UNIT 3 DOMESTIC ANIMALS 家饲动物类
bark 吠： 1."bark at the moon"＝complain about something that one cannot change 空嚷 Don't bark at the moon. Be practicle. 别空嚷嚷,实际点。 2."bark up the wrong tree"＝have a wrong idea; complain to the wrong person 搞错;错怪别人 If you think I did it, you're barking up the wrong tree. 如果你认为是我干的，那你就弄错了。 3."His bark is worse than his bite"＝When he's angry he says he'll do violent things but he never does. 嘴硬心软 Don't take too much to heart what Jane said. Her bark is worse than her bite. 不要把珍妮说的话太往心里去，她说话严厉，但并无恶意。 4."more bark than bite"＝violent in words but weak in action 雷声大雨点小 His speech was more bark than bite. 他的演讲虽然言词激烈，但只能吓唬人。 bit 嚼子： 1."champ at the bit"＝be impatient to start doing something 急不可待要做某事 2."get/take the bit between sb.'s teeth"＝get out of control 不服管束 When Henry won the pools he took the bit between his teeth and went completelymad for a while. 亨利嬴了足球普尔彩金后，肆意挥霍，着实疯狂了一阵。 bull 公牛： 1."a bull in a china shop"＝one who often knocks things over or breaks things 毛手毛脚的人 ---Look! This is the third glass she's broken today. 瞧，这是她今天打碎的第三个玻璃杯了！ ---A bull in a china shop. 太毛手毛脚了。 2."like a bull at a gate"＝very fast and violently 凶猛地 The soldier charged to the enemy like a bull at a gate. 士兵向敌人猛扑过去。 3."like a red rag to a bull"＝very likely to make someone angry 很可能激怒某人 Just mentioning her ex-husb.and's name is like a red rag to a bull. 只要提到她前夫的名字就会激怒她。 4."shoot the bull/breeze"＝have an informal conversation about unimportant things 闲扯；吹牛 Frank and Jane were sitting on the porch shooting the bull. 富兰克和珍妮坐在门廊里闲聊。 5."take the bull by the horns"＝face and try to deal with a difficulty or dangerinstead of avoiding it 勇敢地面对困难或危险 The government took the bull by the horns and asked the public to report anynew price rises. 政府勇敢地面对困难，要求民众揭发任何涨价现象。 calf 小牛 ： “kill the fatted calf"＝welcome sb. home with a big meal, esp after he has beenaway for a long time 盛宴欢迎某人久归 The whole family killed the fatted calf for the lost son. 全家人杀猪宰羊，欢迎走失的儿子回来。 cat 猫： 1."A cat has nine lives."＝strong in life （谚）猫有九命；生命力强 Well. As a cat has nine lives, he escaped the murder once again. 嘿，真是猫有九命，他又躲过一次谋杀。 2."A cat may look at a king."＝even ordinary people have some rights 猫也有权看国王；普通人也应享有些权利 Why don't you allow me to speak to the mayor. A cat may look at a king. 你为什么不让我面见市长，猫还有权看国王呢。 3."Care killed the cat."＝ Don't worry oneself （谚）忧虑伤身 Forget it, Dave. Care killed the cat. 忘掉它吧，大卫，忧虑伤身。 4."cat and mouse game"＝cruel domination of weaker person by stronger one 弱肉强食 The captain always finds some new excuse for not giving the soldiers leave. It's a cat and mouse game. 连长总是有各种理由不准战士的假，真是恃强凌弱。 5."lead/live a cat-and-dog life"＝live a life full of quarrels 过着整天吵架的日子 I'm afriad that family leads a cat-and-dog life. 恐怕那家整日争吵不休。 6."let the cat out of the bag"＝reveal a secret accidentally 无意中泄漏秘密 David let the cat out of the bag when he told Jane he was coming to her birthday party. She didn't know they were giving her a party. 当大卫告诉珍妮说他要来参加她的生日宴会时，却不慎泄漏了他们要为她的生日开个晚会的秘密。 7."like a cat on hot bricks/a hot tin roof"＝too anxious to keep still 如坐针毡 John was like a cat on hot bricks before he took his driving test. 约翰参加驾驶员考试前，紧张得像热锅上的蚂蚁。 8."no room to swing a cat (in)"＝very narrow space 狭窄的空间 There isn't room to swing a cat in this office. 这间办公室太狭窄了。 9."not a cat in hell's chance (of doing something)"＝no chance at all 毫无机会 He hasn't a cat in hell's chance of getting away. 他毫无脱身的机会。 10."play cat and mouse with"＝let sb. think he is getting or doing what he wants, then prevent him from getting or doing it 对某人玩猫戏老鼠的游戏 The policemen decided to play cat and mouse with the burglar. 警察决定对那个窃贼采取欲擒故纵的做法。 11."put/set the cat among the pigeons"＝cause trouble or arguments 招致麻烦或争议 You'll set the cat among the pigeons if you name your daughter-in-law the manager of the department. 如果你任命你的儿媳妇为该部门经理，会闹得鸡犬不宁。 12."rain cats and dogs"＝rain very heavily 倾盆大雨 Stay at home. It's raining cats and dogs outside. 呆在家里，外面下着大雨呢！ 13."wait for the cat to jump"＝delay taking action until it becomes clear how events will turn out 待情况明朗后再采取行动 He wants to wait for the cat to jump before he acts. 他想待到情况明朗后再动手。 14."When the cat's away (the mice will play)"＝ （谚）山中无老虎,猴子称大王 ---John wants us to obey him when the manager is away on vacation. 约翰想在经理外出度假期间让我们听他的。 ---When the cat's away.... 真是山中无老虎...。 cow 奶牛： 1."a sacred cow"＝an idea, institution that people think should not be criticized 神圣不可冒犯的思想、机构等 The villagers make a sacred cow of the monarchy. 村民们视君主制为神明。 2."have a cow"＝be very angry or surprised about something 对某事感到气愤或惊讶 Jane was really having a cow when she heard the news. 珍妮听到这个消息感到很气愤。 3."till the cows come home"＝for a very long time 长久；没完没了 You'll never make me change my mind even if you can talk till the cows come home. 你就是说破天，也无法让我改变主意。 cud 反刍之食物： “chew the cud"＝consider carefully 深思熟虑 He was chewing the cud for this matter. 他正在为此事费心思。 dog 狗： 1."a dog in the manger"＝sb. who stops others enjoying or using something that is useless to himself 狗占马槽；占着茅坑不拉屎的人 He is a real dog in the manger--even though he doesn't have a car he won't let anyone else use his garage. 他真是个占着茅坑不拉屎的人，自己没汽车， 却又不让别人用他的车库。 2."a dog's breakfast/dinner＝mess 一团糟 She has made a real dog's breakfast of these accounts. 她把这些帐目弄得一团糟。 3."Barking dogs do not/seldom bite."＝ （谚）吠犬不咬人 ---I think it'll be easy for me to get along with Jane as she speaks little. 我想珍妮不爱说话，跟她和睦相处会很容易的。 ---Don't be fooled. Barking dogs seldom bite. 别上当，吠犬不咬人。 4."(cannot) teach an old dog new tricks"＝It's difficult to teach new ways to sb. setin his habits (不能)教老狗学新戏；（无法）改变他人的习惯做法 ---These workers are unable to master the modern machines. 这些工人掌握不了现代机器。 ---You can't teach an old dog new tricks. 老狗学不了新戏。 5."Every dog has its day"＝= even the most unimportant person has a time in his life when he is successful and noticed 凡人皆有得意时 Though I'm humble now, every dog has its day. 尽管我现在卑微，但是凡人皆有得意时。 6."give a dog a bad name (and hang him)"＝give sb. a bad reputation and it often remains 一朝坏名声,十年洗不清 ---No one trusts him since that woman called him a thief. 自从那个妇人称他为贼后，没人再相信他了。 ---Yes, it's unfair, but give a dog a bad name.... 这真不公平，但是人言可畏啊。 7."go to the dogs"＝ruin oneself 堕落；完蛋 Arthur has gone to the dogs altogether. He drinks all day long now. 亚瑟完全堕落了，他现在整天酗酒。 8."have/lead a dog's life"＝have an unhappy life 过苦难的生活 Poor Jack. He's having a dog's life. 可怜的杰克，他过着牛马般的日子。 9."help a lame dog (over a stile)"＝help sb. in difficult or trouble 雪中送炭 I don't mind helping a lame dog now and agian, but I'm not quite rich myself.我并不介意时常助人于危难之中，但是我自己也不富裕。 10."It's dog eat dog"＝a situation in which people compete strongly and will do anything to get what they want 残酷无情的竞争;自相残杀 Advertising has become a dog-eat-dog business. 广告业的竞争相当残酷。 11."lead sb. a dog's life"＝constantly make sb. unhappy 常使某人苦恼 He leads her a dog's life. 他令她充满痛苦。 12."let sleeping dogs lie"＝avoid sb. or something that could cause trouble 别惹事生非 Don't mention Roger's name to George. They had a very bad row two years ago. Let sleeping dogs lie, if you follow me. 别在乔治面前提罗杰的名字，他们俩两年前大吵了一架。听我的话，别去惹马蜂窝。 13."love me, love my dog"＝if one loves sb., one should love everything associated with him 爱屋及鸟 14."like a dog with two tails"＝overjoyed 高兴得不得了 He was like a dog with two tails when he heard the news. 当他听到这个消息后， 高兴得手舞足蹈。 15."make a dog's breakfast of something"＝make a mess of something 把事情弄得一团糟 I'm afraid to say you've made a dog's breakfast of the accounts. 你把帐目弄得一团糟。 16."not have a dog's chance"＝have no chance at all 毫无机会 She hasn't a dog's changce of winning the game. 她根本没有机会去赢得比赛。 17."put on (the) dog"＝give oneself an air of importance 炫耀自己；装腔作势 You'd better put on some dog if you want them to consider you for the job asomethinge manager. 如果你想让他们考虑你担任经理一职，你得虚张声势一番。 18."treat sb. like a dog/dirt"＝treat sb. with no respect at all 视某人如草芥 The housewife treats the new servant like a dog. 主妇视新仆人为猪狗。 19."work like a dog"＝work very hard 拼命工作 I would work like a dog to make good. 为达到目的，我要拼命地干活。 donkey 驴： 1."do the donkey work"＝do the hard and heavy work of a job 干工作中的艰苦部分 It's easy enough to read a lot of statistics but who does the donkey work and prepares them? 读读报表很容易，但是谁来下工夫去造这些报表呢？ 2."for donkey's ages/years"＝for a long time 很久 I haven't seen her for donkey's ages. 我很久没有见到她了。 3."ride the black donkey"＝be stubborn 固执 The mayor rode the black donkey when I mentioned the reduction of private schools. 当我提起减少私立学校时，市长变得固执起来。 4."talk the hind/back leg(s) off a donkey"＝talk endlessly 说个没完；滔滔不绝 She would talk the hind legs off a donkey if you gave her the chance. 如果你给她个说话的机会，她会说个没完。 fur 柔毛： 1."make the fur/sparks fly"＝cause trouble 惹出麻烦 The company's promotion of Edward instead of David has really made the fur fly. 公司提升爱德华而不是大卫惹起了轩然大波。 2."rub sb.'s fur the wrong way"＝annoy sb. 恼怒某人 Tony rubbed the manager's fur the wrong way when he asked for a promotion. 托尼提出升职的要求恼怒了经理。 3."the fur flies"＝argument or riot starts 争论或骚乱产生 A good deal of fur is always flying about her English version of the novel. 围绕她对这本小说的英译本一直展开着激烈的争论。 goat 山羊： 1."act/play the (giddy) goat"＝behave in a silly way 举止幼稚；胡闹 Don't act the goat. You've grown up and be a gentleman. 别胡闹，你已经长大了，做个男子汉。 2."get sb.'s goat"＝annoy sb. 恼怒某人 That fellow gets my goat with his constant boasting of his own achievements. 那个家伙老是吹嘘自己的成就，令我十分恼火。 3."make sb. a/the scapegoat (for)"＝blame or punish sb. for another's mistakes or wrongs 使某人成为(某事)的替罪羊 They've made a colonel the scapegoat for the general's mistake. 他们让一个中校为将军的错误做替罪羊。 4."ride the goat"＝join a secret organization 加入秘密组织 When did he ride the goat? 他何时加入秘密组织的？ 5."separate the sheep from the goats"＝separate the good from the wicked; decide which are which 分辨良莠 It didn't take the new teacher long to separate the sheep from the goats. 新来的教师没花多长时间就弄清了好生和差生。 harness 马具： 1."in harness"＝doing sb.'s regular job 在日常工作中 He'll be back in harness on Monday. 他周一回来上班。 2."run/work in double harness"＝work with a partner 两人同干 The two brothers work in double harness. 哥俩在一起干活。 horse 马： 1."a dark horse"＝one whose abilities or chances are unknown 黑马 I think Peter will pass the exam but Edward is a dark horse. 我认为彼得会通过考试，而爱德华就不好说了。 2."a horse of another/a different colour"＝another or a different matter 完全另外一回事 Taking the exam is one thing but passing it is a horse of a different colour. 参加考试是一回事，而通过考试则是另外一回事。 3."a willing horse"＝one who works willingly (compared to those who often complain) (有别于常发牢骚者)积极工作者 Mary is the willing horse in the office and so gets given most of the work to do. 玛丽在办公室是埋头苦干者, 结果许多工作都交给了她去做。 4."as strong as a hourse"＝very healthy 非常强壮 Blackie is as strong as a horse while I am a delicate creature. 布莱基体壮如牛，而我却弱不经风。 5."back the wrong horse"＝make the wrong decision 下错赌注；做出错误的决定 The father warned his son not to back the wrong horse in management. 父亲告诫儿子在管理中不要失策。 6."change horses in midstream"＝transfer one's preference for sb. to another in the middle of an undertaking 中途换马；在做某事的中途做出重大变动 The council had to change horses in midstream when the manager handed in his resignation. 经理提交了辞职报告后，委员会不得不另选领导。 7."drive a coach and horses through something"＝disregard, esp a law or rule, in an obvious and a serious way without being punished 钻法律或规章的空子 Those who want to drive a coach and horses through through their illegal business will end up in prision sooner or later. 那些想钻法律空子的非法经营者们迟早会进监狱的。 8."eat like a horse"＝eat a lot 吃得多 The little boy eats like a horse though he is only nine. 尽管他才九岁，这个小男孩吃得相当多。 9."flog a dead horse"＝waste time or energy on something already decided 鞭打死马； 浪费时间 You're flogging a dead horse if you're trying to make him change his political views. 如果你想说服他改变政治观点，那是浪费时间。 10."get (up) on sb.'s high horse"＝behave as though one is superior 盛气凌人 He got up on his high horse because he is related to the Prime Minister. 他盛气凌人，因为他与首相有关系。 11."hold sb.'s horses"＝wait a moment; control one's emotion 等一下；忍耐 What you need now is to hold your horses. 你现在需要的是忍耐。 12."lock the stable door after the horse has bolted"＝it's too late to avoid the loss 为时已晚 ---The hotel has begun to take measures to strengthen the safety only after one guest was murdered and several others were robbed in their rooms. 当一名顾客被杀、另外几名顾客在客房里遭抢劫之后，旅馆才开始采取措施，加强保安。 ---Lock the stable door after the horse has bolted. 为时已晚矣。 13."look a gift horse in the mouth"＝find fault with a present 对礼品横加挑剔 ---She only gave me a cheap bicycle. 她才给我一辆廉价的自行车。 ---I dare say, but you shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth. 我说，你不该对得到的礼品横加挑剔。 14."put the cart before the horse"＝do things in the wrong order 本末倒置 Learn to walk before you run. Don't try putting the cart before the horse. 先学走路再学跑，不要本末倒置。 15."straight from the horse's mouth"＝a reliable piece of information 可靠的消息(来源) I've got it straight from the horse's mouth. The new hotel isn't making any money. 我得到可靠的消息说这家新开张的旅店没有赢利。 16."work like a horse"＝work very hard 辛勤工作 Tony works like a horse and
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to 17."You can take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink"＝You can give one a chance but he may still refuse to do it (谚）牵马到水边易,令其喝水难。 Don't force your employees to do what they are unwilling to. You can take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. 不要强迫你的下属干他们不愿干的事，强扭的瓜不甜。
hound 猎犬 ： 1."follow (the) hounds"＝hunt foxes with a pack of hounds 带着一群猎犬去猎狐 What about going out to follow the hounds at the weekend? 周末去打猎如何？ 2."ride to hounds"＝（意同上） 3."run with the hare and hunt with the hounds"＝(见 hare) kitten 小猫： “have kittens"＝be very anxious or upset 焦虑;心烦 She was having kittens because it was very late and her 13-year-old daughter did not come back home yet. 她心中十分焦急，因为天色已晚,而她十三岁的女儿还没有回家。 lamb 羔羊 ： 1."Heaven tempers the wind to the shorn lamb"＝Heaven protects the weak and unprotected (谚）上帝会照顾弱者 Don't loose heart, you know. Heaven tempers the wind to the shorn lamb. 不要失去信心，上帝会照顾弱者的。 2."in two shakes (of a lamb's tail)"＝at once 马上 I'll be back in two shakes. 我马上就回来。 3."like a lamb (to a slaughter)"＝quietly and without any argument 乖顺地;怯弱地 Susan went off to school like a lamb this morning. 今天早上苏珊很听话地去上学了。 4."mutton dressed (up) as lamb"＝older person dressed in a style suitable for younger people (贬义)穿年青人式样服装的老人；老来俏 Old Mrs. Carter is known as mutton dressed as lamb. 卡特老夫人以老来俏著称。 mule 骡子： “as stubborn as a mule"＝very stubborn 非常顽固 Jack is as stubborn as a mule and no one talks to him. 杰克十分顽固，没人理他。 pig 猪： 1."buy a pig in a poke"＝buy something on chance without knowing its value 不看货色便购买物品;盲目赞同 One often buys a pig in a poke when he buys by letter. 邮购物品往往很盲目。 2."drive sb.'s pigs to market"＝snore 打呼噜 The roommates complained as he drove his pigs to market. 他打呼噜而遭到室友的抱怨。 3."live like a pig in clover"＝live in comfort and luxury 生活优裕 He used to live like a pig in clover but now he has come down in the world. 他以前生活优裕，但是现在破落了。 4."make a pig of oneself"＝be greedy; eat too much 贪婪;吃得过量 He made a pig of himself at the dinner party. 他在宴会上拼命地吃。 5."make a pig's ear (out) of something"＝do something very badly 把事情办坏 Edward had made a pig's ear of decorating. 爱德华把装饰弄得一团糟。 6."on the pig's back/ear"＝lucky 走运 He has been on the pig's back recently. He has won the pool and got a raise. 他近来很走运，既嬴了足球彩票又长了薪水。 7."pigs might fly (if they had wings)"＝(used to express disb.elief) miracles may happen but they are extremely unlikely (用以表示不相信) 奇迹不可能出现；无稽之谈 ---Sam has given up gambling. 山姆戒赌了。 ---Really? Pigs might fly! 真的?能有这种事! rein 缰绳 ： 1."draw in the reins"＝slow down 放慢速度 The marchers drew in the reins in the central square. 游行者在中心广场上停下。 2."give a free rein to sb."＝give complete freedom to sb. 给某人充分自由 The committee promised to give a free rein to private enterprises. 委员会许诺给私营企业充分的自由。 3."hold the reins"＝be in charge 掌权；发号施令 Moor Petrol is a huge company. I often wonder who really holds the reins. 摩尔石油是一家大集团，我纳闷谁是大老板。 4."keep a tight rein on sb."＝control firmly 严格控制 The girl had not expected the mother to keep such a tight rein on her. 这个女孩没有料到母亲会把她管得那么严。 5."on a long/free/loose rein"＝freely 无约束的 Diplomats are on a freer rein than other officials. 外交官比其他官员享有更多行事的自由。 saddle 鞍座： 1."in the saddle"＝in a position of control 掌权；在位 The director hopes to remain in the saddle for a few more years though he is 60years old. 尽管已年满六十, 董事长希望再多干几年。 2."put the saddle on the right/wrong horse"＝(not) blame sb. （不）责备某人 Tom broke your car. Don't put the saddle on the wrong horse. 是汤姆弄坏了你的车，不要错怪好人。 3."saddle sb. with something"＝give sb. an unwelcome task, etc 让某人完成难做的任务等 The boss saddled me with the job of organizing the meeting. 头儿把组织会议这件倒霉事交给了我。 sheep 羊： 1."cast/make sheep's eyes at sb."＝look at sb. in a loving but foolish way 傻乎乎地向某人送秋波 The tourist made sheep's eyes at the young guide. 这个游客傻乎乎地盯着年青的导游。 2."count sheep"＝count imaginary sheep (as a way of getting to sleep) 数数(以求入睡) Counting sheep is a good way to make oneself get to sleep. 数羊是入睡的好办法。 3."like sheep"＝too easily led by others 易受他人左右；无独立性地 Poor Sam was sacked as he always followed his boss like sheep. 可怜的山姆因工作中无主见而被解雇了。 4."one might as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lamb"＝One might as well commita big crime if the punishment is the same as for a small one 若惩罚都一样,干脆犯重罪;一不做,二不休 As one might as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb, the criminal went on robbing several other banks. 一不做，二不休，罪犯干脆抢劫了其它几家银行。 5."separate the sheep from the goats"＝(见 goat) 6."sheep without a shepherd"＝a crowd of people without a leader 无带头人的人群 The rioters were sheep without a shepherd and scattered when the police came. 骚乱者们巨龙无首，警察一到便四分五散。 7."the black sheep of the family"＝disreputable member of a family 家中败类 The black sheep of the family was finally punished. 家中败类最终被绳之以法。 8."wolf in sheep's clothing"＝(见 wolf) spur 马刺： 1."on the spur of the moment"＝impulsively or suddenly 一时冲动 She left home and went to 2."spur sb. into action"＝make sb. start doing something 使某人开始干事 His wife's encouragement spurred him into action. 妻子的鼓励使他干了起来。 3."set spurs to"＝encourage 激励 The master's words set spurs to my resolution. 老师的话激励我坚定信心。 4."win sb.'s spurs"＝achieve distinction or fame 获得荣誉或名声 trot (马)小跑 ： 1."at a steady trot"＝at a regular, satisfactory rate 稳稳当当地 The class is going at a steady trot. 课程进行得很顺利。 2."break into a trot"＝increase sb.'s speed 加速 He broke into a trot and finished his work ahead of time. 他加快速度提前完成了工作。 3."get/have the trots"＝have diarrhoea 拉肚子 He had to see the doctor as he had the trots with cold. 他因受凉拉稀，只好看医生。 4."on the trot" A:＝one after another 一个接一个 Philip has won three races on the trot. 菲利普连续赢得三次赛跑胜利。 B:＝busy doing something 忙忙碌碌 My new job has kept me on the trot. 新工作让我忙得不可开交。 whisker (猫)须： 1."by a whisker"＝by a very small amount 差一点 It's a pity that she missed the top prize by a whisker. 她差一点就得到了头奖,真可惜。 2."have whiskers"＝(news, story, etc) be out of date (新闻、故事等)不再新奇了 Your story of UFO has whiskers. 你讲的不明飞行物的故事已经老掉牙了。 3."the cat's whiskers/pyjamas"＝the best person, thing or idea 了不起的人、物或主意 Mary thinks she is the cat's whiskers. 玛丽自命不凡。 wool 羊毛 ： 1."dyed-in-the-wool"＝absolute; out-and-out 彻头彻尾的 He is a dyed-in-the-wool traditionalist. 他是个彻头彻尾的传统主义者。 2."keep sb.'s wool"＝keep cool 冷静点 You must keep your wool when he speaks. 他发言时你必须保持冷静。 3."loose sb.'s wool"＝get angry 发火 The new boss is easy to loose his wool. 新老板很容易发火。 4."much cry and little wool"＝more said than done 空叫嚷 His diary is much cry and little wool. 他的日记里大多是空话。 5."pull the wool over sb.'s eyes"＝deceive sb. by not telling the truth 掩人耳目 It's no use trying to pull the wool over his eyes. He knows exactly what's going on. 想隐瞒他没有用, 他对发生的事一清二楚。 Exercise 3: 1.Trying to interest the general public in fourteenth century music is like flogging a dead _______. A. horse B. bull C. mule D. dog 2.His remarks are like a red rag to a ______: she is furious with him. A. cat B. bull C. horse D. donkey 3.I wanted father's present to be a secret, but my brother ______ out of the bag. A. let the dog B. made the cat C. let the cat D. made the dog 4.We decided to let sleeping dogs ______ and not take him to court. A. go B. bark C. stand D. lie 5.They ______ their workers like ______. A. treat...dirt B. treat...cat C. treat...horse D. take...dog 6.She surprised us all on her first day of school by going off ______. A. like a dog B. like a lamb C. as a dark horse D. as a mule 7.If he thinks he can fool me, he is ______ the wrong tree. A. pulling down B. climbing up C. firing at D. barking up 8.The profiteers get the bit ______ and, for them, the sky is the limit. A. among their teeth B. between their teeth C. between their saddles D. among their saddles 9.The boss ______ her with all the most difficult customers. A. barked B. spurred C. saddled D. trotted 10.He seems to have gone completely ______ and spends all his time in the pub. A. at the cats B. for the kitten C. to the dogs D. on the horses 11.She used to have ______ before the examations. A. dogs B. cats C. kittens D. sheep 12.You have made a real ______ of putting those bookshelves up. A. dog's breakfast B. cat's lunch C. dog's supper D. cat's dinner 13.She has won her academic ______ as the holder of a chair in a university. A. fur B. spurs C. whiker D. reins 14.The man and his wife ______ a cat and dog life, and both are miserable. A. enjoy B. miss C. spend D. lead 15.You're ______ on hot bricks today. What's wrong? A. as a cat B. for a dog C. like a dog D. like a cat 16.The plan has made the fur ______ in the parliament. A. die B. fly C. fall D. rise 17.I've got it straight from the ______ mouth that a new manager will replace John. A. horse's B. mule's C. dog's D. bull's 18.She hasn't a ______ in hell's chance of passing the driver's test. A. fur B. kitten C. cat D. dog 19.I haven't seen such a wonderful film for ______ ages. A. donkey's B. bull's C. horse's D. dog's 20.What we should do first is to separate the ______ from the ______ . A. goats...wolf B. sheep...goats C. wolf...dog D.
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