In this lesson, you will learn 8 expressions related to animals.
chicken (noun)
If a person is a chicken, he or she is not brave.
A chicken is someone who is scared.
to chicken out (phrasal verb)
= to not do something because you are too scared
crocodile tears
= tears that you cry when you are not really sad or sorry.
= a false and insincere display of emotion.
top dog
= a person with a high position of authority or status.
doggy bag
In a restaurant, if you don’t finish your food, they will put it in a doggy bag for you.
(This is very common in America)
the elephant in the room
= The problem that nobody wants to discuss.
= The subject of conversation that everybody is avoiding.
straight from the horse’s mouth
= Information that has come directly from the source.
