1. IDIOMS WITH ANIMALS EXPLAINING SITUATION

2. Idioms are phrases which people use in everyday language which do not make sense literally but we understand what they mean. We have divided idioms with animals into two groups: - Domestic animals and - Wild animals

3. Domestic animals

4. Don't worry, you'll get chosen for the team. Every dog has its day.
Everyone gets a chance eventually.
Don't worry, you'll get chosen for the team. Every dog has its day.

5. I've been doing this job for donkey's years.
A very long time.
I've been doing this job for donkey's years.

6. Don't tell them the price of gas will rise. Let sleeping dogs lie.
If someone is told to let sleeping dogs lie, it means that they shouldn't disturb a situation as it would result in trouble or complications.
Don't tell them the price of gas will rise. Let sleeping dogs lie.

7. Rob's like a bull in a china shop - don't let him near those plants.
To often drop or break things because you move awkwardly or roughly.
Rob's like a bull in a china shop - don't let him near those plants.

8. Don't ask about his divorce-curiosity killed the cat
It's best to mind one's own business.
Don't ask about his divorce-curiosity killed the cat

9. Bird's eye view
All you need is a bird’s eye view of the events of WW II to pass the test.
If you have a bird's eye view of something, you can see it perfectly clearly.

10. Run round like headless chickens
“I have been running around like a headless chicken all week.”
To be very busy doing a lot of things, but in a way that is not effective.

11. FAT CAT
“This neighborhood with it’s million-dollar estates,is full of fat cats.”
A fat cat is a person who makes a lot of money  and enjoys a privileged position in society

12. Cat got your tongue? What’s the matter,cat got your tongue ?
If someone asks if the cat has got your tongue, they want to know why you are not speaking when they think you should.

13. There is not (enough) room to swing a cat
There isn’t enough enough room to swing a cat in it .
There is very little room or space somewhere

14. “A dog with two tails”
Ben's team won the match. Their manager was like a dog with two tails.

15. “An old dog will learn no tricks”
You can't teach an old dog new tricks and I do not think that my father will ever change his eating habits.

16. My friend was as sick as a dog when he left the restaurant last night.

17. “Dirty dog”
That dirty dog tried to cheat in the card game!

18. “Dog-eat-dog”
In a dog-eat-dog world, people will do whatever it takes to be successful, even if that means harming others.

19. WILD ANIMALS

22. Calm down please! Is this a meeting or a kangaroo court?
a judicial tribunal or assembly that blatantly disregards recognized standards of law or justice
Calm down please!  Is this a meeting or a kangaroo court?

23. As brave as a lion, crazy like a fox.
seemingly foolish but in fact extremely cunning
As brave as a lion, crazy like a fox.

24. the biggest share or portion of something
“Lion’s share”
the biggest share or portion of something
The lion's share of the government's budget goes to the military, when it could be spent on useful things like education, health care and looking after the environment.

25. To be like a bear with a sore head.
To be in a bad mood.
My husband is like a bear with a sore head before he gets his cup of tea in the morning.

26. A leopard can't change its spots.
You cannot change someone's basic human nature or bad qualities.
I doubt very much that marriage will change Chris for the better. A leopard doesn't change its spots.

27. The elephant in the room
Is an idiom for a problem or controversial issue that is too big to ignore, but that everyone tries to avoid talking about because it is embarrassing or will cause conflict.
There was an elephant in the dining room this evening when my brother sat down at the table with a black eye, but did not say anything about what had happened.

28. Monkey business Unethical or illegal activity. 
The boy should stop the monkey business and do the job correctly. 

29. A wolf in sheep`s clothing
A person who pretends to be good but really is bad
Be careful of that man. He is a wolf in sheep`s clothing.

30. Practice
When the boy knocked his juice glass off the table his mom said that___________________________.
They may not listen to me now, but just wait, _________________.
The tax inspectors discovered that there had been some ______________with the accounts
Carla thought the handsome stranger was gentle and kind, but Susan suspected _____________________
he was like a bull in a china shop
every dog has its day
monkey business
he was a wolf in sheep's clothing.

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33. Thank you for your attention!
Prepared by:
Vjollce Haxhaj
Besa Zajazi
Mirlinda Mehmeti
Memidin Braha
Violeta Hajdari