ENGLISH IDIOMS: ANIMALS

IDIOM 1: "to take the bull by the horns"
-> MEANING: to take decisive action and not worry about the results
-> EXAMPLE: My aunt decided to take the bull by the horns and begin preparations for the family reunion.

IDIOM 2: "monkey business"
-> MEANING: unethical or bad activity, mischief
-> EXAMPLE: He should stop that monkey business and try to do the job the correct way.

IDIOM 3: "one`s bark is worse than one`s bite"
-> MEANING: someone`s words are worse than their action
-> EXAMPLE: You shouldn`t worry about her. Her bark is worse than her bite and she is really a very nice person.

IDIOM 4: "horse of a different color"
-> MEANING: something totally separate and different
-> EXAMPLE: Moving to a new location is a horse of a different color. It was never mentioned in any of our meetings.

IDIOM 5: "to badger someone"
-> MEANING: to get someone to do something by repeated questions or by bothering them
-> EXAMPLE: I always have to badger my friend in order to make him return my computer game software.