Idioms with animals

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Vocabulary

IDIOMS WITH ANIMALS

BIRD

as free as a bird = free, without worries
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush = más vale pájaro en mano que cien volando
the early bird catches the worm = al que madruga Dios lo ayuda
birds of a feather flock together = Dios los cría y ellos se juntan
to kill two birds with one stone = matar dos pájaros de un tiro
to eat like a bird = eat very little
a bird's eye view = a vuelo de pájaro
an early bird = a person who arrives or gets up early
a bird of ill omen = un pájaro de mal agüero
as the crow flies = in a straight line
a little bird told me something = expression used to say that you know something but you will not say how you found out = me contó un pajarito

We thank Marcela Bitetto (from Buenos Aires, Argentina) for her suggestion.

Exercise

Choose the right answer.

1. I don't want to go round and round. I only want to go .

2. Thomas is never late at work. He always arrives at 9 o'clock, I guess he really is .

3. I need to go to the bank. I think I will also go to the post office on my way. I want to .

4. Sheila was offered a better salary at a new company, but she's afraid of changing. She said to me, .

5. You are really ! Yesterday you said Paul was going to have an accident and he was hit by a car! Unbelievable!

6. Tina and Mary are all the time together chatting about other people. You know the saying, .

7. Now that I retired, I feel .

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