Top 20 proverbs and popular expressions that mention animals
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Wise words connected to animals
Rated 43 points - posted 15 years ago by kris in category Other.
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1.
‘Take the bull by the horns’
36 points - added 15 years ago by kris - 1 comment
Comments:
Funny
Added 6 years ago by guest, 6 points
2.
‘Curiosity killed the cat’
35 points - added 15 years ago by kris - 3 comments
Comments:
Killed proverb is not good
Added 6 years ago by guest, 6 points
nice proverb
Added 7 years ago by guest, 8 points
good
proverb
Added 12 years ago by guest, 15 points
3.
‘Kill two birds with one stone’
33 points - added 15 years ago by kris - 3 comments
Comments:
Nice
Added 4 years ago by guest, 1 point
What a good thought😊😊😊😊
Added 5 years ago by guest, -2 points
In Persian: one shot and two target
Added 14 years ago by pedram, 5 points
4.
‘Don’t count your chickens before they hatch’
22 points - added 15 years ago by kris - 2 comments
Comments:
they are counted in the same way
Added 7 years ago by guest, 3 points
in persian=count chickens at the end of fall.
Added 13 years ago by guest, 4 points
5.
‘The straw that broke the camel’s back’
22 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
6.
‘He who lies with dogs, rises with fleas’
22 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
7.
‘As mad as a fish’
Common expression in Scotland; similar to mad as a hatter
19 points - added 15 years ago by kris - 1 comment
Comments:
He too
Added 7 years ago by guest, 1 point
8.
‘Cat got your tongue?’
16 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
9.
‘You can’t teach an old dog new tricks’
15 points - added 15 years ago by kris - 3 comments
Comments:
Nice proverbs
Added 6 years ago by guest, 0 points
I love this proverb!!👍🏻👍🏻😀
Added 7 years ago by guest, 0 points
Awesome proverb
Added 8 years ago by guest, -1 points
10.
‘The early bird catches the worm’
15 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
11.
‘What’s good for the goose is good for the gander’
Circa 1670, a lesson in equality from way back then!
14 points - added 15 years ago by kris - 1 comment
Comments:
It is a lesson in inequality: the gander is not expected to aspire to more than what is good for the goose!
Added 6 years ago by guest, 0 points
12.
‘A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush’
Circa 1200s, this should perhaps be the proverb we learn most from in the current economic climate - ‘It’s risky to part with what you have in the uncertain hope of gaining more’
6 points - added 15 years ago by kris - 2 comments
Comments:
That's good one
Added 6 years ago by guest, 3 points
I like it
Added 7 years ago by guest, 2 points
13.
‘Ants in your pants’
6 points - added 15 years ago by kris - 2 comments
Comments:
Meaning is : there were some 🐜 in my friend's frock
Added 5 years ago by guest, -3 points
In Persian: flea in your pants!
Added 14 years ago by pedram, 4 points
14.
‘As bald as a coot’
Coots aren’t actually bald!
3 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
15.
‘Let sleeping dogs lie’
2 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
16.
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink
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17.
‘It’s too late to close the stable door after the horse has bolted’
-3 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
18.
‘There are plenty more fish in the sea’
Most of us will have been reminded of this one during one heartbreak or another!
-4 points - added 15 years ago by kris - 2 comments
Comments:
This is nice but do not add killed proverb.
Added 6 years ago by guest, 0 points
right
Added 9 years ago by guest, 2 points
19.
‘Sick as a dog’
-13 points - added 15 years ago by kris - 3 comments
Comments:
very nice
Added 7 years ago by guest, -1 points
wew
Added 9 years ago by guest, -3 points
yea that is good
Added 9 years ago by guest, -4 points
20.
‘Drinks like a fish’
Meaning someone who drinks heavily - never actually come across any alcoholic fish!