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英语成语（english idioms） English idioms related to animals Source: | reading time: 6 years ago |: 16588 | [enabled] word An English idiom relating to animals The day before yesterday, occasionally open university English notes, to see these things, makes me filled with a thousand regrets of many years ago, visible before the eyes like it was yesterday. Now sorting out, I hope you friends exhibitions, and more to add, thank you! 1. as busy as a bee. extremely busy 2. as merry as a cricket/grig. is very happy; very happy. 3. as slippery as an eel. slick is not reliable. 4., at, one, fell, swoop.; at one fell swoop; in one instant; in a split second. 5. beard the lion to run great risks; fought back; bearing the lion in his den. 6. bell the cat. cat neck tied bell; for everyones benefit to take risks. 7., bird, of, passage., vagrant. 8. birds of feather. a. 9. black sheep. black sheep; an evil member of the herd of goodfornothings. 10. dark horse. dark horse; an unexpected winner in the competition. 11. break a butterfly on a wheel. Big deal; overkill. 12. buy a pig in a poke bought not see; buy a pig in a poke. 13., a, pig, in, a, poke. 14., by/on, shanks, s, mare., riding two feet horse walking, walking. 15. cannot make a silk purse out of a sow ear. Fools grow without watering. also. A bad material cannot make a good thing. 16. cannot say bo/both/boo to a goose. as timid as a mouse. 17. cast peals before swine., a talented man finds his ability unrecognized; cast pearls before swine. 18. cast sheep s eyes leer ogle; sheeps eyes. 19. the cat among the pigeons. cat in pigeons - human Daozu, I fish. 20. cat s paw. is when the pawn by the people; the people who are fooled. 21. a cock-and-bull story. nonsense; an absurd tale. 22. cock-a-hoop. (slang) ride high; smug. 23. cock of the walk. who lord it over others. Don count t one s chickens before they are hatched. should not be premature optimism. 25. Don t count your chickens dont count your chickens. 26. crocodile tears. f