Синтаксическая структура идиом, содержащих названия животных

buck(fight) the tiger

talk turkey

strut like a turkey-cock

be very like a whale

cry wolf

eat like a wolf

have(hold) a wolf by the ears

see a wolf

keep the wolf from the door

set the wolf to keep the sheep

throw somebody to the wolves

be food for worms

the worm turns

 

Субстантивные ФЕ

in a bee-line

an eager beaver

a bee in one’s bonnet

the bee’s knees

a busy bee

Presidential bee

Teddy bear

like a bear with a sore throat

the Arabian bird

the birds and the bees

for the birds

a bird’s eye view

the bird of wonder

a bird in the bush

a bird of ill omen

the bird of Jove

the bird of Juno

the bird of Minerva

the bird of night

a bird of paradise

a bird of passage

a bird of prey

the bird of Washington

a dolly bird

a downy bird

a dead bird

an early bird

for the birds

a gay bird

like a bird

an old bird

a rare bird

the Roman bird

like a bull at a gate

a bull in a china shop

bull of Bashan

an Irish bull

a social butterfly

a cat in pan

a cat in the meal

a cat o’ nine tails

the cat’s meow

the cat’s pajamas

the cat’s whiskers

a cat with nine lives

a cool cat

a copy cat

a fat cat

a gay cat

like a cat in a strange garret

like a cat on hot bricks

an old cat

a singe cat

a tame cat

wild cat

a cat-and-dog existence

cat and mouse

a cat on a hot tin roof

a game of a cat and mouse

not a cat in hell’s chance

in a catbird seat

Blue Hen’s Chickens

Mother Carey’s chicken

a spring chicken

cock of the roost

a cock and bull story

a cash cow

the cock of the school

a fighting cock

the cow with the iron tail

a fair cow

a milch cow

a sacred cow

a clever dog

a dead dog

a dirty dog

a dog’s breakfast

a dog’s dinner

a dog in a blanket

a dog in the manger

the dogs of war

a dog and pony show

a hair of the dog

the dog’s bollocks

a dull dog

a dumb dog

a gay dog

hot dog

like a dog with two tails

a red dog

a sad dog

a sly dog

top dog

the under dog

yellow dog

in the dog-house

donkey’s years

and a chance the ducks

little water off a duck’s back

Cold duck

a dead duck

a decoy duck

a duck of a ...

ducks and drakes

fine day for  duck

a lame duck

old duck

a sitting duck

an ugly duckling

a white elephant

a cold fish

as dumb as a fish

a fish out of water

a loose fish

neither fish nor fowl

an odd fish

a poor fish

another kettle of fish

a fine kettle of fish

fish in troubled waters

fish or cut bait

a flea in one’s ear

a fly in the ointment

a fly on the coach-wheel

goose bumps

hare and hounds

a dark horse

half horse and half alligator

horse and foot

horse and horse

the iron horse

a maiden horse

a one-horse race

horses for courses

wild horses

a stalking horse

a Trojan horse

a willing horse

angels on horseback

kangaroos in your top

in two shakes of a lamb’s tail

like lambs to the slaughter

one’s ewe lamb

the British Lion

the lion’s share

a great lion

a lion in the path

Daniel in the lion’s den

lounge lizard

mice and men

monkey business

the organ grinder’s monkey

a cartload of monkeys

night owl

stick pigs

a pig in a poke

a guinea pig

like a greased pig

in less than a pig’s whisper

pigs in blankets

pigs in clover

a clay pigeon

a stool pigeon

as rabbits in a warren

the rat race

like a rat leaving a sinking ship

with a lash of scorpions

at a snail’s gallop

a snake’s belly

snake oil

a snake in the grass

a black sheep

the black sheep of the family

a lost sheep

a sheep among wolves

sheep that have no shepherd

a black swan

(Sweet) Swan of Avon

a paper tiger

cold turkey

a turkey shoot

like turkeys voting for Christmas

a whale of a time

the big bad wolf

a lone wolf

a wolf in sheep’s clothing

a bag of worms

a can of worms

 

Адъективные ФЕ

blind as a bat

cross as a bear

loaded for bear

as brisk as a bee

snug as a bug in a rug

bitten by the bug

bellow (roar) like a bull

as light as a butterfly

as nervous as a cat

weak as a cat

as tame as a chicken

as tired as a dog

sick as a dog

as fit as a flea

as timid as a hare

as busy as a hen with one chick

like a hen on a hot girdle

strong as a horse

as playful as a kitten

mutton dressed lamb

as quiet as a lamb

as gentle as a lamb

as bold as a lion

as agile as a monkey

as tricky as a monkey

as quiet as a mouse

poor as a church mouse

as grave as an owl

as strong as an ox

as solemn as an owl

as close as an oyster

sick as a pig

as sacred as a rabbit

as graceful as a swan

red as a turkey-cock

as greedy as a wolf

 

 

ФЕ со структурой предложения

are you there with your bears?

the higher the ape goes, the more he shows his tail

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

the bird is flown

a bird may be known by its song

birds of a feather flock together

each bird loves to hear himself

an early bird catches the worm

every bird likes its own nest

it is an ill bird that fouls its own nest

a little bird told me

old birds are not to be caught with chaff

there are no birds of this year in last year’s nest

it’s the last straw that breaks the camel’s back

all cats are grey in the dark

all cats love fish but fear to wet their paws

the cat did it

has the cat got your tongue?

a cat has nine lives

a cat in gloves catches no mice

a cat may look at a king

the cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream

curiosity killed the cat

dog my cats!

it is enough to make a cat laugh

it is raining cats and dogs

that cat won’t jump

there are more ways than one to kill a cat

what can you have of a cat but her skin

when the cat’s away, the mice will play

there is no room to swing a cat

you cannot swing a cat

don’t count one’s chickens before they are hatched

the chickens come home to roost

that’s my chicken

as the old cock crows, so doth the young

a cock is valiant on his own dunghill

the red cock will crow in his house

that cock won’t fight

the cow knows not what her tail is worth until she has lost it

if you sell the cow you sell her milk too

you cannot sell the cow and drink the milk

barking dogs seldom bite

beware of a silent dog and still water

the black dog is on one’s back

dog does not eat dog

dog eat dog

the dog returns to his vomit

the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on

every dog has his day

a good dog deserves a good bone

the tail wags the dog

two dogs  over one bone seldom agree

he that lies down with dogs must rise up with fleas

if you want a pretence to whip a dog, say that he ate the frying-pan

a living dog is better than a dead lion

love me, love my dog

it’s a dog’s life

an old dog barks not in vain

an old dog will learn no new tricks

the scalded dog fears cold water

scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings

a stuff is quickly found to beat a dog with

if a donkey bray at you, don’t bray at him

a penny(pound) up goes he donkey

all is fish that comes to his net

the best fish are near the bottom

fish begins to stink at the head

the great fish eat up the small

if you swear you will catch no fish

it is a silly fish, that is caught twice with the same bait

there’s as good fish in the sea (as ever came out of it)

there are other fish in the sea

there are no flies

one wouldn’t hurt a fly

everything is lovely and the goose hands high

all one’s geese are swans

first catch your hare

hares may pull dead lions by the beard

if you run after two hares, you will catch neither

a good horse cannot be of a bad colour

that’s a horse of another colour

it is a good horse that never stumbles

one man may steal a horse while another may not look over a hedge

a short horse is soon curried

wild horses wouldn’t drag

you can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink

a leopard does not change its spots

the lion is not so fierce as he is painted

the gray mare is the better horse

if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys

the mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken

you cannot flay the same ox twice

the world is your oyster

pigs might fly

what do you expect from a pig but a grunt

when pigs fly

that’s his pigeon

if one sheep leap o’er the dyke all the rest will follow

it is a small flock that has not a black sheep

let every sheep hang by its own

one scabbed sheep infects the whole flock

one swallow does not make a summer

who’s afraid of the big bad wolf

one must howl with the wolves

even a worm will turn