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Animal Idioms Quiz

by Brian July 09, 2021

This quiz might ‘set the cat among the pigeons’… See how well you know your English animal idioms.

Animal Idioms

Think you know your animal idioms? Do this test and find out!

1 / 12

I'm sure I left some money on the table. I think it was stolen.

I sniff a mouse.

I smell a rat.

I snort a badger.

2 / 12

The prime minister said taxes would increase next year.

He set the horse amongst the crows.

He set the dog amongst the swallows.

He set the cat amongst the pigeons.

3 / 12

Joe went shopping at the end of his walk.

He killed two birds with one stone.

He killed two frogs with one rock.

He killed two ants with one baseball bat.

4 / 12

The hottest days of summer.

The cat days.

The dog days.

The rat days.

5 / 12

All his songs sound the same.

He's a one trick pony.

He's a single skilled snake.

He's a mono method monkey.

6 / 12

Your flatmate is obsessed with football.

He could watch football till the cows come home.

He could watch football till the horses run away.

He could watch football till the dogs stop barking.

7 / 12

Stop trying to convince everyone to go hiking. We're not interested.

You're whipping a dead rabbit.

You're kicking a dead shark.

You're flogging a dead horse.

8 / 12

Maria's online shop is very successful.

It's a real dollar dog.

It's a real cash cow.

It's a real euro eagle.

9 / 12

Jenny is so enthusiastic about the trip.

She's an eager beaver.

She's a keen bean.

She's an enthusiastic squirrel.

10 / 12

There are many ways to get a job done.

There are many ways to slaughter a pony.

There are many ways to grind a puppy.

There are many ways to skin a cat.

11 / 12

She's different from her siblings.

She's the red herring of the family.

She's the green giraffe of the family.

She's the black sheep of the family.

12 / 12

Your new partner breaks up with you. What do you say?

There's plenty more dogs in the pound.

There's plenty more fish in the sea.

There's plenty more mice in the lab.

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