Animal Idioms 4U

What "look like something the cat dragged" mean?

• Ruffled and crazy

• Clean and beautiful

What does "hold your horses" mean?

• Go, speed up

• Stop, slow down

What does "barking up the wrong tree" mean?

• Blaming the guilty person

• Blaming somebody

• Blaming the robber

What does "making a mountain out of a molehill" mean?

• Making something a smaller deal

• Making something a bigger deal

• Doing nothing

• Fixing the problem

What does "copy cat" mean?

• Copying somebody

• Beating somebody up

• Creating your own thing

What does "a wolf in sheep's clothing" mean?

• Acts mean

• Acts guilty

• Acts innocent

• Acts kind

What does "every dog has its day" mean?

• Everyone has their own night to sleep

• Everyone has their own day to shine

• Everyone has their own candy

What does "get one's goat" mean?

• Help someone

• Lick someone

• Annoy someone

What does "until the cows come home" mean?

• Can ___ for a long time

• Can ___ for a short time

• Fix ___

What does "have a cow" mean?

• Being happy

• Being sad

• Being angry

• Being weird