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Animal Idioms

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This exercise is from In Advance by Richard Side (Longman 1994 © Richard
Side 1994)

Choose the appropriate animal to complete these idioms. There is only one
correct answer, even if other answers seem more convinving to you!
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1. He ate everything himself and made a real ...... of himself.
pig dog donkey

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2. There's no point in dodging the issue. You've got to take the ......
by the horns.
goat bull cow

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3. The competition is far too tough. We don't stand a ...... in hell's
chance of winning.
dog cat fish

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4. You've got to do it. You can't ...... out now.
mouse rat chicken

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5. You're far too stubborn. Stop being so ......-headed.
donkey horse pig

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6. It was great to see him again. We haven't met for ......'s years.
tortoise donkey elephant

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7. Don't worry about her. She wouldn't hurt a .......
horse mouse fly

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8. He's going to tell the boss. That will set the cat among the .......
mice pigeons chickens

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9. His boss is always ordering him to do things he doesn't want to. He
leads a ......'s life.
dog pig horse

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10. Things aren't what they used to be. This country's going to the
........
pigs dogs sheep

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