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