Idioms with animals

Zachęcam do poznania angielskich idiomów ze zwierzętami. Przypomnę, że idiom to wyrażenie właściwe dla danego języka, nie dające się dosłownie przetłumaczyć.

IDIOMS WITH ANIMALS
1. CAT NAP – a short sleep
2. COPY CAT – a person who does the same thing as someone else
3. DOG DAYS – very hot days
4. HAVE A COW – get extremely upset
5. HOLY COW! – Wow, I’m surprised
6. KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE – get two things done at once
7. LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG – reveal a secret
8. (A )LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME – I heard something from someone
9. UNTIL THE COWS COME HOME – for a very long time
10. PIG OUT – eat a lot of something

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH ONE ANIMAL IDIOM:
1. I………………………on pancakes so I don’t have room for lunch. (PIG)
2. I could eat pizza and ice-cream until the……………………………(COW)
3. A………………………that you are thinking of quitting your job. (BIRD)
4. ………………………….I can’t believe you ate everything on the plate. (COW)
5. I sleep in the basement during the ………………….of August. (DOG)
6. I’m going to have a ……………………………….while you’re cooking dinner. (CAT)

WRITE YOUR OWN SENTENCES WITH FOLLOWING IDIOMS:
1. Let the cat out of the bag
2. Have a cow
3. Kill two birds with one stone
4. Copy cat

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