| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | A bird in the hand | A sure thing beats a risk. |
| 2. | A little bird told me | I heard it from someone. |
| 3. | A wild goose chase | A futile search. |
| 4. | Act like a fish out of water | Seem awkward in a place. |
| 5. | All bark and no bite | Threatening but not harmful. |
| 6. | Ants in your pants | Restless; unable to sit still. |
| 7. | As busy as a bee | Very busy. |
| 8. | As happy as a clam | Very content. |
| 9. | As proud as a peacock | Very proud or vain. |
| 10. | As sly as a fox | Very cunning. |
| 11. | As stubborn as a mule | Very stubborn. |
| 12. | As the crow flies | In a straight line. |
| 13. | Bark up the wrong tree | Blame or pursue the wrong thing. |
| 14. | Be a guinea pig | Be used for an experiment. |
| 15. | Be the black sheep | Be the family outsider. |
| 16. | Beat a dead horse | Waste effort on the past. |
| 17. | Bee in your bonnet | An obsession or fixation. |
| 18. | Big fish in a small pond | Important in a small place. |
| 19. | Birds of a feather | Similar people stick together. |
| 20. | Blind as a bat | Having very poor sight. |
| 21. | Bull in a china shop | Clumsy and reckless. |
| 22. | Busy as a beaver | Very hardworking. |
| 23. | Butterflies in your stomach | Nervous excitement. |
| 24. | Buy a pig in a poke | Buy without checking first. |
| 25. | Call the dogs off | Stop attacking or pursuing. |
| 26. | Cat got your tongue? | Why are you silent? |
| 27. | Cat nap | A short sleep. |
| 28. | Cat’s out of the bag | A secret is revealed. |
| 29. | Chickens come home to roost | Past actions bring consequences. |
| 30. | Clam up | Become silent. |
| 31. | Cold turkey | Quit abruptly. |
| 32. | Come out of your shell | Become more confident. |
| 33. | Copycat | Someone who imitates others. |
| 34. | Cry wolf | Give a false alarm. |
| 35. | Curiosity killed the cat | Being nosy brings trouble. |
| 36. | Dark horse | Unexpected winner or contender. |
| 37. | Dog and pony show | A flashy presentation. |
| 38. | Dog days | The hottest summer period. |
| 39. | Dog in the manger | Hoarding what you won’t use. |
| 40. | Dog-eat-dog | Ruthlessly competitive. |
| 41. | Dumb bunny | A foolish person. |
| 42. | Eager beaver | Overly enthusiastic worker. |
| 43. | Eat like a bird | Eat very little. |
| 44. | Eat like a horse | Eat a lot. |
| 45. | Elephant in the room | An obvious issue ignored. |
| 46. | Every dog has its day | Everyone gets a chance. |
| 47. | Fishy | Suspicious or not quite right. |
| 48. | Flea market | Market selling secondhand goods. |
| 49. | Flip-flop like a fish | Change positions repeatedly. |
| 50. | Fly on the wall | Unseen observer. |
| 51. | Follow the herd | Do what others do. |
| 52. | For the birds | Useless or worthless. |
| 53. | Free as a bird | Unrestricted; able to go anywhere. |
| 54. | Get your ducks in a row | Get organized. |
| 55. | Go hog wild | Behave wildly. |
| 56. | Go to the dogs | Decline in quality. |
| 57. | Guinea pig | A test subject. |
| 58. | Have a cow | Overreact; get very upset. |
| 59. | Have a whale of a time | Have a great time. |
| 60. | Have ants in your pants | Be very restless. |
| 61. | Hold your horses | Wait; slow down. |
| 62. | Horse around | Play roughly; fool around. |
| 63. | In the doghouse | In trouble or disfavored. |
| 64. | In the lion’s den | In a dangerous place. |
| 65. | It’s raining cats and dogs | Raining very heavily. |
| 66. | Jackass | A stubborn or foolish person. |
| 67. | Kill two birds with one stone | Achieve two goals at once. |
| 68. | Knee-high to a grasshopper | Very small or young. |
| 69. | Let sleeping dogs lie | Avoid stirring up trouble. |
| 70. | Like a bull at a gate | Charge in aggressively. |
| 71. | Like a cat on hot bricks | Very nervous and restless. |
| 72. | Like a fish out of water | Uncomfortable in surroundings. |
| 73. | Like herding cats | Hard to manage people. |
| 74. | Lion’s share | The largest part. |
| 75. | Look like the cat that ate | Look very smug. |
| 76. | Make a beeline | Go straight to something. |
| 77. | Monkey business | Mischief or dishonest behavior. |
| 78. | More than one way to skin a cat | Many ways to do something. |
| 79. | Night owl | Someone active late at night. |
| 80. | No spring chicken | Not young anymore. |
| 81. | On the lam | Fleeing from the law. |
| 82. | Open a can of worms | Create more problems. |
| 83. | Paper tiger | Seems threatening but is weak. |
| 84. | Play possum | Pretend to be asleep or dead. |
| 85. | Quick as a bunny | Very fast. |
| 86. | Rat on someone | Betray; inform on someone. |
| 87. | Rat race | Frenzied, competitive routine. |
| 88. | Red herring | A misleading clue. |
| 89. | Sacrificial lamb | Someone blamed to protect others. |
| 90. | Scapegoat | Person unfairly blamed. |
| 91. | Sick as a dog | Very ill. |
| 92. | Smell a rat | Suspect a trick. |
| 93. | Snake in the grass | A hidden, treacherous person. |
| 94. | Social butterfly | Person who socializes widely. |
| 95. | Sow wild oats | Behave recklessly when young. |
| 96. | Spill the beans | Reveal a secret. |
| 97. | Straight from the horse’s mouth | From the original source. |
| 98. | Take the bull by the horns | Face a problem directly. |
| 99. | Talk turkey | Speak frankly. |
| 100. | The bee’s knees | Excellent; outstanding. |
