Common expressions and idioms ANIMALS

There are many idioms that involve animals.  If translated directly, they do not make any sense.  Here is a table of some common idioms with animals.  How many do you know?

Animals

Holy Cow!	Wow!
I have ants in my pants	I can't stay still because I am anxious or excited about something
It´s raining cats and dogs	It's raining so much
A fish out of water	To feel uncomfortable in a situation
Have a cow	To be angry or upset about something
To stop cold turkey	To stop an addiction abruptly
Goose bumps	Bumps on your skin when you are cold
The black sheep of the family	The family member who doesn't fit in
You are such a chicken!	You are such a coward!
A cat nap	A small nap in the middle of the day
A bird's eye point of view	An objective view, a view from above
To be dog tired	To be exhausted
To cry wolf	To give a false alarm

 Now let's practice.

Match the correct definition with the expression.  

Compare your answers to the above definitions.

How did you do?

1.     You are such a chicken!	A.     Wow!
2.     Goose bumps	B.     I can't stay still because I am anxious or excited about something
3.     A bird's eye point of view	C.     It's raining so much
4.     The black sheep of the family	D.     To feel uncomfortable in a situation
5.     To cry wolf	E.     To be upset about something
6.     To stop cold turkey	F.      To stop an addiction abruptly
7.     Holy Cow!	G.    Bumps on your skin when you are cold
8.     A fish out of water	H.    The family member who doesn't fit in
9.     I have ants in my pants	I.       You are such a coward!
10.  A cat nap	J.       A small nap in the middle of the day
11.  It´s raining cats and dogs	K.     An objective view, a view from above
12.  To be dog tired	L.      To be exhausted
13.  Have a cow	M.   To give a false alarm

Here is some more practice.  Put the correct idiom in the sentence.

1.      ________________!  Look at the bear in the yard!!!

2.      ___________________.  I have an important job interview this afternoon.

3.      Don't __________________ because if you actually need help, nobody will believe you.

4.      I can't believe how cold it is.  I have _________________ all over my body.

5.      You are such a _________________!  Just jump in the water!

6.      He is the _________________ of his family.  Everybody works and he still lives at home and doesn't do anything.

7.      I love chocolate too much.  I need to stop ________________ otherwise I will become obese.

8.      I feel like a  ______________________ when I dance salsa.  I don't know what I am supposed to do.

9.      If we look at the map, we can have a _______________________ of how to travel to Viña from Santiago.

10.   I am  ______________________.  Last week I worked 80 hours and I didn't rest this weekend.

11.   Wow, look outside!  It's _______________________________.

12.   I need to take a __________________ before we go out to dinner tonight so I can be refreshed.

13.   My teacher _______________________ when nobody submitted their homework.

What other idioms do you know?