English

English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Beat a dead horse
Meaning: (Also flog a dead horse.) To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.
Example: If you continue talking about something that cannot be changed, you are beating a dead horse.

English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Be a cold fish
Meaning: Be a person who is distant and unfeeling
Example: He rarely talks to his colleagues. He’s a cold fish.

English Idioms About “Age”
Idiom: Put years on
Meaning: If something puts years on somebody, it makes them look or feel much older.
Example: Hi financial problems put years on him.

English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Back the wrong horse
Meaning: To support someone or something that later cannot be successful.
Example: Don’t back the wrong horse! You know he cannot win the elections.

English Idioms About “Age”
Idiom: Golden age
Meaning: Period of prosperity.
Example: The golden age of Hollywood.

English Idioms About “Age”
Idiom: On in years
Meaning: Old; advanced in age.
Example: My wife is dead and I am getting on in years.

English Idioms About “Age”
Idiom: Under age
Meaning: The phrase under age means to be too young to be eligible for something.
Example: This program is not for people under age.

English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Be a chicken
Meaning: Be a coward.
Example: Don’t be a chicken. Talk to her about your love for her.

English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: A little bird told me
Meaning: Said when you don’t want reveal the source of your information.
Example: “How did you know the news?”