15 Idioms on animals - Set 17

241. Keep the wolf at bay

• Meaning: To prevent financial hardship or hunger.

• Sentence Usage 1: The job loss forced them to find ways to keep the wolf at bay.

• Sentence Usage 2: Savings can help keep the wolf at bay during tough times.

242. Keep the wolf from the door

• Meaning: To avoid poverty or starvation.

• Sentence Usage 1: Hard work is essential to keep the wolf from the door.

• Sentence Usage 2: The new job helps keep the wolf from the door.

243. Kettle of fish

• Meaning: A difficult or awkward situation.

• Sentence Usage 1: That's a fine kettle of fish we're in now!

• Sentence Usage 2: Losing the keys was a real kettle of fish.

244. Kill the fatted calf

• Meaning: To celebrate a joyful event.

• Sentence Usage 1: We'll kill the fatted calf when she returns from abroad.

• Sentence Usage 2: The family decided to kill the fatted calf for his graduation.

245. Kill the goose that lays the golden egg

• Meaning: To destroy a reliable source of income or benefits.

• Sentence Usage 1: Don't overuse the resource; you don't want to kill the goose that lays the golden egg.

• Sentence Usage 2: Mismanagement can kill the goose that lays the golden egg for a company.

246. Kill two birds with one stone

• Meaning: To accomplish two tasks with a single action.

• Sentence Usage 1: Going to the store allows me to kill two birds with one stone – shopping and exercise.

• Sentence Usage 2: The meeting served to kill two birds with one stone – information sharing and team building.

247. Knee-high to a grasshopper

• Meaning: Very young or small in stature.

• Sentence Usage 1: I've known him since he was knee-high to a grasshopper.

• Sentence Usage 2: She started playing the piano when she was knee-high to a grasshopper.

248. Know a hawk from a handsaw

• Meaning: To possess sharp perception or discernment.

• Sentence Usage 1: She can know a hawk from a handsaw in any situation.

• Sentence Usage 2: Having worked in various industries, he can know a hawk from a handsaw.

249. Lame duck

• Meaning: An ineffectual or unsuccessful person or thing.

• Sentence Usage 1: The outgoing CEO is viewed as a lame duck in the company.

• Sentence Usage 2: The team struggled under the leadership of a lame duck manager.

250. Let the cat out of the bag

• Meaning: To reveal a secret or disclose information that was supposed to be kept confidential.

• Sentence Usage 1: I accidentally let the cat out of the bag about the surprise party.

• Sentence Usage 2: She promised not to let the cat out of the bag, but the secret was revealed.

251. Leopard can't change its spots

• Meaning: People are incapable of changing their essential nature.

• Sentence Usage 1: You can't trust him; a leopard can't change its spots.

• Sentence Usage 2: Despite promises to change, some believe a leopard can't change its spots.

252. Let sleeping dogs lie

• Meaning: Avoid interfering with a situation or leaving things as they are.

• Sentence Usage 1: I decided to let sleeping dogs lie and not bring up the old argument.

• Sentence Usage 2: In politics, it's often best to let sleeping dogs lie rather than reopening past controversies.

253. Like a bat out of hell

• Meaning: Very quickly or recklessly.

• Sentence Usage 1: When the alarm went off, she ran out of the building like a bat out of hell.

• Sentence Usage 2: The car sped away from the scene like a bat out of hell.

254. Like a beached whale

• Meaning: Someone or something appearing stranded or helpless.

• Sentence Usage 1: After eating too much at the buffet, I felt like a beached whale.

• Sentence Usage 2: The shipwrecked sailors looked like beached whales on the deserted island.

255. Like a bear with a sore head

• Meaning: In a very irritable or grumpy mood.

• Sentence Usage 1: Don't approach him right now; he's like a bear with a sore head.

• Sentence Usage 2: She's like a bear with a sore head when she hasn't had her morning coffee.