a bull in a china shop
Someone very clumsy or careless in a delicate situation.
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Buffaloes, cats, fish, and the creatures carrying our metaphors.
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a different kettle of fish
Something else entirely; a completely different matter.
a hit dog hollers
Alternative form of a hit dog will holler.
a hit dog will holler
An offended or defensive response to a statement suggests that the statement applies to the person complaining.
a horse of a different color
A completely separate matter; something quite different from what was being discussed.
a little bird told me
A teasing way of saying that you do not intend to divulge how you knew something.
a little birdie told me
A playful way to say a secret source told me something.
a snail's pace
An extremely slow speed.
add to the list
To geld (a horse).
alter kaker
An old fart or old fogey.
animal house
A rowdy frat house.
as a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly
Foolish people repeatedly do foolish things.
asshole buddy
A close friend; bosom buddy.
ba cái
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ba, cái.
barker's egg
Synonym of dog egg (“lump of dog faeces”).
bat out
to expel, using bats, paddles or similar things.
bear cat
An excellent or formidable thing or person.
bear down
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bear, down.
bear in on
Alternative form of bear in.
bear pit
A question and answer forum with a group of politicians.
beast mode
A high level of performance.
beast on
To defeat or dominate; to outdo.
bee in her bonnet
To be agitated or obsessed about something.
bee's dick
A small amount.
beef out
To convert steer to beef; to slaughter cows, etc.
beef trust
A group of overweight or obese people.
belly trap
The belly of a cat.
big dog
A term of address to a male friend.
billingsgate pheasant
A red herring or bloater.
bird dog
A multiservice tactical brevity code requesting configuration of sensors.
birds of a feather
People with similar interests.
black as a dog's guts
Utterly black; pitch-black.
bleed like a pig
To bleed profusely.
blind pig
A blind tiger or speakeasy.
blind tiger
A speakeasy.
blue pigeon
The lead used for sounding.
breed like rabbits
To breed very rapidly, to have many children.
bubble butt
Large, rounded buttocks.
bull and cow
An argument; a row.
butt monkey
An annoying and irksome person.
cackle fruit
A chicken's egg.
captain's daughter
A cat-o'-nine-tails.
Care Bear
A kind and caring person.
cat got your tongue
A teasing question asked of someone who is unusually silent: why aren't you talking?
cat meat
Someone who has been badly beaten.
cat's ass
Synonym of cat's meow.
cat's meat
A person's lungs.
cat's whiskers
Something outstandingly good.
chee chee
A breast, tit.
chee chees
Breasts, tits, titties. plural of chee chee.
chessy cat
A Cheshire cat.
chicken colonel
Synonym of bird colonel.
chicken coop
A weigh station.
chicken nugget
Female genitalia.
chicken oriental
Mental, crazy, insane.
chó chê mèo lắm lông
the dog calling the cat furry
chó ngáp phải ruồi
a dog who gets a fly in its mouth when it's yawning
Chưa đỗ ông nghè đã đe hàng tổng
Close to the English saying: “Sell not the bear's skin before you have caught him.”.
coat up
To coat (something) (to cover with a coating of some material).
cobra chicken
A Canada goose (Branta canadensis).