10 idioms about people using animal characteristics

Fish out of water
Someone who is uncomfortable in a specific situation.

Eat crow
If you eat crow, you have to admit that you were wrong about something.

Pull a rabbit out of your hat
If you pull a rabbit out of a hat, you do something that no one was expecting.

Every dog has its day
This idiom means that everyone gets their moment to shine.

Fine as frog’s hair
If something is as fine as frog’s hair, it is very delicate and fine. Well, you know that the frog has no hair.

More than one way to skin a cat
When people say that there is more than one way to skin a cat, they mean that there are different ways of achieving the same thing.

One swallow does not make a summer
This means that one good or positive event does not mean that everything is all right.

Pigs might fly
If you think something will never happen or succeed, you can say that ‘pigs might fly’ (or ‘pigs can fly’ and ‘pigs will fly’- the idiom is used in many forms)

Sharks are circling
If the sharks are circling, then something is in danger and its enemies are getting ready for the kill.

Snake oil
Advice which is of no use.