back</div>very expensive <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">as much chance as a wax cat in hell</div>no chance at all <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">weak as a cat</div>very weak <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">dead cat on the line</div>for something to be wrong <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">sitting in a cat bird seat</div>A person is "sitting pretty" or in a "favored position." This saying was popularized, at least, in these here parts [Texas], by a short story entitled "Catbird Seat," which was written by the well-known American writer of humorous fiction--James Thurber. Thurber, of "Walter Mitty " fame, gives credit to Red Barber--the down--home Southern baseball sports announcer for this rural idiom to the mainstream American public. According to Thurber, the phrase means: being in an advantageous position. <br/>Source: Wheepie@aol.com <p></p><div class="subheader2">cat calls</div>"I'm from a neighborhood with a tremendous amount of wild or at least free-roaming cats. Often, in the middle of an early spring or summer night i would be awakened by the calls of cat's in mating. Each time, one of the sounds I heard was similar to the "wit-woo" sound associated with the cat-call whistle. Perhaps people adopted that sound, changed it to a whistle, and associated it with seeing an attractive woman, thus calling the sound these men made, cat calls." <br/>Source: Michelle Tracey <p></p><div class="subheader2">fat cat</div>A person high up in the business world with a lot of money. <br/>Source: Cliche Finder <p></p><div class="subheader2">A cat can look at a king</div>No one is so important that an ordinary person cannot look at him or her. Everyone can be curious about important people. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader2">do it in a cat's paw</div>Do something in a way that no one knows it is you doing it. <p></p><div class="subheader2">to let the cat out of the bag</div>Telling something which has been a secret. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader2">copycat</div>Some one who mimics some one else. <br/>Source: Cassie <p></p><div class="subheader2">catnap</div>A mid-day nap. <p></p><div class="subheader2">alley cat</div>Any homeless or stray cat. By extension -- a prostitute. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader2">look what the cat dragged in</div>A humorously derogatory comment on someone's arrival. <br/>Source: Turner, Martin <p></p><div class="subheader2">looks like something the cat brought in</div>to appear disheveled or bedraggled. <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader2">cat's pajamas</div>All that and a bag of chips. <br/>Source: Cliche Finder <p></p><div class="subheader2">curiosity killed the cat</div>Warning about being curious. <br/>Source: Cliche Finder <p></p><div class="subheader2">a cat has nine lives</div>Cats can survive things that are severe enough to kill them. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader2">a cat in gloves catches no mice</div>Sometimes you cannot get what you want by being careful and polite. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader2">all cats are gray in the dark</div>In the dark, appearances are meaningless. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader2">nervous as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs</div>Nervous <br/>Source: Cliche Finder <p></p><div class="subheader2">like a cat on a hot tin roof</div>Agitated. <br/>Source: Turner, Martin <p></p><div class="subheader2">like a cat on hot bricks</div>in an uneasy or agitated state. <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader2">cat got your tongue</div>Unable to speak. <p></p><div class="subheader2">put, set, etc., {the cat among the pigeons}</div>to introduce some violently disturbing new element <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader2">keep no more cats then will catch mice</div>Do not support anyone who does not or cannot do something useful for you in return. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader2">let the cat out of the bag</div>To tell a secret -- normally accidentally. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader2">not enough room to swing a cat</div>Very little room. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader2">raining cats and dogs</div>It is raining very hard. <p></p><div class="subheader2">more then one way to skin a cat</div>There is more then one way to do something. <p></p><div class="subheader2">when the cat's away, the mice will play</div>Without supervision, people misbehave. <p></p><div class="subheader2">look like the cat who swallowed the canary</div>To look proud of ones self. <br/>Source: Dianna Ly <p></p><div class="subheader2">doesn't have enough sense to bell a cat</div>acts foolishly <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader2">dog my cats</div>my goodness; what do you know <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader2">like cat and dog</div>quarrelling savagely <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader2">CATTLE (AND CALF)</div><div class="subheader3">all hat and no cattle</div>all form and no substance <br/>Source: Cantu, Larry: reference made to John Connally by <br/>Lyndon Johnson <p></p><div class="subheader2">calf slobber</div>meringue <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader2">don't rush cattle</div>do not hurry <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader2">to kill the fatted calf</div>to rejoice (I don't think the calf is rejoicing though) <rr></rr>or prepare for a fun and happy party or a warm welcome <br/>Source: <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html">funbrain.com</a>
        <p></p><div class="subheader2">CHICKEN</div><div class="subheader3">don't count your chickens before they are hatched</div>Don't assume you have something until you really have it. <p></p><div class="subheader2">chicken in every pot<i></i></div>enough food for every family <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader2">chicken</div>Informal. any of various, often dangerous, games or challenges in which the object is to make one's opponent lose his nerve. <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader2">chicken out</div><br/>back out from fear or lose one's nerve <br/>Source: <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html">funbrain.com</a>
        <p></p><div class="subheader2">have a chicken to pick with someone</div>to have something to argue about with someone <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader2">like a chicken with its head cut off</div><br/>in a wild, crazy manner <br/>Source: <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html">funbrain.com</a>
        <p></p><div class="subheader2">chicken</div>a cowardly person <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader2">chicken</div><i>Slang.</i> a young inexperienced person <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader2">the chickens come home to roost</div>You have to face the consequences of your mistakes or bad deeds. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader2">no spring chicken</div>old <p></p><div class="subheader2">If it ain't chicken, it's feathers.</div>There is always a problem. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader2">scarce as chicken's teeth</div>There is always a problem. <br/>Source: Dog Hause Visitor Janee Cake <p></p><div class="subheader2">chicken feed</div>Very little (or low in value.) <p></p><div class="subheader2">CHUCHMOUSE</div><div class="subheader3">poor as a church mouse</div>Very Poor. This saying likely arose from some folk tale relating the sad experience of a mouse trying to find food for itself and its starving little ones in a church. No pantry, no meal bag, no grain bin made the struggle for existence most difficult. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader2">CLAM</div><div class="subheader3">as happy as a clam</div>"Happy as a Clam" is not the original quote. It has been shortened. Why is a Clam particularly happy? The original quote was "Happy as a Clam in High Tide". Which of course is when the clam is the safest. <br/>Source: Nick Porreco <p></p><div class="subheader2">clam up</div><i>Informal.</i> to keep or become silent or withhold information <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader2">COCK</div><div class="subheader3">cock-and-bull story</div>untrue story <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader2">COLT</div><div class="subheader3">brush colt</div>an illegitimate child <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader2">COW</div><div class="subheader3">why buy a cow when you can get the milk for free</div>Why pay for something that you can get for free otherwise. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">steep as a cow's face</div>extremely steep <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">holy cow<i></i></div>that is exciting, geez, gosh, wow <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">big enough to choke a cow</div>very big <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">cow juice</div>milk <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">dark as the inside of a cow's belly</div>very dark <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">cash cow</div>Someone or something that has a ton of cash and supports someone else with it--a business' big clients would be called cash cows. <br/>Source: Phil McNeill <p></p><div class="subheader3">tune the old cow died of</div>Any tune which has been played ad nauseam. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">a sacred cow</div>Personal possession cherished by its owner or a person or thing immune to criticism or questioning <br/>Source: Funk, Charles and <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html">funbrain.com</a>
        <p></p><div class="subheader3">don't have a cow, man</div>Don't get hysterically mad. <br/>Source: The Simpsons – the cartoon <p></p><div class="subheader3">How now, Brown Cow?</div>what next, or what's going on <br/>Source: Kitanga <p></p><div class="subheader3">till the cows come home</div>late hours or for a long time <br/>Source: Funk, Charles and <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html">funbrain.com</a>
        <p></p><div class="subheader2">CRAW</div><div class="subheader3">to stick in your craw</div>describes a problem that is annoying and/or won't go away <br/>refers to a bird's craw (gullet), in which food is ground by sand eaten for this purpose <br/>Source: <a href="http://www.indiana.edu/~animal/fun/wordplay/proverbs.html">indiana.edu</a>
        <p></p><div class="subheader2">CROCODILE</div><div class="subheader3">crocodile tears</div>Fake tears. This expression comes from a story that a crocodile moans and sobs like a person in great distress in order to lure a man into its reach, and then after devouring him sheds bitter tears over the dire fate of its victim. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader2">CROW</div><div class="subheader3">as the crow flies</div>From point A to point B directly. <p></p><div class="subheader3">eating crow</div>Taking back your words. <p></p><div class="subheader3">stone the crows</div><i>Brit. and Austral. slang.</i> an expression of surprise, dismay, etc <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary

<div class="subheader1">D</div><p></p><div class="subheader2">DANDER</div><div class="subheader3">get someone's dander up</div>to make someone angry <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader2">DODO</div><div class="subheader3">dead as a dodo</div>Dead; obsolete; completely washed up. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader2">DOG</div><div class="subheader3">gone to the dogs</div>Taken a turn for the worse. <p></p><div class="subheader3">that dog won't hunt</div>Source: Dog Hause Visitor Steve Rasmussen <p></p><div class="subheader3">the hair of the dog that bit you</div>The drink you drink in the morning to get over the drinks you drank the night before. <p></p><div class="subheader3">Hair of the Dog</div>(Australian Idiom) <br/>A saying Australians use "the day after". That is to say the following morning after being out drinking and feeling "seedy" (i.e. hung-over) - the comment will be made to have some "hair of the dog", this is to infer that if you have some more to drink, generally the same as you were drinking the previous night the hangover will be gone, or at least not noticed anymore. Source: Dog Hause Visitor Lesley Vlahos <p></p><div class="subheader3">my dogs are barking</div>My feet are hurting <br/>Source: Burns, Sid <br/>Alt def: My feet smell <br/>Source of alt: Dog Hause visitor RinTimTin <p></p><div class="subheader3">in the dog house</div>(not in our Dog Hause) <br/>In trouble. <p></p><div class="subheader3">dog tired</div>Very tired. <p></p><div class="subheader3">sick as a dog</div>Very sick. <p></p><div class="subheader3">dog and pony show</div>Put on a good performance to impress someone, such as "I've got to do the 'dog and pony show' for my boss today." <br/>Source: Michael Babayco <p></p><div class="subheader3">look like somebody just shot your dog</div>Source: Dianna Ly <p></p><div class="subheader3">two (or three) dog night</div>Australian. the number of dogs needed to sleep cuddled up to for keeping warm <p></p><div class="subheader3">dog days of summer</div>Very hot days in July and August. It is the period in which the Dog Star, Sirius, rises in conjunction with the sun. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">a barking dog never bites</div>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">a dogs breakfast</div>Something bad. <p></p><div class="subheader3">dog-leg right</div>or <div class="subheader2">dog-leg left</div>The fairway turns in a golf course. <br/>Source: Burns, Sid <p></p><div class="subheader3">better be the head of a dog then the tail of a lion</div>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">dog does not eat dog</div>One disreputable person will not harm another disreputable person. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <div class="subheader3"><p>it’s a dog eat dog world</p></div>Vicious world. <br/>Source: Cliche Finder <p></p><div class="subheader3">it's a dog's life</div>It’s an easy life <br/>Source: Cliche Finder <p></p><div class="subheader3">dog my cats</div>my goodness; what do you know <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">if you can't run with the big dogs puppy, stay on the porch</div>Source: England, Sandy <p></p><div class="subheader3">a tough dog to keep up on the porch</div>Source: Dog Hause Visitor Steve Rasmussen <p></p><div class="subheader3">every dog has its day</div>The time will come to each of us to chuck one's weight around; to exhibit a periods of ostentation, influence or power. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">if you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas</div>If you associate with bad people, you will acquire their faults. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">call off the dogs</div>Cease some objectionable line of conduct. The analogy is that of the chase, in which dogs following a wrong sent are called off. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">mean as a junk-yard dog</div>Very Mean. <br/>Source: Dianna Ly <p></p><div class="subheader3">dog eat dog</div>ruthless competition or self-interest <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">quick as a dog can lick a dish</div>fast, very quickly <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">sad as a hound dog's eye</div>very sad; pitiful <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">a dog's chance</div>no chance at all <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">a dog's life</div>a wretched existence <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">sick as a dog</div>very sick <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">bar-dog</div>bartender <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">big dog</div>important person <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">cut dog has no pups</div>I don't want to cut the cards <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">like cat and dog</div>quarrelling savagely <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">bird dog</div>someone's buttock's <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">like a dog's dinner</div><i>Informal.</i> dressed smartly or ostentatiously <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">put on the dog</div><i>US and Canadian informal.</i> to behave or dress in an ostentatious or showy manner <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">let sleeping dogs lie</div>Don't bring up an old issue/topic that will raise tempers or cause an argument <br/>Source: Lewis, Stacey <p>(Who ever said let sleeping dogs lie, didn’t sleep with dogs…) </p><p></p><div class="subheader3">love me, love my dog</div>If you love someone, you should accept everything and everyone that person loves. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">rain cats and dogs</div>Raining heavily. <p></p><div class="subheader3">why keep a dog and bark yourself</div>You should not do something you hired some one else to do. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">you cannot teach an old dog new tricks</div>Someone who is used to doing things a certain way cannot change. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">crooked as a dog's hind leg</div>dishonest <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">happy as a flea in a doghouse</div>very happy <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">the tail wagging the dog</div>Source: Wag the Dog -- the movie <p></p><div class="subheader">work like a dog</div>Work very hard. <p></p><div class="subheader3">dog-faced liar</div>a terrible liar <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">dog my cats</div>my goodness; what do you know <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">a dog's breakfast <i></i></div>a mixture of many things, a hodgepodge <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">top dog<i></i></div>boss, leader, head honcho <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">like dog's breath <i></i></div>not pleasant, not popular <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">dog in the manger <i></i></div>a person who will not share something he does not use or need <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">dog it<i></i></div>be lazy, not work <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">dogged me<i></i></div>followed me, bothered me <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">go see a man about a dog</div>go use the toilet <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">a dog's dinner or breakfast</div><i>Informal.</i> something that is messy or bungled <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader2">DUCK</div><div class="subheader3">duck soup</div>Easy. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">biggest duck in the puddle</div>most important person in a small group <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and looks like a duck, it must be a duck</div>Assume the obvious. <br/>Source: Big List of Cliches <p></p><div class="subheader3">duck out<i></i></div>leave, run away, desert <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">it's the duck's guts<i></i></div>it is great, it is wonderful <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">ducks in a row (ducks in order)<i></i></div>organized, planned; each person knows his job <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">ducky<i></i></div>great, fine, lovely <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">dead duck</div>someone or something that is certain to fail <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">lame duck </div>an elected officeholder whose term of office has not yet expired but who has failed to be re-elected and therefore cannot gather much political support for initiatives <br/>Source: <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html">funbrain.com</a>
        <p></p><div class="subheader3">happy as ducks in Arizona</div>very unhappy <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">a sitting duck</div>An easy mark. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">like water off a duck's back</div>It rolls right off. <br/>Source: Arius Kaufmann <p></p><div class="subheader3">E</div><p></p><div class="subheader2">EEL</div><div class="subheader3">as slippery as an eel</div>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader2">EAGLE</div><p></p><div class="subheader3">eagle eyes<i></i></div>a person who can see details or errors <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader2">ELEPHANT</div><div class="subheader3">a white elephant</div>A cheap gift associated with a white elephant party. <br/>Alt def: A gift you don't want and you don't know what to do with it. <br/>Source of Alt: P. Bainbridge <p></p><div class="subheader3">an elephant never forgets</div>Just that. They don't! <br/>Source: Turner, Martin <p></p><div class="subheader3">a memory like an elephant</div>Never forgets. <br/>Source: Dianna Ly <p></p><div class="subheader3">big enough to shade an elephant</div>very big <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader2">EGG</div><div class="subheader3">freckled as a turkey egg</div>covered with freckles <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">a good egg<i></i></div>a good-natured person <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">all your eggs in one basket <i></i></div>depending on one plan or one investment <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">egg me on<i></i></div>encourage me, tell me to do it <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">egg on my face<i></i></div>embarrassed, outsmarted <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">goose egg<i></i></div>zero, no score <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">suck eggs<i></i></div>go, leave, have a bad experience <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">walk on eggshells<i></i></div>be very careful <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">nest egg</div>a fund of money kept in reserve; savings <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">skunk egg</div>an onion <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader1">F</div><p></p><div class="subheader2">FEATHERS</div><div class="subheader3">If it ain't chicken, it's feathers.</div>There is always a problem. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">a feather in your cap<i></i></div>an honor, a credit to you <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">horse feathers<i></i></div>lies, false stories <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">knock me over with a feather<i></i></div>I was very surprised, I could not believe it <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">ruffle your feathers<i></i></div>annoy you, bother you <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">fuss and feathers</div>fancy, troublesome things <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">birds of a feather</div>individuals of the same character or background tend to stay together <br/>Source: <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html">funbrain.com</a>
        <p></p><div class="subheader3">feather one's nest</div>to acquire wealth for oneself, especially by taking advantage of one's position or using the property of others <br/>Source: <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html">funbrain.com</a>
        <p></p><div class="subheader2">FERRETS</div><br/><div class="subheader3">ferret out</div>to uncover and bring to light by searching <br/>Source: <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html">funbrain.com</a>
        <p></p><div class="subheader2">FISH</div><div class="subheader3">sleeping with the fishes</div>Watery death <br/>Source: Seinfeld -- the TV show <p></p><div class="subheader3">fish and company stink after three days<i></i></div>fish should be eaten while it is fresh, and guests should not stay too long <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">shooting fish in a barrel<i></i></div>a task that is too easy, a game without challenge <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">neither fish, flesh. nor fowl</div>neither this nor that <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle</div>Source: England, Sandy <p></p><div class="subheader3">fishing for a compliment</div>Looking to hear a compliment for one’s own self. <p></p><div class="subheader3">a kettle of fish</div>A terrible mess. <p></p><div class="subheader3">a different kettle of fish<i></i></div>different, not the same <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">like a fish out of water</div>Out of one's element. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">busy as a fish peddler in Lent</div>very busy <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">crooked as a barrel of fish hooks</div>dishonest <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">got bigger fish to fry</div>Source: Dianna Ly <p></p><div class="subheader3">drink like a fish</div>A big drinker. <p></p><div class="subheader3">have better (or other) fish to fry</div>More important things to worry about. <p></p><div class="subheader3">there's more than one fish in the sea</div>There are always more options -- usually referring to the dating "pool". <br/>Source: Big List of Cliches <p></p><div class="subheader3">like a big fish in a small pond.</div>Someone who has no competition in a particular group because of some trait; more rich, more beautiful, more talented. <br/>Source: Dianna Ly <p></p><div class="subheader3">fish or cut bait</div><p></p><div class="subheader2">FLEAS</div><div class="subheader3">if you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas</div>If you associate with bad people, you will acquire their faults. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">to drop a flea in one's ear</div>To caution. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">happy as a flea in a doghouse</div>very happy <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader2">FLY (and FLIES)</div><div class="subheader3">would not hurt a fly</div>Wouldn't harm anything. <p></p><div class="subheader3">catching flies</div>open mouth <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">a fly on the wall<i></i></div>able to hear and see what a fly would see and hear <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">no flies on her (him)</div>"savvy" <br/>Source: McDaniel, Karen <p></p><div class="subheader3">happy as a fly in pie</div>very happy <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">you must lose a fly to catch a trout</div>You have to sacrifice something to get what you want. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar</div>It is easier to get what you want by flattering people and being polite to them than by making demands. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader2">FOX</div><div class="subheader3">crazy like a fox</div>Source: McDaniel, Karen <p></p><div class="subheader3">fox</div>chiefly US a sexually attractive woman <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">fox</div><i>Informal.</i> to perplex or confound: to fox a person with a problem <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">fox</div>to cause (paper, wood, etc.) to become discoloured with spots, or (of paper, etc.) to become discoloured, as through mildew. <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">out fox</div>to trick; deceive <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">sneaky as fox in the hen-house</div>Source: Dianna Ly <p></p><div class="subheader2">FROG</div><div class="subheader3">biggest frog (toad) in the puddle</div>The person of most importance in any small community or group. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">frog spit or frog spittle</div>a foamy mass of threadlike green algae floating on ponds. <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">frog sticker</div>a short knife <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">frog in your throat</div>Scratchy voice. <p></p><div class="subheader3">If a frog had wheels, they wouldn't bump their butts</div>It is useless to wish for impossible things. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">fine as a frog hair</div>very fine <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye)

<div class="subheader1">G</div><p></p><div class="subheader2">GIRAFFE</div><div class="subheader3">knee-high to a tall giraffe</div>Tall <br/>Source: Bond, Carol <p></p><div class="subheader2">GNAT</div><div class="subheader3">strain at gnats and swallow camels</div>To criticize other people for minor offences while ignoring major offenses. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader2">GOAT</div><div class="subheader3">separate the sheep from the goats</div>To distinguish the good from the bad. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">old goat <i></i></div>an old man, a cranky man <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">a scapegoat</div>One whom is inflicted punishment for the faults or wrongs of another. The poor scapegoat gets the punishment for everyone else's mistakes. God condoned this cruelty to animals in Leviticus 16:7-10 "And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord, and the other for the scapegoat." The scapegoat got to escape, and carry the tribe's sins into the wilderness, to be eaten by some animal instead of being offered alive as a sacrifice for the Lord. <br/>Source: <a href="http://www.islandnet.com/~luree/silly.html">Silly Superstitions</a> and Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">get someone's goat</div>to irritate someone <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader2">GOOSE (GEESE)</div><div class="subheader3">what’s good for the goose is good for the gander</div>What is good for one person is good for another; often what is good for the man is good for the woman. Also "what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander". <p></p><div class="subheader3">doesn’t have the sense god gave geese</div>Stupid. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">goose hangs high</div>everything is good <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">slick as goose grease</div>smooth and slick <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">goose flesh</div>the bumpy condition of the skin induced by cold, fear, etc., caused by contraction of the muscles at the base of the hair follicles with consequent erection of papillae: so called because of the resemblance to the skin of a freshly-plucked fowl. Also called: goose bumps, goose pimples, goose skin <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">goose step</div>a military march step in which the leg is swung rigidly to an exaggerated height. esp as in the German army in the Third Reich <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">all his geese are swans</div>he constantly exaggerates the importance of a person or thing <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">cook someone's goose</div><i>Informal.</i>
        <br/>a. to spoil someone's plans. <br/>b. to bring about someone's ruin, downfall, etc. <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">kill the goose that lays the golden eggs</div>to sacrifice future benefits for the sake of momentary present needs. <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">goose</div>to prod (a person) playfully in the behind <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">as often as a goose goes barefoot</div>all the time <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">cannot say boo to a goose</div>shy <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">a wild-goose chase</div>A vain pursuit of something, which, even if attained, would be worthless. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader2">GRASSHOPPER</div><div class="subheader3">Knee high to a grasshopper<i></i></div>Source: Visitor Mathews, Brett <p></p><div class="subheader3">grashopper</div>an iced cocktail of equal parts of cr*eme de menthe, cr*eme de cacao, and cream <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">grasshopper mind</div>unable to concentrate on any one subject for long <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader1">H</div><p></p><div class="subheader2">HARE</div><div class="subheader3">As mad as a March hare</div>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">make a hare of (someone)</div><i>Irish informal.</i> to defeat (someone) completely <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds</div>To support both sides of a dispute. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">if you run after two hares, you will catch neither</div>You cannot do two things successfully at the same time. <p></p><div class="subheader2">HAWK</div><div class="subheader3">sharp as a hawk</div>Source: Dianna Ly <p></p><div class="subheader3">hawk</div>to offer (goods) for sale, as in the street. <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">watch me like a hawk<i></i></div>watch me carefully <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">hawk</div>a ruthless or rapacious person <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">hawk-eyed</div>having extremely keen sight <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">hawk</div>a person who advocates or supports war or warlike policies <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader1">HEN</div><div class="subheader3">as scarce as hen's teeth</div>Non-existent. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">hen</div><i>dialect.</i> a term of address (often affectionate), used to women and girls <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">he that would have eggs must endure the cackling of hens</div>You must be willing to endure unpleasant, irritating things in order to get what you want. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">have a hen to the nest</div>have a work in progress <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">hen party</div>party for only women <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">mad as a wet hen</div>Mad. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader2">HERRING</div><div class="subheader3">red herring</div>False trail. <br/>Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Synonyms <p></p><div class="subheader2">HOG</div><div class="subheader3">independent as a hog on ice</div>Cockily independent. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">hogwash</div>nonsense <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">go the whole hog</div>Informal. to do something thoroughly or unreservedly <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">big enough to choke a hog</div>very big <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">go whole hog</div>to do something completely or thoroughly <br/>Source: <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html">funbrain.com</a>
        <p></p><div class="subheader3">be a hog</div>to take more than one's share of <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">call hogs</div>to snore <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">even a blind hog occasionaly finds an acorn<i></i></div>Old farmer's way of letting you know that you're not too smart when you have made a discovery or an accomplishment. <br/>Source: Paul Kiar <p></p><div class="subheader3">to go hog wild</div>To become highly enthusiastic. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader2">HOOK</div><div class="subheader3">swallowed it hook, line and sinker</div>Believing something (usually a falsity.) <p></p><div class="subheader2">HORSE</div><div class="subheader3">a nod is as good as a blink to a blind horse</div>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">sounding horse</div>Scratchy voice. <p></p><div class="subheader3">a charley horse</div>Leg pain. <p></p><div class="subheader3">dark horse</div>a little known, unexpectedly successful competitor <br/>Source: <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html">funbrain.com</a>
        <p></p><div class="subheader3">a horse of another color</div>Something of a different nature. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">a one horse town</div>A small town. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">to ride the high horse</div>To act pretentiously. In the 14th century, persons of high rank were mounted on "high" horses, meaning they rode the heavy chargers used in battle or tournament. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">as strong as a horse</div>Strong. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">don’t change horses in mid-stream</div>Source: Wag the Dog -- the movie <p></p><div class="subheader3">look a gift horse in the mouth</div>Having bad manners when accepting a gift. One can tell how old a horse is by looking into it's mouth -- it is equivalent to looking for the hallmark sign on the back of a greeting card. :) <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">to put the cart before the horse</div>Doing something in reversed order. <p></p><div class="subheader3">every horse thinks its own pack is the heaviest</div>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">there's no sense beating a dead horse</div>Source: England, Sandy <p></p><div class="subheader3">straight from the horse's mouth</div>From the highest authority. The age of a race-horse can be guessed by looking at its teeth. So no matter what any one says on how old the horse is, one can tell by looking in the horse's mouth. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">if two ride on a horse, one must ride behind</div>When two people do something together, one of them will be the leader and the other will be the subordinate. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">if wishes were horses then beggars would ride</div>It's no good just wishing. You have to act. <br/>Source: Turner, Martin <p></p><div class="subheader3">it is too late to shut the stable door when the horse is stolen</div>Don't procrastinate. <p></p><div class="subheader3">wild horse couldn’t drag me away</div>Even the most disasterous events won't keep me from coming. <br/>Source: Sophie woodruff <div class="subheader3"><p>you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink</p></div>You can offer someone something but you cannot insist that they take it (e.g. advice). <br/>Source: Turner, Martin <div class="subheader3"><p>horse-sense</p></div>Common sense. <br/>Source: Dianna Ly <p></p><div class="subheader3">so hungry I could eat a horse</div>Hungry. <br/>Source: Big List of Cliches <p></p><div class="subheader3">set a beggar on horseback, and he’ll ride to the devil</div>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">a horse of different color</div>Entirely different situation. <br/>Source: Dianna Ly <p></p><div class="subheader3">horsing around</div>Joking around. <p></p><div class="subheader3">hold your horses</div>Just wait a second. <br/>Source: Burns, Tammy <p></p><div class="subheader2">HOUND</div><div class="subheader3">as clean as a hound’s tooth</div>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds</div>To support both sides of a dispute. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">being hounded</div>Being bothered. <p></p><div class="subheader1">J</div><p></p><div class="subheader2">JAYBIRD</div><div class="subheader3">as naked as a jaybird</div>Bare, naked, unadorned. <br/>Source: Visitor MMol876566 <p></p><div class="subheader1">K</div><p></p><div class="subheader2">KITTENS</div><div class="subheader3">have kittens</div>To throw a fit. <br/>Source: Liana Kiff <p></p><div class="subheader3">dust kitten</div>a clump of dust or lint <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader1">L</div><p></p><div class="subheader2">LAMB</div><div class="subheader3">as gentle as a lamb</div>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">like a lamb to the slaughter</div>without resistance <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">lamb down</div>to give birth <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">Lamb of God</div>a title given to Christ in the New Testament <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">mutton dressed as lamb</div>British expression - Meaning a grown/older woman dressed like a teen/young girl. Ie. 60 year olds in mini skirts are considered mutton dressed as lamb. <br/>Source: Dog Hause Visitor Victoria Evans <p></p><div class="subheader3">two shakes of a lamb’s tail</div>Very fast. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">as meek as a lamb</div>Meek. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">in like a lion, out like a lamb</div>comes in rough and goes out gentle -- usually the month of March. <p></p><div class="subheader3">one might as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb</div>If you have decided to do something that will have unpleasant consequences, do it to the largest degree possible, so that you will feel the punishment was worth it. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader2">LARK</div><div class="subheader3">as happy as a lark</div>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader2">LEASH</div><div class="subheader3">on a short leash</div>Held back by another person no being able to do what you want, usually used in reference to people within romantic relationships. <p></p><div class="subheader2">LEOPARD</div><div class="subheader3">a leopard cannot change his spots</div>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader2">LION</div><div class="subheader3">as strong as a lion</div>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">lionhearted</div>very brave; courageous <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">beard the lion in his den</div>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">a lion's share</div>The greater portion. <p></p><div class="subheader3">better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion</div>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">in like a lion, out like a lamb</div>It comes in rough and goes out gentle -- usually the month of March. <p></p><div class="subheader1">M</div><p></p><div class="subheader2">MONKEY</div><div class="subheader3">monkey see, monkey do</div>That which is seen is copied. <p></p><div class="subheader3">throw a monkey wrench into the works<i></i></div>wreck a project <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">funny as a barrel of monkeys</div>Hilariously comical. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">monkey</div>a naughty or mischievous person, esp a child <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">have a monkey on one's back</div><i>US and Canadian slang.</i> an addict's dependence on a drug <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">make a monkey of</div>a butt of derision; someone made to look a fool <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">who gives a monkey's what he thinks</div><i>Brit. slang.</i> to care about or regard as important <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">monkey suit</div><i>US slang.</i> a man's evening dress <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">as fun as a barrel of monkeys</div>Something that was silly and hilarious. <br/>Source: Dianna Ly <p></p><div class="subheader3">I'll be a monkey's uncle</div>I am surprised. <br/>Source: Big List of Cliches <p></p><div class="subheader3">monkey business (monkey-ing around)</div>Something against the 'rules' (illegal, immoral etc) but not too serious. <br/>Source: Turner, Martin <p></p><div class="subheader3">a monkey in silk is a monkey no less</div>No matter how you dress up something, for example an ugly person clad in a silk gown, it is still the same underneath for all the window dressing. <br/>Source: Thompson, Henry <p></p><div class="subheader3">brass monkey</div>A metal plate to keep cannon balls from rolling around on war ships and many freighter. <br/>Source: <a href="http://www.idiomsite.com/brassmonkey.htm">idiomsite.com</a>
        <p></p><div class="subheader2">MOUSE</div><div class="subheader3">a cat in gloves catches no mice</div>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">as quiet as a mouse</div>Quiet. <p></p><div class="subheader3">burn not your house to fright the mouse away</div>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">keep no more cats then will catch mice</div>Do not support anyone who does not or cannot do something useful for you in return. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">the best-laid plans of mice and men</div>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">the mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken</div>It is dangerous to always depend on just one thing, because if it fails you, you will not have any alternatives. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">when the cat's away, the mice will play</div>Without supervision, people misbehave. <p></p><div class="subheader2">MULE</div><div class="subheader3">as stubborn as a mule</div>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">mule</div><i>Slang.</i> a person who is paid to transport illegal drugs for a dealer. <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">kick like a mule<i></i></div>Sourse: Dianna Ly <p></p><div class="subheader3">grin like a mule eating briars</div>to grin very wide <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye)

<div class="subheader1">N</div><p></p><div class="subheader2">NEST</div><div class="subheader3">children must fly the nest / leave the nest</div>Children must eventually leave home. <p></p><div class="subheader3">feathering one's nest</div>to acquire wealth for oneself, especially by taking advantage of one's position or using the property of others <br/>Source: <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html">funbrain.com</a>
        <p></p><div class="subheader3">nest egg</div>a fund of money kept in reserve; savings <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader2">NOSE</div><div class="subheader3">cold nose, warm heart</div>Cold on the outside, but full of love on the inside <br/>Source: Lewis, Stacey <p></p><div class="subheader1">O</div><p></p><div class="subheader2">OWL</div><div class="subheader3">drunk as a boiled owl</div>Drunk. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">owly<i></i></div>cranky, unco-operative, negative <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">I wasn't brought up in the woods to be scared by owls</div>I'm not foolish or easily frightened. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">sorry as owl bait</div>worthless <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">wise as an owl</div>Source: Dianna Ly <p></p><div class="subheader3">slick as owl grease</div>smooth and slick <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader2">OX</div><div class="subheader3">as strong as an ox</div>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">ox-eyed</div>having large round eyes, like those of an ox <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader2">OYSTER</div><div class="subheader3">the world is his oyster</div>He can do anything. <br/>Source: Dani Hoogerhyde <p></p><div class="subheader3">oyster</div><i>Informal.</i> a very uncommunicative person <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader1">P</div><p></p><div class="subheader2">PARROT</div><div class="subheader3">as sick as a parrot <i></i></div>very, very sick; on your deathbed, sicker than a dog <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader2">PEACOCK</div><div class="subheader3">proud as a peacock</div>Proud. <p></p><div class="subheader3">happy as a peacock<i></i></div>very happy, very pleased <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">vain as a peacock</div>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader2">PECKING</div><div class="subheader3">the pecking order</div>describes the relative rank or importance of someone within a group <br/>refers to hens establishing a dominance hierarchy by pecking <br/>Source: <a href="http://www.indiana.edu/~animal/fun/wordplay/proverbs.html">indiana.edu</a>
        <p></p><div class="subheader2">PIG</div><div class="subheader3">fat as a pig</div>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">on the pig's back</div><i>Irish and N.Z.</i> successful; established: he's on the pig's back now. <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">pig it</div><i>Informal.</i> to live in squalor. <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">pig out</div><i>Informal.</i> to devour (food) greedily. <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">a pig in a poke <i></i></div>a risk, a gamble, taking a chance <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">even a blind pig finds an acorn once in awhile</div>everybody gets lucky sometimes Source: Dog Hause Visitor Jennifer Hale <p></p><div class="subheader3">make a pig of yourself</div>Eat all you want. <p></p><div class="subheader3">in a pig's eye</div>nonsense <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">sweating like a pig</div>sweating a lot <p></p><div class="subheader3">eat like a pig</div>Eat a lot. <p></p><div class="subheader3">bleed like a stuck pig</div>it bleed very freely <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">if that don't beat a pig a-pecking</div>that's amazing <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">blind pig</div>a place to buy illicit liquor <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">happy as a pig in mud</div>happy and content <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">ain't fittin' to roll with a pig</div>is or are uncouth and disgusting <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">when pigs fly</div>Never. <br/>Source: Big List of Cliches <p></p><div class="subheader3">buy a pig in a poke</div>Buy something without seeing it first. <p></p><div class="subheader2">PIGEONs</div><div class="subheader3">stool-pigeon</div>An informer. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">clay pigeon</div>a person easily cheated or taken advantage of <br/>Source: <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html">funbrain.com</a>
        <p></p><div class="subheader3">pigeon-toed</div>having the toes turned inwards <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">put, set, etc., {the cat among the pigeons}</div>to introduce some violently disturbing new element <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader2">PORQUPINE</div><div class="subheader3">Prickly as a porcupine</div>Source: Dianna Ly <p></p><div class="subheader2">POSSUM</div><div class="subheader3">to play possum</div>To pretend; to deceive. If the possum is threatened with capture it will lie with closed eyes and limp muscles, and no amount of handling or ordinary abuse will cause it to show signs of life. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">grin like a barrel of possum heads</div>to grin very wide <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader2">PUPPY (PUPS)</div><div class="subheader3">puppy love</div>Puppy love is a juvenile crush (another idiom) on a member of the opposite sex... the youngest and most infatuous of loves is puppy love! <br/>Source: BOBLOV1@aol.com <p></p><div class="subheader3">cut dog has no pups</div>I don't want to cut the cards <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">proud as a pup with a new collar</div>very proud <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">pretty as a speckled pup</div>very pretty <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader1">R</div><p></p><div class="subheader2">RABBIT</div><div class="subheader3">quick as a rabbit</div>Source: Dianna Ly <p></p><div class="subheader3">rabbit food<i></i></div>lettuce, carrots, cabbage etc. <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">harmless as a pet rabbit</div>harmless, gentle <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">RAT</div><div class="subheader3">like rats abandoning a sinking ship</div>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">dirty rat<i></i></div>immoral person, liar, scum <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">rat fink<i></i></div>person who tattles <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">rat on<i></i></div>tell the police or the authorities <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">rat</div><i>Slang.</i> chiefly US an informer; stool pigeon <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">rat</div><i>Informal.</i> a despicable person <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">rats</div>an exclamation of rejection or disdain <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">rat race</div>Work force. <br/>Source: Cliche Finder <p>(The thing about the rat race is, weather you win or lose, you’re still a rat…) </p><p></p><div class="subheader3">smell a rat</div>Think that there is a traitor. <br/>Source: Cliche Finder <p></p><div class="subheader3">rat</div><i>Informal.</i> a person who deserts his friends or associates, esp in time of trouble <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">rat</div><i>Informal.</i> a worker who works during a strike; blackleg; scab <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader2">RATTLER</div><div class="subheader3">mean as a rattler</div>Source: Dianna Ly <p></p><div class="subheader3">crooked as a rattler in a cactus patch</div>very crooked <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader2">ROOSTER (and ROOST)</div><div class="subheader3">feeling like a rooster in a hen house</div>Feeling like you don't belong. <p></p><div class="subheader3">the chickens come home to roost</div>You have to face the consequences of your mistakes or bad deeds. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">to rule the roost</div>To control the home. <p></p><div class="subheader3">bet on a lame rooster<i></i></div>bet on a loser <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson

<div class="subheader1">S</div><p></p><div class="subheader2">SADDLE</div><div class="subheader3">bring someone's saddle home</div>to do to someone that which someone has done to you <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">have a burr under one's saddle</div>to be irritated by something <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader2">SHARK</div><div class="subheader3">card-shark</div>A person who pretends they don't know how to play cards until they play for money, and then they play well and take all the profits. <p></p><div class="subheader2">SHEEP</div><div class="subheader3">a wolf in sheep's clothing</div>Getting admission under false pretenses. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader2">black sheep of the family</div>most troublesome member of the family <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">one might as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb</div>If you have decided to do something that will have unpleasant consequences, do it to the largest degree possible, so that you will feel the punishment was worth it. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">separate the sheep from the goats</div>To distinguish the good from the bad. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader2">SKUNK</div><div class="subheader3">skunk egg</div>an onion <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <div class="subheader3">as drunk as a skunk *</div>describes someone who is falling-down drunk, completely intoxicated <br/>* skunks are not known to imbibe; the meaning is only in the rhyme <br/>(this phrase is an alliteration) <br/>Source: <a href="http://www.indiana.edu/~animal/fun/wordplay/proverbs.html">indiana.edu</a>
        <p></p><div class="subheader2">SNAIL</div><div class="subheader3">a snail's pace</div>Slow. <br/>Source: Big List of Cliches <p></p><div class="subheader2">SNAKE</div><div class="subheader3">snake in the grass</div>There is trouble. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">if it was a snake it would have bit you</div>very close <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">mad as a struck snake</div>cruel and angry <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">to nourish a snake in one's bosom</div>From the Aesop story, "The Farmer and the Snake." <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">once a snake, always a snake</div>people do not change <p></p><div class="subheader3">slippery as a snake</div>Tricky – unable to trust. <p></p><div class="subheader2">SWAN</div><div class="subheader3">graceful as a swan</div>Graceful. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">I swan</div>what a surprise <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">I'll Swan</div>"I've never heard anyone under the age of 60 use this expression, but it conveys surprise and disbelief." <br/>Source: Dianna Ly <p></p><div class="subheader1">T</div><p></p><div class="subheader2">TAIL</div><div class="subheader3">the tail wagging the dog</div>Source: Wag the Dog -- the movie <p></p><div class="subheader3">two shakes of a lamb’s tail</div>Very fast. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">have a bear by the tail</div>to have a very difficult problem to solve <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">bright-eyed and bushy-tailed</div>eager and alert <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">with the tail between the legs</div>Thoroughly coward. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">better be the head of a dog then the tail of a lion</div>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader2">TICK</div><div class="subheader3">full as a tick</div>well-fed <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">ticked off<i></i></div>a little upset, annoyed <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader2">TIGER</div><div class="subheader3">he who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount</div>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">tiger</div>a dynamic, forceful, or cruel person <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">have a tiger by the tail</div><i>Informal.</i> to find oneself in a situation that has turned out to be much more difficult to control than one had expected. <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader2">TOAD</div><div class="subheader3">ugly as a toad</div>Ugly. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">as calm as a toad in the sun</div>very calm and content <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">toad sticker</div>a short knife <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">biggest frog (toad) in the puddle</div>The person of most importance in any small community or group. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader2">TURKEY</div><div class="subheader3">to talk turkey</div>To talk straight or be honest. <p></p><div class="subheader3">as poor as Job's turkey</div>very poor <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">turkey</div><i>Slang, chiefly US and Canadian.</i> a thing or person that fails; dud. <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">freckled as a turkey egg</div>covered with freckles <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye) <p></p><div class="subheader3">turkey</div><i>Slang, chiefly US and Canadian.</i> a stupid, incompetent, or unappealing person <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">Stop cold turkey.<i></i></div>Source: Visitor Mathews, Brett <p></p><div class="subheader1">W</div><p></p><div class="subheader2">WEASEL</div><div class="subheader3">weasel words</div>Words that weaken or detract from the effectiveness or force of another word or expression. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">weasel</div><i>Informal.</i> a sly or treacherous person <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">weasel</div><i>Informal.</i>
        <br/>1. to go back on a commitment <br/>2. to evade a responsibility, esp in a despicable manner <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader2">WING</div><div class="subheader3">to take under one's wing</div>to protect, to mentor. <p></p><div class="subheader3">on a wing and a prayer</div>with only the slightest hope of succeeding <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">on the wing</div>flying <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">clip (someone's) wings</div>to restrict (someone's) freedom <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">wing it</div><i>Informal.</i> to accomplish or perform something without full preparation or knowledge; improvise <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader2">WOLF</div><div class="subheader3">a growing youth has a wolf in his belly</div>Young people who are growing fast are hungry all of the time. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">wolf</div>a voracious, grabbing, or fiercely cruel person or thing <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">wolf</div>a man who habitually tries to seduce women <br/><br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">keep the wolf from the door</div>to ward off starvation or privation <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">lone wolf</div>a person or animal who prefers to be alone <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">throw to the wolves</div>to abandon or deliver to destruction <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">to wolf down</div>to gulp <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">a wolf in sheep's clothing</div>Getting admission under false pretenses. <br/>Source: Funk, Charles <p></p><div class="subheader3">when the wolf comes in the door love creeps out the window</div>If a couple gets married because they are in love, but they do not have any money, they will stop loving each other when the money runs out. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">to cry wolf</div>Taken from the Aesop Fable, "The Shepherd-boy and the Wolf." <p></p><div class="subheader2">WOOL</div><div class="subheader3">to pull the wool over one's eyes</div>To hoodwink. <p></p><div class="subheader2">WORM</div><div class="subheader3">even the worm will turn</div>Even a meek person will become angry if you abuse him or her too much. <br/>Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) <p></p><div class="subheader3">book worm<i></i></div>one who reads a lot <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">can of worms<i></i></div>a controversial issue, an old problem <br/>Source: Wayne Magnuson <p></p><div class="subheader3">the early bird catches the worm</div>Don't procrastinate (unless maybe you’re the worm.) <p></p><div class="subheader3">worm</div>a wretched or spineless person <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary <p></p><div class="subheader3">worm</div>a program that duplicates itself many times in a network and prevents its destruction <br/>Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary