39628 animals in idioms and proverbs

ANIMAL In PROVERBS & IDIOMS
Complete the SAYINGS and the IDIOMS below with the corresponding animal

IDIOMS & SAYINGS

ANIMALS

1- Don’tcount your………………………
before they hatch.
2- Give your………………… a bad
name and hang it.

cat

3- It is the last straw that
breaks the………………’s back.

cat

birds

4- No……………, no honey, no work
no money.
5- The …………must be taken
by the horns.
horse

crocodile

6- You mustn’t rouse the
sleeping……………………….

7- When the …………is away,
the …………..will play.
8- A …………………in the hand is
Worth two in the bush.

.
wolfe

fox

Snail

bee

9- Don’t put the cart before
the………………
10- What is is sauce for the
……………is sauce for the gander.
11- You may lead a ………………
to the water, but you cannot
make him drink.
12- You can’t teach an old
………………new tricks.
13- To set the …………… to keep the
geese.
14- To the shorn ……………. God
tempers the wind.
15- ………………..of a feather flock
together
16- You can’t sell the …………and

drink the milk.

Bull

Mice

cat & dog

dog


17- She has…………………in pants
18- He has a ………………… in his
bonnet.
19- She shed ……………….tears
when he lost his job.

20- The old woman crossed the
road at a………………..’s pace..

Cow

birds

Goose

lamb

.

21- By telling her about the
party, you ‘ve let the ………out
of the bag.
22- Even though we are a team,
she always gets the …………..’s
Share of the credit.
23- You are planning to run
the company alone. I think
you’ve got the ……………by the
tail.
24- Don’t believe that he likes you .
He is a………………….in sheep’s
clothing
25- The man and his wife lead a
…….. and……………..life
26- Why have you allowed
your naughty boy to play
with my children? Don’t you
know that you’ve set a cat
among the………………….?

Pigeons

fish

Tiger

camel

Lion

chickens

27- Forget about her.There
are plenty of other …………in
the sea.
ants

KEYS


1- Don’tcount your chickens Before
they hatch.
2- Give your dog a bad Name and
hang it .
3- It is the last straw that
breaks the camel’s back.
4- No bees, no honey, no work
no money.
5- The bull must be taken by the
horns.
6- You mustn’t rouse the sleeping
lion.
7- When the cat is away, the mice
will play.
8- A bird in the hand is Worth two
in the bush.

15- Birds of a feather flock together.
16- You can’t sell the cow and drink

the milk.
17- She has ants in pants.
18- He has a bee in his bonnet.
19- She shed crocodile tears when
he lost his job.
20- The old woman crossed the road
at a snail’s pace.
21- By telling her about the party,
you ‘ve let the cat out of the bag.
22- Even though we are a team,
she always gets the lion’s
Share of the credit.

9- Don’t put the cart before the
horse.

23- You are planning to run the
company alone. I think you’ve
got the tiger by the tail.

10- What is is sauce for the goose
is sauce for the gander.

24- Don’t believe that he likes you .
He is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

11- You may lead a horse to the
water, but you cannot make
him drink.

25- The man and his wife lead a
cat and dog life.
26- Why have you allowed your
naughty boy to play with my
children? Don’t you know that
you’ve set a cat among the
pigeons?
27- Forget about her.There are
plenty of other fish in the sea.

12- You can’t teach an old dog new
tricks.
13- To set the fox to keep the geese.
14- To the shorn lamb God tempers
the wind.