In this lesson, you will learn 8 expressions related to animals. <br /><br />chicken (noun) <br />If a person is a chicken, he or she is not brave.<br />A chicken is someone who is scared.<br /><br />to chicken out (phrasal verb)<br />= to not do something because you are too scared<br /><br />crocodile tears<br />= tears that you cry when you are not really sad or sorry.<br />= a false and insincere display of emotion.<br /><br />top dog <br />= a person with a high position of authority or status.<br /><br />doggy bag<br />In a restaurant, if you don’t finish your food, they will put it in a doggy bag for you.<br />(This is very common in America)<br /><br />the elephant in the room<br />= The problem that nobody wants to discuss. <br /> = The subject of conversation that everybody is avoiding. <br /><br />straight from the horse’s mouth<br />= Information that has come directly from the source.<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />
