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List of animal idioms about dogs and their meanings

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Animal idioms about dogs

as clean as a hound’s tooth

The classroom was as clean as a hound’s tooth when the students finished cleaning it.

as crooked as a dog’s hind leg

The politician is as crooked as a dog’s hind leg and nobody likes him.

as sick as a dog

My friend was as sick as a dog when he left the restaurant last night.

one’s bark is worse than one’s bite

— one’s words are worse than one’s actions

You should not worry about the secretary. Her bark is worse than her bite and she is really a very nice person.

bark up the wrong tree

— to choose the wrong course of action, to ask the wrong person (a hunting dog may make a mistake when chasing an animal and bark up the wrong tree)

My boss is barking up the wrong tree. I did not cause the computer problem.

better to be a live dog than a dead lion

— it is better to be a live coward than a dead hero (this is from Ecclesiastes in the Bible)

It is better to be a live dog than a dead lion so I walked away and did not try and fight with the man.

better to be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion

— it is better to be the leader of a small group than a follower of a bigger one

The young athlete always played for his hometown team rather than moving to a larger city with a bigger team. He thought that it was better to be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.

call the dogs off or call off the dogs

— to stop threatening or chasing or hounding someone

The police decided to call the dogs off and stop hunting for the man.

dog and pony show

— something that you disapprove of because you think that it has only been organized to impress you (like a dog and pony show in a circus)

We had serious questions about the project but we only got a dog and pony show when we questioned our business partners.

— ready or willing to fight and hurt others to get what one wants

It is a dog-eat-dog world in our company.

dog in the manger

— someone who prevents others from doing what they themselves do not want to do (in Aesop’s Fables a dog that cannot eat hay lays in the hayrack and prevents the other animals from eating the hay)

My friend always acts like a dog in the manger and often tries to prevent us from enjoying ourselves.

every dog has his day

— everyone will have his chance or turn, everyone will get what he deserves

«Don`t worry about him. Every dog has his day and he will eventually suffer for all the bad things that he is doing.»

fight like cats and dogs

— to argue and fight with someone (usually used for people who know each other)

The two children were fighting like cats and dogs when we entered the room.

go to the dogs

— to deteriorate, to become bad

Many things in our city have gone to the dogs during the last ten years.

the hair of the dog that bit one

— a drink of alcohol that one takes when recovering from a hangover

The man had the hair of the dog that bit him before he ate breakfast.

to hound (someone)

— to pursue or chase someone, to harass someone

The manager is always hounding the younger members of her staff to make them work hard.

in the doghouse

— in disgrace or disfavor, in trouble

The man is in the doghouse with his wife because he came home late last night.

lead a dog`s life

The man is leading a dog`s life since he married the woman who everyone told him not to marry.

let sleeping dogs lie

— do not make trouble if you do not have to

You should let sleeping dogs lie and not ask our boss about the dispute.

a live dog is better than a dead lion

— it is better to be a live coward than a dead hero (this is from Ecclesiastes in the Bible)

A live dog is better than a dead lion and I told my friend not to get into a fight with the angry man in the restaurant.

put on the dog

— to dress or entertain in a luxurious and extravagant manner

We put on the dog for my parents when they came to visit us.

rain cats and dogs

It has been raining cats and dogs all day.

rub (someone/someone’s fur) the wrong way

— to irritate someone (just as you would irritate a dog or cat if you rub their fur the wrong way)

The woman who I work with always rubs me the wrong way.

see a man about a dog

— to leave for some unmentioned purpose (often to go to the washroom)

I left our table in the restaurant to go and see a man about a dog.

a shaggy dog story

— a long and often pointless story that is told as a joke and often ends in a very silly or unexpected way

My friend told me a shaggy dog story about how he lost his bicycle.

one’s tail between one`s legs

— feeling beaten or humiliated (like a frightened or defeated dog as it walks away)

The manager left the meeting with his tail between his legs after he was criticized by the company president.

the tail wagging the dog

— a situation where a small part of something controls the whole thing

The tail is wagging the dog. The receptionist controls everything in the office.

— the most important person in an organization

My uncle is the top dog in his company.

— to run away from trouble or danger

We decided to turn tail and leave the restaurant before there was an argument.

work like a dog

The boy worked like a dog on his school project.

you can’t teach an old dog new tricks

— it is difficult for older people to learn new things

You can’t teach an old dog new tricks and I do not think that my father will ever change his eating habits.

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Составте сравнение характера людей с животными по английски as talkative as as clean as as small as as fast as as shy as as beautiful as as toll as as slow as as ugly as пример : as brave as a tiger?

Составте сравнение характера людей с животными по английски as talkative as as clean as as small as as fast as as shy as as beautiful as as toll as as slow as as ugly as пример : as brave as a tiger.

Ugly степень сравнения?

Степени сравнения прилагательных Big Short Dangerous Small Fast Warm?

Степени сравнения прилагательных Big Short Dangerous Small Fast Warm.

Составить стих на опорные слова past, fast , place , race, go, slow, win, begin на английском?

Составить стих на опорные слова past, fast , place , race, go, slow, win, begin на английском.

Продолжите пословицу (англ?

Продолжите пословицу (англ.

Write 5 — 7 sentences about different animals?

Write 5 — 7 sentences about different animals.

1a (Напишите 5 — 7 предложений о различных животных.

Используйте слова от упражнения 1a) упр 1а (слова) beautiful, ugly, big, small, fast, slow, noisy, quiet, interisting, boring.

Beautiful, boring — clean — dangerous — difficult — easy — exciting — expensive — far — fast — fit — перевести в сравнительную и превосходную степень?

Beautiful, boring — clean — dangerous — difficult — easy — exciting — expensive — far — fast — fit — перевести в сравнительную и превосходную степень.

Написать три степени сравнения fine, rainy, much, beautiful, big, small, curious, bad, lovely?

Написать три степени сравнения fine, rainy, much, beautiful, big, small, curious, bad, lovely.

Напишите степени сравнения следующих слов : Stupid, lasy, ugly, pretty, small, last, professional, adorable?

Напишите степени сравнения следующих слов : Stupid, lasy, ugly, pretty, small, last, professional, adorable.

Помогите low , fast , clean?

Помогите low , fast , clean.

Преобразуйте прилагаьельные в сравниельную и превосходную форму?

Преобразуйте прилагаьельные в сравниельную и превосходную форму.

Пример : long — longer than — the longest.

Вот прилагательные : fast, pretty, beautiful, ugly, thin, fashionable, tall, interesting, good, happy, sad, unusual.

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1) we were waiting for the train on the platform. 2)we ussuslly have a breakfast at 9 o’clock. 7) lf they ho to Kyiv, they will visit many musseums. 8) l will dance if they played my favourite song 9)Go to the kitchen.

Ex 2 1. D 2. E 3. B 4. A 5. F 6. C Ex 3 2. Shorter 3. Bigger 4. Older / Elder 5. Younger 6. More comfortable.

1. Kazakhstan, Astana. 2. very big country 3. Many 4. Kazakh.

1) Great Britain / London 2) busy city 3)8 million 4) english.

1 1) If it (is not) too cold, I (not put) on my coat. 2) I (will write) the composition if you (do not disturb) me. 3) His vocabulary (will increase) greatly if he ( reads) fifty pages. 4) You (will go) to the Philarmonic much more often if you re..

The famouswriter — потому что определённый предмет (писатель) артикль а ставится тогда, когда существительное начинается на согласную. Артикль an ставится, когда существительное начинается на гласную.

1) used to go swimming 2) was dancing 3) were you laughing 4) used to drink 5) rode 6) was writing 7) was raining 8) used to play 9) Sang 10) was cleaning.

Are is are aren’t are isn’t is aren’t are isn’t is is.

1)I spend the time of my life right 2)The wall is very dense 3)The mouth of the river is its end 4)We make our way through the storm 5)We will win and get the main winning.

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Какое животное соответствует каждому выражениюAs hangri as a. As slow as a. As dirty as a. As clean as a. As tall

As hungry as a BEAR (медведь); As hungry as a WOLF (волк); As slow as a SNAIL (улитка); As slow as a TORTOISE (черепаха); As dirty as a PIG (свинья); As clean as a SQUID (кальмар); As tall as a GIRAFFE (жираф); As fat as a WHALE (кит); As fat as a PIG (свинья); As fat as a COW (корова); As heavy as AN ELEPHANT (слон); As funny as a MONKEY (обезьяна).

1. I … Mary tonight. We have already arranged it.
A) see
B) seeing
C) am seeing
D) will see

2. I think you … a doctor one day.
A) become
B) becomes
C) is becoming
D) will become

3. Look at the sky! It … a good day.
A) is going to be
B) is being
C) will be
D) is

4. He denied … the vase.
A) breaking
B) to break
C) break
D) broke

5. She insists … meeting next Sunday.
A) —
B) on
C) in
D) of

6. I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to upset you.
A) That’s shocking!
B) No problem. Apology accepted.
C) Oh, it was nothing.
D) Cheer up! Things can’t be that bad!

7. We break … for the summer next week.
A) up
B) into
C) down
D) through

8. I am not keen … sport.
A) of
B) off
C) on
D) in

9. In my last job I … work from home if I wanted to.
A) were allowed to
B) could
C) need
D) needed

10. He made two films. … was successful.
A) Neither films
B) Neither of the film
C) Neither film
D) Neither of films

11. I’ve lost my bag! I’ve asked … , but … has seen it.
A) everywhere … nowhere
B) everybody … nobody
C) everything … nothing
D) nobody … everybody

12. I’ve never … . Have you?
A) a tattoo done
B) had a tattoo do
C) had done a tattoo
D) had a tattoo done

13. If I … younger, I … travel around the world.
A) were … would
B) am … would
C) was … will
D) were … will

14. I’ve never been to London before. … it a beautiful city?
A) Doesn’t
B) Don’t
C) Isn’t
D) Does

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