Idioms with animals

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Vocabulary

IDIOMS WITH ANIMALS

BULL

to take the bull by the horns = face a difficulty boldly
like a bull in a china shop = a rough and clumsy person
like a red tag to a bull = likely to cause anger
a cock and bull story = an absurd and improbable story, used as an excuse or explanation = un cuento chino
to move like a bull at a gate = to move very fast, ignoring everything in your way
to hit the bull's eye = dar en el blanco
to shoot the bull (US) = to have an informal conversation about unimportant things
don't mess with the bull, you'll get the horns! = if you look for trouble, you'll find it

We thank Luciano Sivori (from Neuquén, Argentina) for his suggestion.

Exercise

Choose the right answer.

1. This is a difficult situation, be we will have to .

2. She broke three glasses while she was washing them up. She's .

3. Come on, let's go to the bar tonight and .

4. Sarah was late for her appointment so she .

5. I don't believe you are late because you the bus driver forgot the way. That is .

6. He supposed that his wife was shopping a lot of things at the market and he because when she arrived, she had a lot of bags on her hands.

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