Idioms with animals

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TOAD 🐸, MULE 🐴, BEE 🐝, OWL 🦉, LOBSTER 🦀, BAT 🦇, MOUSE 🐀 and BIRD 🐦.
Do you recognise 👁️👁️ them in the images 📸🖼️?

 

☝️ First, you can complete 🖱️ our 👉 quiz about animals. You'll learn 🙇🙇‍♀️ their names!

These animals 🐸🐀🐴🦇🐝🦀🦉🐦 are famous 📸 in the animal world 🌍 because they have a specific idiom.

  ℹ️ Idioms are specific groups of words with figurative meaning. In this case, they compare 👯 two 2️⃣ things.

Can you associate 🔗 these idioms with the name of an animal 🐸🦇🐝?
In case you have doubts 🤔about their meaning, you can consult 👓 our online dictionary 💻📔.
Practise them with our 👉 interactive game! 😄

🤫 As quiet as a ...
🙈 As blind as a ...
👷 As busy as a ...
🔴 As red as a ...
👺 As ugly as a...
🙌 As free as a ...
🧐 As wise as an ...
😤 As stubborn as a ...

💰 BONUS: When ⌚ do you use the idioms?

🐾 Albert Einstein 👓⚗️ was as...
🐾 My skin sunburned ☀️🔥. I am as...
🐾 Mark never 🚫 speaks 🤐. He is as...
🐾 I don't like 👎 your painting 🎨. It is as...
🐾 Susan is all the time ⏰ working 👩‍🏭. She is as...
🐾 My cat  🐈 can't 🚫 see 👀 anything. He is as...
🐾My dog 🐕 always walks 🚶‍♀️ wherever he wants. He is as...
🐾 You can't 🚫 make Peter 🙅‍♂️ change his opinion. He is as...

You can write ✍️ other examples and send 📤 them orally 🗣️ or writen 📃!
Ubicación: Wicklow Mountains National Park, Ireland

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  1. Olga 13 de mayo de 2020 a las 12:48

    Erina's work:

    As wise as an owl.🦉 As stubborn as a mule🐴 . As free as a bird 🐦. As ugly as a toad🐸. As red as a lobster🦐🦐. As busy as a bee🐝. As quite as a mouse🐭. As blind as a bat🦇.

    Alfonso X el sabio was as wise as an🦉 Owl. The rabit came out of the box . He is as free as a bird 🐦. My teacher is hard worker. She is as busy as a 🐝 bee. The boss never changes his mind. He is as stubborn as a 🐴mule. The lottery seller sees👀 nothing. He is as blind as a 🦇 bat. Yesterday I bought a 🐡sea bream. It is as ugly as a🐸 toad. The policeman said nothing. He is as quiet as a🐭 mouse. Maria is very shy. She is as red as a🦐🦐 lobster.

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  2. Olga 13 de mayo de 2020 a las 12:51

    Deli's work:

    As quiet as a mouse 🐭🐭
    As blind as a bat 🦇🦇
    As busy as a bee 🐝🐝
    As red as a lobster 🦐🦐
    As ugly as a toad 🐸🐸
    As free as a bird 🐦🐦
    As wise as an owl 🦉🦉
    As stubborn as a mule 🐴🐴

    Albert Einstein was as wise as an owl🦉🦉
    My skin sunburned. I am as red as a lobster 🦐🦐
    Mark never speaks. He is as quiet as a mouse 🐁🐀
    I don't like your painting. It is as ugly as a toad 🐸🐸
    Susan is all time working. She is as busy as a bee 🐝🐝
    My cat 🐈🐈 can't see anything. It is as blind as a bat 🦇🦇
    My dog 🐕🐩 always walks wherever he wants. He is as free as a bird 🐦🐦
    You can't make Peter change his opinion. He is as stubborn as a mule🐴🐴.

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