Fish out of water - Being somewhere you don’t belong Kettle of fish - Something is completely different Get off your high horse - Quit thinking you are better than others Hold your horses - Wait a minute Horse of a different color - Something that is different Let the cat out of the bag - Tell a secret Curiosity killed the cat - Asking may get you in trouble Cat got your tongue? - Why aren’t you talking? Raining cats and dogs - It is raining very hard You can’t teach an old dog new tricks - It’s harder for older people to learn new things Hot dog - A person doing athletic stunts that are dangerous Doggy bag - A bag to take home leftovers from a restaurant A little birdie told me - Someone told me a secret Bee in her bonnet - She is upset Goose is cooked - Now you’re in trouble For the birds - Something that is not worth anything Birdbrain - Someone who is not very smart But a bug in his ear - Make a suggestion A bull in a china shop - someone who is very clumsy Pig out - To eat a lot Wolf in sheep’s clothing - A person who pretends to be nice but is not Cry crocodile tears - To pretend to be upset Make a mountain out of a molehill - Make something that is not important into a big deal Compiled by Dennis Agaba
