Learn some animal idioms!

1. Animal idioms
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2. The following idioms
each contain the
name of an animal;
they can be used in a
variety of situations.

3. Get my goat
Meaning: you may use
this idiom to refer to
something that makes
you angry or upset.

4. Get my
goat
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You really get my goat!
You are always late!

5. The lion’s share
Meaning: The largest
part of something.

6. The lion’s share
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I eat the lion’s
share of my
calories at
lunch time.

7. To be sly as a fox
Meaning: If someone is sly as
a fox, they are sneaky or
deceitful.

8. To be sly as a fox
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I can’t believe
you bought
that car from
Bob. That car is
going to break
down on you!
I don’t know
how he
convinced me!
He’s sly as a
fox.

9. To weasel out of
something
Meaning: to avoid
doing something by
being dishonest

10. To weasel out of
something
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I can’t wash the
dishes or make
supper. I’m sick!
I don’t think
you’re sick! Are
you trying to
weasel out of
work again?

11. To let sleeping dogs lie
Meaning: to not say
something because
you don’t want to
make a situation
worse.

12. To let sleeping dogs lie
Are you
going to talk
to your boss
about Jim?
He’s late all
the time!
No. He’s
quitting next
week, so I
think I’ll let
sleeping
dogs lie.
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