8540 idioms with animals

Match the two halves to form an idiom:
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Bird in the hand is worth ____
Kill two birds ___
Be as busy ___
Have a bee ___
Like a bull ___
Take the bull ___
Have butterflies ___
The last straw that ___
Rain ___
Crocodile ___
Fight like ___

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on one’s bonnet
two in the bush
in a China shop
with one stone
as a bee
cats and dogs
breaks the camel’s back
by the horns
in one’s stomach
cat and dog
tears

Now write the idiom next to its meaning:
1. Insincere sorrow: __________________________________________
2. Actual possession is better than mere promises:
________________________________________________________
3. In an awkward, clumsy manner:
_________________________________________________________
4. Pour with heavy rain: _________________________________________
5. Have a lot of work: __________________________________________
6. Something that exceeds the limit of endurance, tolerance:
__________________________________________________________
7. Be continually quarreling: _______________________________________
8. State of nervousness: __________________________________________

9. Obtain two results with a single action:
__________________________________________________________
10. Face a situation, overcome a difficulty
___________________________________________________________
11. Have an obsessive idea: __________________________________________

Match the two halves to form an idiom:


1.b

2.d

3. e

4.a

5. c

6. h

7. i

8. g

9. f

10. k

11. j

Now write the idiom next to its meaning:
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Crocodile tears
Bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Like a bull in a China shop
Rain cats and dogs
Be as busy as a bee
The last straw that breaks the camel’s back
Fight like cat and dog
Have butterflies in one’s stomach.
Kill two birds with one stone
Take the bull by the horns.
Have a bee in one’s bonnet.