if you lie with dogs you will get fleas
Alternative form of if you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas.
Animals · Muông thú 421
Buffaloes, cats, fish, and the creatures carrying our metaphors.
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in a pig's whisper
In a very short time; in a jiffy.
in the doghouse
In disgrace.
it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog
If a person is determined to punish or blame someone, they will find a way or a reason to do so.
it's the hit dog that howls
If somebody is ranting or complaining about something, they were probably hurt by it.
jelly belly
Rolls of fat that form around the stomach of an overweight person.
kitty's titties
Synonym of cat's meow.
lash back
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lash, back.
later, gator
Goodbye, see you later.
lie like a dog
To lie a lot; to tell many untruths.
light infantry
Bedbugs or fleas.
like a big dog
A lot; a great deal.
like a bitch
A lot; a a great deal.
like a cat on a hot tin roof
Jumpy, nervous.
like a chicken on a June bug
Very quickly; in short order.
like a cow pissing on a flat rock
Heavily; copiously (and often loudly).
like a scalded cat
With great rapidity.
like a scalded dog
With great rapidity.
like a stuck pig
Like a pig or boar being slaughtered.
like cats and dogs
Combative; inclined to fight amongst themselves.
like feeding time at the zoo
Extremely frenetic, disorderly and messy.
like flies on a rib roast
In very large numbers.
like strange bulldogs
Wary and unfriendly; on the verge of a fight.
look like something the cat dragged in
To have a very dishevelled or untidy appearance.
monkey meat
Tinned meat.
Mutt and Jeff
Names given to a pair of companions, usually male, of whom one is tall and the other short.
mèo khen mèo dài đuôi
cats who boast of their own long tails
nervous as a cat
Very nervous.
ngưu tầm ngưu, mã tầm mã
Close to the English saying: “Birds of a feather flock together.”.
nói gì thì nói
anyway, anyhow, in any case, be that as it may, nevertheless
nói trước bước không qua
Close to the English saying: “Don't count your chickens before they're hatched. (Mr. B Lam).”.
on dead dogs
Used to express that the speaker is telling the truth.
pen in
To enclose (animals) in a pen.
pen up
To enclose (animals) in a pen.
Pig and Tinderbox
The Elephant and Castle.
pig off
Go away; sod off.
pig's whisper
A low or inaudible whisper.
plastic pig
The Reliant Robin, a three-wheeled fibreglass car.
playful as a kitten
Very playful
poda patti
An insult: go away, you dog!
poop pipe
The rectum, or a similar structure in another animal.
pork chop
A fat person.
pretty as a speckled pup
Very pretty.
puff up
To inflate with air.
put a bug in his ear
To give someone a hint or suggestion, hoping they will act on it.
rabbit on
To talk for an exceedingly long time, annoying the audience.
rain cats and dogs
Rain heavily.
rat on
To tattle, squeal about (someone)
rat out
To inform authorities (about someone); to tell on (somebody).
rattle on
Synonym of rabbit on.
raw dog
Without a condom; bareback.
rear up
To rise up, especially an animal like a horse rising up on its rear legs.
resource pig
A resource hog.
road dog
A trusted friend.
saddle beast
An overweight or contemptible person.
safe as a kitten
In a state of complete safety.
say to oneself
To say (a statement) aloud without any audience; to say while talking to oneself.
sea lion
A steamer transporting cattle from the ports of Texas.
see you later, alligator
Au revoir, see you soon.
shit bird
A person who regularly gets into trouble; a screw-up.