Idioms with animals

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Vocabulary

IDIOMS WITH ANIMALS

PIG

pigs might fly = expression used to say that you do not believe that something will happen
to buy a pig in a poke = to buy something that is not as good as you thought = comprar gato por liebre
to make a pig of oneself = to eat a lot = comer en gran cantidad, darse un atracón
to make a pig's ear of something = to make something very badly = hacer algo mal, como la mona
a guinea pig = somebody used in a scientific test = un conejillo de las Indias
to pig out = to eat a lot all at once
to sweat like a pig = to sweat a lot
to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear = to make something good out of something that is bad quality

Exercise

Choose the right answer.

1. The technician of the repairs. The TV shows no image and the VCR doesn't work!

2. Stop eating! You will really !

3. I don't want to try that drink of yours, I'm not .

4. Phil had been working out at the gym so much that he was .

5. You should be careful when you buy that car. What if you ?

6. Eat something before Dudley arrives, he always on all the food.

7. 'You know what? I was given a salary raise.' 'Yes, sure, and .'

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