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There are a lot of idioms and phrases in English. Many of them have animals in them.
Do you know what these ones mean?
1) Wise old owl
2) Chicken out
3) Catty
4) Horse around
5) The cat's whiskers
Answers below!
ANSWERS!
(From BBC Learning English)
1) Wise old owl - very experienced in life.
2) Chicken out - to fail to do something, or not try to do it, because you are afraid.
3) Catty - using sly words or remarks which are intended to hurt someone.
4) Horse around - to behave in a silly way, making noise and causing disruption.
5) The cat's whiskers - to be better than everybody else.
Do you know any other animal idioms?!
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