sly as a fox
Very sly, very cunning.
Animals · Muông thú 421
Buffaloes, cats, fish, and the creatures carrying our metaphors.
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some days you get the bear, other days the bear gets you
One cannot always overcome a powerful adversary.
sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you
Sometimes you win and sometimes you are defeated; everybody has successes and failures.
sound as a roach
Perfectly sound.
squeal like a stuck pig
Of a person, to utter loud, high-pitched squeals.
stir up a hornet's nest
To provoke a situation that causes a great deal of trouble or anger.
strong as a bull
Very strong.
strong as a horse
Very strong.
swamp donkey
A moose or large deer, especially a large white-tailed deer inhabiting swampy or lowland areas.
tai vách, mạch rừng
"What you say may be overheard; used as a warning.".
the cat would eat fish but would not wet her feet
In order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that some sacrifices be made.
there are more horses' asses than horses
There are plenty of obnoxious people (in the world, or in a specified place or situation). Apparently it can also refer to political situations.
there's more than one way to feed a cat
Synonym of there's more than one way to skin a cat.
tinned dog
Canned meat.
too much pudding will choke a dog
One can have too much of a good thing.
trap out
To deplete an area of all individuals of a certain animal, bird, etc., by trapping.
triple dog dare
Used to denote compounding levels of dare "seriousness"; the escalation of a double dog dare.
turd cutter
The buttocks.
up to one's ass in alligators
Beset by multiple difficulties or adversaries that must be dealt with quickly.
velvet hippo
A pit bull terrier.
when you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras
Alternative form of when you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras.
whistle up
To gather (especially people or dogs) together, calling them by whistling.
wild as a Tuckernuck steer
Wild, reckless, harum-scarum.
wolf back
To devour; to gobble; to eat (something) voraciously.
yellow out
To become thoroughly yellow, such as drying tobacco leaves, ripening fruit or aging newspaper.
birdbrain
A silly or scatter-brained person.
chim chóc
(noun) birds (in the wild)
chó má
(noun) dog (generally speaking)
chúng sinh
(noun) "living beings", or more specifically, humans and animals
chăn nuôi
(verb) to raise; to breed; to rear (animals as livestock)
câu nói
(noun) a saying; expression
cún con
(noun) a puppy (young dog)
dã thú
(noun) a wild animal
dê hoang dã
(noun) The wild goat (Capra aegagrus).
giả cầy
(noun) imitation dog meat, usually made of pork, beef or chicken
gà cồ
(noun) cockerel, rooster, gamecock
gà qué
(adjective) chicken (generally speaking)
gà đồng
(noun) watercock (Gallicrex cinerea)
gấu bông
(noun) a teddy bear
gầm ghì
(noun) dove, pigeon (especially the wild ones)
hoang dã
(noun) deserted place; wilderness
lông lá
(noun) fur (generally speaking)
lục lạc
(noun) a bell worn on the neck of a domestic animal, such as a horse, a bull, a cow, a dog, a cat, etc.
lục súc
(noun) the six domestic animals: horse (ngựa), ox (bò), goat (dê), pig (heo/lợn), dog (chó) and fowl (gà)
mèo con
Little kitten — pet name, often for a cute girlfriend.
mười hai con giáp
the twelve zodiac animals
mục đồng
(noun) a child, usually male, tasked with herding livestock (like cows or buffalo)
ngầu pín
(noun) the male genitals (penis or testicles) of certain animals, most often bulls, boars or billy goats, used as food
nhân mã
(noun) people and horses
nuôi thú cưng
to have or keep a pet
oẻ hoẹ
(verb) to quibble; to carp; to pettifog
phóng sinh
(verb) to "release" captive animals into the wild
sinh vật
(noun) organism, being, living creature
thuỷ cầm
(noun) anseriforms, especially ducks and geese
thú nhồi bông
(noun) a stuffed animal; a plushie animal; a soft toy in the form of an animal
thú vật
(noun) animal, usually four-legged
thỏ đế
(noun) a scaredy-cat; a chicken
trâu bò
(noun) water buffaloes and cattle
vỗ béo
(verb) to fatten (to cause a person or animal to be fat or fatter)
xe bò
(noun) a bullock cart; an ox cart; a vehicle with two wheels, typically pulled by water buffalo or cattle, usually used to transport heavy loads