Ex. 9: Idioms with Names of Animals

Choose the most appropriate answer.

1. Tom eats like a       . He ate all of the roast beef, and most of the chocolate cake too. (Correct)(Incorrect)

Tom eats like a horse . He ate all of the roast beef, and most of the chocolate cake too. (Correct)

2. I don't like this situation. I don't trust those people, and I smell a      . (Correct)(Incorrect)

I don't like this situation. I don't trust those people, and I smell a rat. (Correct)

3. We were scared and didn't know what to do. Then Mike decided to       and tell the boss everything. (Correct)(Incorrect)

We were scared and didn't know what to do. Then Mike decided to take the bull by the horns and tell the boss everything. (Correct)

4. She doesn't need it, but she doesn't let me have it either. She behaves like a       in the manger. (Correct)(Incorrect)

She doesn't need it, but she doesn't let me have it either. She behaves like a dog in the manger. (Correct)

5. I didn't like driving in that city. Traffic was too heavy there. Wild drivers and road       were also a problem. (Correct)(Incorrect)

I didn't like driving in that city. Traffic was too heavy there. Wild drivers and road hogs were also a problem. (Correct)

6. My neighbor is as strong as       . I couldn't even move that box, and he picked it up and carried it out. (Correct)(Incorrect)

My neighbor is as strong as an ox . I couldn't even move that box, and he picked it up and carried it out. (Correct)

7. He is not rich, and his family is large. He has to work hard to keep the       from the door. (Correct)(Incorrect)

He is not rich, and his family is large. He has to work hard to keep the wolf from the door. (Correct)

8. In my opinion, buying a used car without consulting a good car mechanic first is like buying a       in a poke. (Correct)(Incorrect)

In my opinion, buying a used car without consulting a good car mechanic first is like buying a pig in a poke. (Correct)

9. You can sit here till the       come home, but he won't come out and talk with you. (Correct)(Incorrect)

You can sit here till the cows come home, but he won't come out and talk with you. (Correct)

10. The hall was so packed with people that there was not enough room to swing a      . (Correct)(Incorrect)

The hall was so packed with people that there was not enough room to swing a cat. (Correct)

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