Идиомы о животных

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  • put (something) in mothballs
    положить что-либо на хранение, ставить на консервацию
    My father put our old car in mothballs and decided to buy a new one.
  • pecking order
    неофициальная иерархия, сложившийся порядок подчинения
    Poor Jim! He is at the bottom of pecking order and is dominated by everybody.
  • foul one's own nest
    выносить сор из избы", разглашать семейные тайны, стараться очернить близких
    "Don't foul up your own nest; remember your own kin helped you out!"
  • in fine feather
    в хорошем расположении духа
    My cousin is in fine feather today as if he had won a million dollars in a state lottery.
  • bug-eyed
    широко открыть глаза (от удивления)
    I was bug-eyed when I saw Sara whom I didn't expect to see in my house.
  • try out one's wings
    пытаться сделать что-либо, чему только что научился
    Tina has had only ten German lessons, but she wants to try her wings by speaking with our visitors from Germany.
  • look like the cat that swallowed/ate the canary
    выглядеть очень довольным собой
    When Linda got the job she wanted, she looked like the cat that swallowed the canary.
  • flea market
    барахолка, блошиный рынок
    I bought a very beautiful old vase at a flea market yesterday.
  • ruffle its feathers
    взъерошить перья
    A cat was looking at the bird which was sitting on a branch and ruffling its feathers.
  • swallow (something) hook, line and sinker
    безоговорочно поверить, "заглотить наживку"
    Rick told me about his disastrous situation, and I, being a gullible person, swallowed it hook, line, and sinker.
  • whale of (something)
    исключительно хороший
    We had a whale of a time at the barbecue party.
  • not hurt a flea
    безобидный (человек), "муху не обидит"
    Bill was accused of murder, but I knew he would not hurt a flea.
  • no flies on (someone)
    быть очень быстрым или очень занятым (весь в движении)
    There are no flies on Theodor. He is always on the move.
  • louse up
    испортить, изгадить
    "Don't you think that you've loused up your job interview? Now there is no chance for you of getting a good job."