Advanced Idioms - Animals 2
Match the phrases on the left with the definitions on the right. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable. ANSWERS
- flog a dead horse
- like water off a duck’s back
- the lion's share
- as the crow flies
- eager beaver
- kill two birds with one stone
- let sleeping dogs lie
- not enough room to swing a cat
- mutton dressed as lamb
- cook someone's goose
- in a straight line
- a woman who tries to make herself look younger
- to achieve two things, both at the same time
- very little or no space, very cramped
- waste energy on a lost cause
- an enthusiastic person who works very hard
- spoil someone's plans
- having no effect on someone
- to leave things undisturbed
- the largest or best part of something
