Sayings!

 

A dog is a man's best friend.

 

Like a fish out of water.

Meaning: You feel like a fish out of water if you're surrounded by people who are different to you, and it's making you feel a little uncomfortable.

A little bird told me.

Meaning:

I was told by a private or secret source.

A wolf in sheep's clothing.

Meaning:

Someone who hides malicious intent under the guise of kindliness

A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.

Meaning:

A feminist slogan, suggesting that men are superfluous to women's needs.

As busy as a bee.

 

Black sheep of the family.

Meaning:

A disreputable or disgraced member of a family.

Has the cat got your tongue?

Meaning:

A question addressed to someone who is inexplicably silent.

Crocodile tears.

Meaning:

To weep crocodile tears is to put on an insincere show of sorrow.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Meaning:

Inquisitiveness can lead one into dangerous situations.

Raining cats and dogs.

Meaning:

Raining very heavily.

The early bird catches the worm.

Meaning:

Success comes to those who prepare well and put in effort.

When pigs fly.

Meaning:

A humourous/sarcastic remark, used to indicate the unlikeliness of some event or to mock the credulity of others; for example, "I might make a start on papering the back bedroom tomorrow". "Yes, and pigs might fly".

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Meaning:

Old dogs (and people) learn less well than the young.