1- ANIMALS
1.
Kill
two birds with one stone =
do two things at the same time.
2.
Don’t
look a gift horse in the mouth = don’t accept something ungratefully, or examine it critically.
(Because a horse’s teeth indicate its age).
3.
To
be as blind as a bat =
to be unable to see clearly.
4.
Straight
from the horse’s mouth =
from the authoritative source, from a first-hand source.
5.
Putting
the cart before the horse =
getting things in the wrong order.
6.
Let
sleeping dogs lie =
avoid making more trouble on the same issue.
7.
The
tail wagging the dog = the normal situation is reversed.
8.
A
bird in the hand is worth two in the bush = something which one has, though small, is better
than something larger which one has not got.
9.
The
early bird catches the worm =
when somebody gets up early, he will be successful.
10. Birds of a feather flock together = people of the same sort will be found together.
2- KNOWING OR AGREEING
1. TO BE ON THE SAME WAVELENGTH
2. PUT YOUR FINGER ON IT
3. STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE´S MOUTH
4. PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER
5. RINGS A BELL
6. SEE EYE TO EYE
7. TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH
8. KNOW IT LIKE THE BACK OF MY HAND
