Animal Idiom Match Game

Cut each card along the dotted line. Mix the cards and lay them face down. Turn the cards over two
at a time to match the idiom with its meaning. When a match is made, remove the cards. Continue
until all the cards are gone. Game can be timed or played in pairs. If in pairs, a player with a
successful match gets another turn. Player that makes the most successful matches wins!

clam up

lions share

ants in
your pants

hold your
horses

smell a rat

stool pigeon

when
pigs fly

cry crocodile
tears

let the cat

out of the bag

let sleeping
dogs lie

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Animal Idiom Match Game

be silent

larger
portion

excited;
nervous

slowdown;
wait

suspect
something wrong

tattletale

unlikely to
happen

pretend to
be upset

carelessly
tell a secret

dont make
trouble

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