Animal Idioms

Jane is ____________; she prefers studying late into the night.

• a night owl

• a little bird

• a copy cat

• a monkey

_______________ that there’s going to be a surprise ESL quiz later today.

• A little bird told me

• As blind bat told me

• A copy cat told me

• A barrel of monkeys told me

“I’ll finish my homework on time ____________,” joked Sarah.

• when there is an elephant in the room

• at a snail's pace

• when pigs fly

• when I hold my horses

Being _________, Jake always arrives at school before anyone else.

• a social butterfly

• a blind bat

• an elephant in the room

• an early bird

The school sports day was as fun as ____________!

• a herd of cattle

• a whale of fun

• a barrel of monkeys

• a flying pig

Michael is such _______; he always finishes his homework before anyone else and even helps his classmates.

• an eager beaver

• a social butterfly

• an early bird

• a night owl

When it came to organizing the school play, Mia decided to ___________, rather than avoiding it.

• hold her horses

• do the donkey work

• have a whale of a time

• take the bull by the horns

Daniel is such a ___________; he spends all his free time in the library.

• copy cat

• bookworm

• little bird

• night owl

In group projects, it’s often the diligent students who end up ____________.

• being a copy cat

• holding their horses

• being as blind as a bat

• doing the donkey work

Everyone knew about the upcoming KC1, but no one wanted to talk about __________.

• the donkey work

• the elephant in the room

• the copy cat

• the bookworm