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Animal Idioms

February 20, 2024 - C1pdf

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1. To bell the ........................... is to do something really difficult.
Wrong!
2. When I was in trouble, they threw me to the ............................
Wrong!
To throw someone to the wolves is to abandon them when they are in trouble.
3. When you are in a kettle of ......................, you are in a difficult situation.
Wrong!
4. An easy target is a sitting ......................
Wrong!
5. The top .......................... is the most powerful person in an organization.
Wrong!
6. To grab a .......................... by its horn is to face a difficult situation with courage.
Wrong!
7. To have a ....................... in your bonnet about something is to be really excited about it.
Wrong!
8. The ......................... in the room is a problem that nobody wants to discuss.
Wrong!
9. When a country or a society degenerates, it goes to the ...........................
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10. To be a ........................... out of water is to be in a completely unsuitable environment.
Wrong!
11. When you have bigger ............................ to fry, you have a higher target to achieve.
Wrong!
12. If a person never has a free moment, they are as busy as a ............................
Wrong!
Done.
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Answers

1. To bell the cat is to do something really difficult.
2. When I was in trouble, they threw me to the wolves.
3. When you are in a kettle of fish, you are in a difficult situation.
4. An easy target is a sitting duck.
5. The top dog is the most powerful person in an organization.
6. To grab a bull by its horn is to face a difficult situation with courage.
7. To have a bee in your bonnet about something is to be really excited about it.
8. The elephant in the room is a problem that nobody wants to discuss.
9. When a country or a society degenerates, it goes to the dogs.
10. To be a fish out of water is to be in a completely unsuitable environment.
11. When you have bigger fish to fry, you have a higher target to achieve.
12. If a person never has a free moment, they are as busy as a bee.

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