animals idioms 3 part 2

Question 1

not enough space

Accepted Answer

not enough room to swing a cat

Question 2

bграть в кошки-мышки

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play cat and mouse with someone

Question 3

оказаться в опасности из-за собственной неосмотрительности

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put one's head in the lion's mouth

Question 4

mess up the order of things

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put the cart before the horse

Question 5

do something that causes trouble

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put the cat among the pigeons

Question 6

not to be critiqued

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a sacred cow

Question 7

an excuse to leave

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see a man about a dog

Question 8

distinguish between good and bad people

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separate the sheep from the goats (bible)

Question 9

the first person to test a new idea

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serve as a guinea pig

Question 10

long-winded anecdote

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a shaggy dog story

Question 11

последняя капля

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the straw that broke the camel's back

Question 12

something important or powerful being controlled by something less so

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the tail wagging the dog

Question 13

deal decisively with a difficult or dangerous situation

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take the bull by the horns

Question 14

leave someone to be roughly treated or criticized without trying to help or defend them

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throw someone to the wolves

Question 15

for a very long, indefinite period of time

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until the cows come home

Question 16

continuing to waste effort on something that is already over

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flog a dead horse

Question 17

to be very worried, upset, or angry

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have kittens

Question 18

for a very long time, indefinitely

Accepted Answer

until the cows come home

Alle Karten