Animal Idioms - Intermediate Level

There are loads of idioms in the English language that include animals. Many of you will have heard of the famous 'it's raining cats and dogs', especially if you are studying in England! Of course it's not really raining cats and dogs, it's just raining a lot.

All you need to do is decide which animal from the list goes with which idiom.

Why don't you also post what the literal meaning of these idioms are! Enjoy!

Today's lesson is by Caroline

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5 Fantastic Idioms

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• 1. My grandmother is as blind as a ___! She can't see anything!
  
  bat
  rabbit
  monkey
  
  
• 2. No, I don't have any plans today, I’m as free as a ___!
  
  dolphin
  bird
  tiger
  
  
• 3. Everything was upsetting me today, but when he said I looked fat, it was the straw that broke the ___back.
  
  elephants
  dogs
  camels
  
  
• 4. I am young and the world is my ___!
  
  oyster
  lobster
  shellfish
  
  
• 5. I'll go to a football game when ___ fly!
  
  pigs
  giraffes
  parrots
  
  
• 6. My baby cousin Zoe is such a cheeky ___!
  
  meerkat
  mongoose
  monkey
  
  
• 7. Yes, my aunt is definitely the black ___ of the family.
  
  leopard
  shark
  sheep
  
  
• 8. That ballerina is as graceful as a ___.
  
  deer
  giraffe
  swan