IDIOMS WITH ANIMALS
by vivian barragan
1. BULL
1.1. To take the bull by the horns
1.1.1. To confront or face a problem
2. RAT
2.1. To smell a rat
2.1.1. To suspect something
3. GOOSE
3.1. To cook someone's goose
3.1.1. To ruin or damage somthing
4. DONKEY
4.1. To do the donkey's work
4.1.1. To do the harder work
5. BEE
5.1. To have a bee in one's bonnet
5.1.1. To be obssessed with something
6. CAT
6.1. To let the cat out of the bag
6.1.1. To tell people secret information, often without intending to
6.2. Not stand a cat in hell's chance
6.2.1. Not having an opportunity
7. DOG
7.1. To go to the dogs
7.1.1. To go to ruin or degenerate
7.2. Barking dogs seldom bite
7.2.1. To make loud threats and seldom accompolish them
8. HORSE
8.1. To hold one's horses
8.1.1. To stop or calm someone