ENGLISH JULIA'S LAB

ants in one's pants          unable to sit still or remain

calm out of nervousness or excitement         

cat's got one's tongue    said about someone who

doesn't speak (usually due to shyness)             

clam up               become quiet suddenly  

copy cat              a person who does the same thing

as someone else       

dog days             very hot days    

dropping like flies           dying/giving up quickly 

 eager beaver      a person who is excited about doing certain work           

 have a cow         get extremely upset (often over something minor)         

hold your horses             wait and be patient       

holy cow!           Wow, I'm surprised!       

get the lion's share         get the greatest percentage       

 in the dog house              in trouble with another person 

kill two birds with one stone      get two things done at once      

let the cat out of the bag             reveal a secret  

monkey see, monkey do              silly/unintelligent people tend

to copy each other's actions        

nest egg              money saved for the future       

 raining cats and dogs     raining heavily   I forgot my umbrella, and it was raining cats and dogs.

straight from the horse's mouth               directly from the original source             

take the bull by the horns            face a challenge or danger boldly            

until the cows come home          for a very long time