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LESSON

Animals
I. IDIOMS
A. Ant
 Have ants in your pants – unable to stay still because
you are anxious or excited abouth sth
e.g: Tim is very enthusiastic about chemistry. One trip to
the local science can make he have ants in his pants.

B. Bat
 Like a bat out of hell – very fast
e.g: John rushed to the door like a bat out of hell when he
realized that he had forgotten his bag at school.

 Have bats in the belfry – be crazy or eccentric

e.g: I promised my friend not to tell anyone that she
thought the Earth was flat for fear of people thinking that
she had bats in the belfry.

 As blind as a bat – not able to see well

e.g: “Don’t wave your hands in front of that old man’s face,
kids. He’s been as blind as a bat since last year. Besides,
it’s rude.”

 An old bat – a silly or annoying person

e.g: “So you still feel relatively youthful until one day you
look in the mirror to find you’ve morphed in to your mother
or a mad old bat.”

C. Bear
 Like a bear with a sore head – very bad-tempered

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e.g: My father is a strange person. If his newspaper doesn’t
arrive by breakfast, he’s guaranteed to act like a bear
with a sore head.

D. Beaver
 An eager beaver – sb who is enthusiastic about sth
e.g: This is why I always like to recruit more and more
new workers. They work like eager beavers, and that
enthusiasm is refreshing.

E. Bee
 The bee’s knees – a wonderful person or thing
e.g: Have you tried the new Indian restaurant
downtown? It’s the bee’s knee. I can’t get enough of
their food!
 Have a bee in your bonnet – think or talk ab sth all
the time while believing that it is very important
e.g: Bill's got a bee in his bonnet about burglars; he's
always imagining strange noises.
 As busy as bee – to be very busy
e.g: I haven’t caught a glimpse of Jane lately! She’s
been as busy as a bee.
 Make a beeline for sb/sth – move directly towards
sb/sth
e.g: Billy came into the kitchen and made a beeline
for the cookies.

F. Bird
 The bird has flown – a person who was being chased
or looked for has escaped

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e.g: “Don’t bother looking for my son, Antoine. The
bird has flown.”
 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush – it is
better to satisfied with what you have got than to lose it
to try to find something better
e.g: Bob thinks he might do better in a bigger firm, but
his wife insists he should stay, saying a bird in the
hand is worth two in the bush.
 A bird of passage – a person who does not stay in a
place for a long time
e.g: Mary moves nearly every year; she's a true bird of
passage.
 Not say/hear a dicky bird – say/hear nothing
e.g: ”Remember kid, when they ask you where I am,
just tell them you didn’t hear a dicky bird.”
 The early bird catches the worm – you have to get
up early to do sth before others in order to be
successful
e.g: She's always the first one in line and does well at
these auctions - the early bird catches the worm!
 Eat like a bird – eat very little
e.g: “Why are you eating like a bird, Jill? Have some
more of my treacle tart!”
 As free as the air/a bird – completely free
e.g: She'd been travelling alone round the Greek islands
for a year - free as a bird.
 A home bird – sb who spends most of their time at
home because they enjoy it
e.g: Sheila is a true home bird. She wouldn’t take a
step out of her pretty house but for taking the trash.
 A rare bird – a person or thing that is unusual, often
because they have/it has two very different interests or
qualities

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e.g: I could not understand how Sam could be such a
rare bird. He’s both a politician and a wonderful
listener.
 The birds and the bees – the basic facts about sex
and reproduction
e.g: My mother gave the talk about the birds and the
bees when I was in fifth grade, when most of my
friends and I hit puberty.
 Birds of a feather (flock together) – similar people
(spend time together)
e.g: I knew you and John would get along well, you're
birds of a feather, after all.
 (strictly) For the birds – not important or interesting
e.g: “Sappy soap opera is strictly for the birds,
honey! Here, we watch TV the Johnson way!”
 Kill two birds with one stone – manage to achieve
two aims by doing one thing
e.g: I have to cash a check and make a payment on my
bank loan. I'll kill two birds with one stone by doing
them both in one trip to the bank.

II. Phrasal Verbs

A. Beaver away: to work hard on something

She beavered away for better living conditions for the
poor.
B. Ferret out: to search and discover information by searching
thoroughly and asking a lot of questions

C. Through persistent investigation, she finally ferretted out

the horrifying truth.
D. Wolf down: to eat hastily

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E. The teenager wolfed down the pizza in minutes.
F. Pig out: to eat more than you need, to gorge oneself with food
G. The kid pigged out on junk food and soda.
H. Fish out: to take or pull something or somebody out of a place

I. She fished a piece of paper out of the pile on her desk.

J. Monkey around: to do random, unplanned work or activities
or spend time idly

K. He definitely doesn't monkey around when it comes to

music.
L. Rabbit on: to talk continuously about things that are not
important or interesting, to chatter

M. She rabbitted on everything she saw on the way here.

N. Chicken out: to decide not to do something because you are
afraid

O. He put my name down for a sponsored parachute jump

but I chickened out at the last moment.
P. Horse around: to play in a way that is noisy and not very
careful so that you could hurt somebody or damage something
Q. He fell through the window while horsing around with
some friends.
R. Mouse over: to use the mouse to move over something on a
computer screen
S. Please mouse over the links I have given you.

III. Collocations

1 . Dogs
a. The way they bark

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- Growl (at somebody/something): to make a low sound in the
throat, usually as a sign of anger
The dog growled at them.
- Howl: to make a long, loud cry
I could hear the sound of wolves howling every night.
- Snarl (at somebody/something) (of dogs, etc.) to show the
teeth and make a deep angry noise in the throat
The dog snarled at us.
- Whine: to make a long high unpleasant sound because you are
in pain or unhappy
The dog whined and scratched at the door.
b. The way they act around us:
- Go for sb/sth, maul sb/sth, savage sb/sth, set upon
sb/sth, snap: to bite or injure somebody
- Lie, stretch (out)
- Chew sth (up), gnaw (at) sth
The dog chewed up one of my shoes.
A dog was gnawing at an old bone.
- Sniff, snuffle
A dog was sniffing round my shoes.

2. Cats
_ Bite sb, scratch sb
_ Creep, pad, (be on the) prowl, slink
A cat padded silently past.
The cat slunk away into the darkness.
- Cower, crouch: to bend low and/or move backwards because
you are frightened
The dog whimpered and cowered at his feet.
- Curl up
- Catch sth, hunt sth, stalk sth

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- Leap: to jump high or a long way, pounce (on sth): to move
suddenly forwards in order to attack or catch sb, sth, spring: a
quick sudden jump upwards or forwards
With a spring, the cat leapt on to the table.

3. Mice
- Squeak: to make a short high sound that is not very loud
The mouse ran away, squeaking with fear.
- Scamper (v), scurry (n): move quickly with short light steps
He sat motionless, watching the mouse scamper around the
edge of the room.
- Gnaw sth: to bite, to chew
A mouse has gnawed its way through the telephone wire.

4. Snakes
- Poisonous, venomous
a highly venomous / poisonous snake
- Bite sb/sth, strike sth
The snake lifted up its head before striking its prey.
- Slide: to pass smoothly and quietly
Slither: to move or slide by twisting or undulating the body
over a surface, as in the manner of a snake
A small green snake slithered across the wet road.
- Hiss: to make a sharp sound like that of the letter “s” when
prolonged.
If a snake senses danger, it will hiss.
- Moult: shed skin
- Coil (itself) around, coil up, wind (its way): to curl up ><
uncoil
The snake wound its way through the undergrowth.
5. Horses

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- Mount: to get on a horse
- Brush down, groom
- Handle
She has a knack for handling horses.
- Gallop, trot: ride at rapid pace
Canter: an easy gallop
Several horses trotted past us.
- Prance: to spring forward on the hind legs
- Plod: to move or walk heavily or laboriously
The weary horse plodded up the hill.
- Neigh, snort, whinny: the long, high-pitched sound made by
a horse.
- Bolt, rear (up), shy: to suddenly run away
The horse bolted at the sound of the shot.
- Plunge
The cart overturned, the horse plunging and rearing in its
traces.
- Fall, slip, stumble
The horse stumbled and threw its rider.
- Throw sb, jump, pull sth
They passed an old horse pulling a cart full of apples.
- Prick up its ears: to become attentive (The animal will adjust
its ears toward the sound.)
The sound made the horse prick its ears up.
- Graze: to feed on growing grasses and herbage.

6. Birds
_ Adj: wild, exotic, rare, predatory, migratory, land, sea (seabird),
tropical, wading, woodland + bird
Seabirds flocked above our heads.
_ fly, flap its wings, glide, soar, swoop (down)

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We watched a bird of prey swoop down on a mouse.
Small birds with pointed wings and slender bodies, such as
bee-eaters and swallows, however, can glide quite well.
_ Chirp, sing, twitter, warble: to make a short, high-pitched
sound
The birds chirped loudly in the hedges.
- Peck: to grasp and pick up with the beak
The bird pecked insects from the log.
- Build a nest, breed, lay eggs

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