Animal expressions

[poorya.kh]

there are some animal expressions in american english
if you know them write them here thanks

 

[poorya.kh]

پاسخ : animal expressins

it is about fish
something sounds fishy
it means that it may not be true

 

[poorya.kh]

پاسخ : animal expressins

a fish out of water
in persian we can say
داخل آدم نیست،گوشه گیر
example: I feel like fish out of water when I go to a party and everyone but me is doing the latest dance

 

[poorya.kh]

پاسخ : animal expressins

It is about cats:
A fat cat
A person with a lots of money

 

[جیران]

پاسخ : animal expressins

tnx for all of ur definitions

 

[poorya.kh]

پاسخ : animal expressins

play cat and mouse with someone
it means
you change between kinds of behavior when dealing with another person

 

[poorya.kh]

پاسخ : animal expressins

a copy cat
someone who acts just like someone else or copies another person's work

 

[poorya.kh]

پاسخ : animal expressins

going on a fishing expedition
sometimes a lawyer will ask a witness many questions in an effort to discover the of court case

 

[shershere]

پاسخ : animal expressins

don't let the cat out of the bag

don't tell this to any body ... it's a secret​

 

[روژین د.]

پاسخ : animal expressins

curiosity killed the cat
(often followed by satisfaction brought it back)
said to warn someone not to ask too many questions about something

 

[poorya.kh]

پاسخ : animal expressins

a cold fish
a person who is unfriendly and does not like to join others

 

[poorya.kh]

پاسخ : animal expressin

a big fish in small pond
when a person is one of the smartest students in college or ... we use this
example: my sister attends a small college where she is one of the smartest students
she always wants to be a big fish in a small pond

 

[Narcissus]

پاسخ : animal expressin

A tiger can't change its spots.
There's more than one way to skin a cat.
The cat is out of the bag.
It's raining cats and dogs.
Not enough room to swing a cat.​

 

[poorya.kh]

پاسخ : animal expressin

there are plenty of other fish in the sea
example: my sister broke up with her boy friend
I told her not to worry she will find another on because
there are plenty of other fish in the sea

 

[poorya.kh]

پاسخ : animal expressin

packed in like sardines
example: I take a train to work everyday during rush hours
when many other people travel to their jobs. sometimes the train is so crowded
that we are packed in like sardines

 

[poorya.kh]

پاسخ : animal expressin

Shooting fish in a barrel
example : once I went to a county fair and tried my luck with a game of chance
It was so easy it was like Shooting fish in a barrel

 

[sjazayeri]

پاسخ : animal expressin

For the birds: boring​

 

[poorya.kh]

پاسخ : animal expressin

For the birds: boring​

can you say an example??

 

[poorya.kh]

پاسخ : animal expressin

a fine kettle of fish
example : my sister's car broke down as we were driving to
a friend's marriage ceremony this is a fine kettle of fish[/color
i said now we will be late
I think the exact meaning is bad luck or unfortune

 

[poorya.kh]

پاسخ : animal expressin

there is not enough room to swing a cat

if your home is very small you might use this