Word Meanings / The Animal Kingdom and the English Language (D)
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List of idioms and phrases in the English Language that involve animals....make you wonder in the original English linguists were also zoologists! :)
This list is for animals with names starting with 'D.'
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| Deer - "Deer in the headlights" |
When someone is caught off-guard and does not react quickly or make a decision. For e.g., "He looked at me with a deer in the headlights look." |
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| Dinosaur - "Like a dinosaur" | A dinosaur is a person who is considered too old for a position, i.e., dead wood. | view
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| Dodo - "Dead as a dodo" | Lifeless and dull; extinct. The Dodo was a bird that lived on the island of Mauritius. It could not fly and was hunted to extinction. | view
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| Dog - "A cheap dog" |
Something that is really very cheap. Could also mean someone who is cheap. |
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| Dog - "A lap dog" | A person who is eager to please another at the expense of his or her own needs - especially if that behavior is intended to gain a position of privilege or favor. | view
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| Dog - "As crooked as a dog's hind leg" | Someone who is very dishonest is 'as crooked as a dog's hind leg. | view
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| Dog - "Dirty dog" | Untrustworthy person | view
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| Dog - "Dog and pony show" | A presentation or some marketing with style, but no real content (expression popular in USA) | view
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| Dog - "Dog days" |
Hot summer days. For e.g., "During the dog days of summer he sleeps in the afternoons." |
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| Dog - "Dog eat dog" |
Very competitive. For e.g., "In politics, it is a dog eat dog world." |
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