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