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ADVANCED ANIMAL IDIOMS 9A NEW ENGLISH FILE C1.1

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Do the hard work/ the boring part: DONKEY WORK / DARK HORSE / DUCK'S BACK

DONKEY WORK

15

Criticism doesn't affect a person: LION'S SHARE / BARK WORSE THAN BITE / WATER OFF A DUCK'S BACK

WATER OFF A DUCK'S BACK

15

feel uncomfortable or awkward in unfamiliar surroundings: SMELL A RAT / FISH OUT OF WATER / TAIL BETWEEN LEGS

FISH OUT OF WATER

15

Don't be too confident that you'll be successful: KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE / DO ALL THE DONKEY WORK / COUNT CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH

COUNT CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH

15

A person who doesn't tell others much about their life: A DARK HORSE / KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE / BARK WORSE THAN BITE

A DARK HORSE

15

The main part: WATER OFF A DUCK'S BACK / SMELL A RAT / THE LION'S SHARE

THE LION'S SHARE

10

Think that something is wrong or somebody is trying to deceive you: DONKEY WORK / SMELL A RAT / BARK WORSE THAN BITE

SMELL A RAT

5

Achieve two things by doing one action: WITH YOUR TAIL BETWEEN YOUR LEGS / ALL THE DONKEY WORK / KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE

KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE

10

Words are worse than actions: COUNT CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH / DO ALL THE DONKEY WORK / BARK IS WORSE THN BITE

BARK IS WORSE THAN BITE

20

Feel ashamed/ embarrassed after being defeated or punished: TAIL BETWEEN LEGS / WATER OFF A DUCK'S BACK / FISH OUT OF WATER

TAIL BETWEEN (YOUR) LEGS

15