##  [Horsing around with animal expressions](/en/quiz/horsing-around-with-animal-expressions-eng)

From wild phrases to vivid metaphors, animals feature prominently in English idiomatic expressions.

Test your knowledge of animal idioms and choose the correct animal to complete the sentences below. Find out if you’re as wise as an owl … or just fishing for answers!

1. Jonathan usually teaches children in Grade 4, so he felt like a ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif) out of water when he was asked to take over a kindergarten class.clam

fish

whale

2. I’ve barely eaten all day. I’m as hungry as a ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif).beaver

horse

moose

3. With all her activities, Manuela is as busy as a ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif).bee

hornet

wasp

4. Some of the things my boss said really got my ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif).goat

ram

sheep

5. Don’t bring up the past. Let sleeping ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif) lie.cats

dogs

lions

6. The hockey team finally won its first game! However, the coach warned the players that one ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif) doesn’t make a summer.cardinal

robin

swallow

7. The promotions team received the ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif) share of the funding.lion’s

tiger’s

bison’s

8. I never found the office; the person who gave me directions sent me on a wild ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif) chase. duck

goose

loon

9. The young mother watched her children like ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif).a falcon

a hawk

an eagle

10. Jaxson is such a gentle child. He wouldn’t hurt ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif).a fly

a mosquito

a grasshopper