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Animal idiomsOnline version Match the idiom with its meaning and example by Alejandro Tordecilla Ruiz 1 A cat in gloves catches no mice 2 Take the bull by the horns 3 Better to be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion 4 Get on one`s high horse 5 Monkey business 6 When the cat's away, the mice will play 7 Buy a pig in a poke 8 Rat on (someone) 9 The black sheep of the family 10 Throw (someone) to the wolves If you are too careful and polite you may not get what you want A cat in gloves catches no mice and I advised my friend that he should be more aggressive at work or he will not be successful. To take decisive and direct action My aunt decided to take the bull by the horns and begin preparations for the family reunion. It is better to be the leader of a small group than a follower of a bigger one The young athlete always played for his hometown team rather than moving to a larger city with a bigger team. He thought that it was better to be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. To behave with arrogance My friend is always getting on her high horse and telling people what to do. Unethical or illegal activity, mischief The boy should stop the monkey business and do the job correctly. When you are not watching someone they may get into trouble When the cat's away, the mice will play and when the teacher left the classroom the students began to play around. To buy something without seeing it or knowing anything about it You can buy the used computer but it will be like buying a pig in a poke if you do not look at it first. To report someone's bad behavior to someone The little boy ratted on his friend at school. The worst or the most unpopular or disliked member of a family My cousin is the black sheep of the family and nobody likes to talk about him. To send someone into danger without protection, to sacrifice someone The salesman decided to throw his coworker to the wolves when he asked him to meet the angry customer.

Animal idiomsOnline version

Match the idiom with its meaning and example

by Alejandro Tordecilla Ruiz

A cat in gloves catches no mice

Take the bull by the horns

Better to be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion

Get on one`s high horse

Monkey business

When the cat's away, the mice will play

Buy a pig in a poke

Rat on (someone)

The black sheep of the family

Throw (someone) to the wolves

If you are too careful and polite you may not get what you want

A cat in gloves catches no mice and I advised my friend that he should be more aggressive at work or he will not be successful.

To take decisive and direct action

My aunt decided to take the bull by the horns and begin preparations for the family reunion.

It is better to be the leader of a small group than a follower of a bigger one

The young athlete always played for his hometown team rather than moving to a larger city with a bigger team. He thought that it was better to be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.

To behave with arrogance

My friend is always getting on her high horse and telling people what to do.

Unethical or illegal activity, mischief

The boy should stop the monkey business and do the job correctly.

When you are not watching someone they may get into trouble

When the cat's away, the mice will play and when the teacher left the classroom the students began to play around.

To buy something without seeing it or knowing anything about it

You can buy the used computer but it will be like buying a pig in a poke if you do not look at it first.

To report someone's bad behavior to someone

The little boy ratted on his friend at school.

The worst or the most unpopular or disliked member of a family

My cousin is the black sheep of the family and nobody likes to talk about him.

To send someone into danger without protection, to sacrifice someone

The salesman decided to throw his coworker to the wolves when he asked him to meet the angry customer.

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Animal idiomsOnline version

by Alejandro Tordecilla Ruiz

A cat in gloves catches no mice

Take the bull by the horns

Better to be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion

Get on one`s high horse

Monkey business

When the cat's away, the mice will play

Buy a pig in a poke

Rat on (someone)

The black sheep of the family

Throw (someone) to the wolves