Expanding Your Animal Vocabulary

Last week, I posted “Food Idioms That Mean Nothing About Food“. This week, it’s all about “Animal Idioms That Have Nothing to Do With Animals”. These Animal Idioms from Kaplan International in the illustrations below are frequently used to talk about different types of people and situations. I’ve included examples of how to use these idioms in a sentence, so you can be confident that you’re using them correctly.

Happy learning!

Example sentences of animal-related idioms:

monkey business

I’m tired of the monkey business! Sit down and do your homework.

rat race

People who are tired of the rat race often vacation in remote locations.

cat burglar

Reports have come in of a cat burglar in our neighborhood. Lock your windows!

top dog

Brittany worked really hard to be top dog in her graduating class.

cash cow

Our new website is a cash cow. We’ll never have to work again!

eager beaver

The new guy at work is an eager beaver. He’s been showing up early and staying late every day!

road hog

What a road hog! He needs to stay in his lane.

black sheep

Roger was always considered to be the black sheep of the family because he had a rebellious streak.