Matching Pairs Animals idiomsOnline version Animals idioms vocabulary. by Rodrigo Antonio de Jesús Villegas Gallardo 1 Have a whale of a time 2 Crocodile tears 3 To rat on somebody 4 You can't teach an old dog new tricks 5 Hen pecked 6 Don't count your chickens before they hatch 7 A fly in the ointment 8 Bear with a sore paw 9 Cold turkey 10 Dog tired 11 A bee in your bonnet Don't presume anything until it is certain. Have an exciting, interesting time. Enjoy oneself enormously. Husband who is nagged at by his wife. False tears to give impression of sadness. Tell a person in authority about the bad behaviour of another person. Extremely tired. Someone who is too accustomed to old habits won't want to change. Period of time without something you are addicted to. One big problem in an otherwise faultless plan. Someone in a bad mood. Be angry, resentful about a certain issue.