Matching Pairs Animals idiomsOnline version Animals idioms vocabulary. by Rodrigo Antonio de Jesús Villegas Gallardo 1 Don't count your chickens before they hatch 2 You can't teach an old dog new tricks 3 Dog tired 4 Hen pecked 5 Bear with a sore paw 6 Have a whale of a time 7 A fly in the ointment 8 Crocodile tears 9 To rat on somebody 10 Cold turkey 11 A bee in your bonnet 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. Someone in a bad mood. Extremely tired. Period of time without something you are addicted to. Tell a person in authority about the bad behaviour of another person. Someone who is too accustomed to old habits won't want to change. False tears to give impression of sadness.