Animal Idioms with Meaning

Idioms - meaning

1. Eat like a horse - eating too excessively

2. A black sheep - being a disgrace for the family

3. Fish out of water - to be out of your comfort zone

4. Snug as a bug in a rug - warm & cosy

5. Straight from the horse's mouth - directly from the person involved

6. Crying wolf - to ask for help when you don't need it

7. Has a bigger fish to fry - has more important work to do

8. When pigs fly - something that you think will never happen

9. To bell the cat - to face a risk

10. Not the only fish in the sea - not the only suitable thing or person one can find

11. Like a cat on hot tin roof - in an uneasy or nervous state

12. Cat got your tongue? - can't you speak?

13. Butterflies in my stomach - feeling nervous