Animal Idioms                                    VOCABULARY
          Reading A–Z Vocabulary Book
              Word Count: 238                        Animal 
                                                      Idioms
                                                        Written by Courtney Silk 
                                                       Illustrated by Matt Loveridge
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                Animal 
                 Idioms
                  Written by Courtney Silk            Animal Idioms
                                                      Vocabulary Book
                Illustrated by Matt Loveridge         © Learning A–Z
                                                      Written by Courtney Silk
                                                      Illustrated by Matt Loveridge
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           Fish out of water
           Definition: someone who feels                         Raining cats and dogs
           uncomfortable in a situation or place
           Ariel feels like a fish out of water                  Definition: raining heavily
           when she forgets to wear a costume                    Pedro’s soccer game is canceled 
           to the party.                                         because it’s raining cats and dogs.
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           Hold your horses
           Definition: to slow down or wait                   A bull in a china shop
           before doing something
           Lucy’s mom tells her to hold her                   Definition: someone who is clumsy or 
           horses and put on her coat and                     careless and likely to cause damage
           boots before rushing outside to                    Brian is like a bull in a china shop 
           play in the snow.                                  as he bumps into shelves in the store.
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