Here are more than 75 fun quips all of us have probably heard now and then. An animal is used to describe an action, location, status, or mood. If you think of others, please pass appropriate ones along. Please note some of the quips listed border on appropriateness – very objectionable ones are not included.
- The dog days of summer.
- Dog-eared
- Dog tired
- My dogs (feet) are tired.
- Dog gone it
- It’s raining cats and dogs.
- Dog and pony show.
- Cat got your tongue.
- She’s a cougar.
- Deer in the headlights.
- Loosey goosey
- Their goose is cooked.
- Duck and cover
- Just plain ducky.
- Such an ugly duckling.
- As the crow flies.
- Being a pig (or hog)
- Don’t have a cow!
- A horse of a different color.
- Pony up.
- Quit horsing around.
- One horse town.
- Those zebras never get a call right.
- Multiplying like rabbits.
- A snail’s pace
- Fishing for compliments.
- Like a fish out of water.
- Bass ackwards
- Whale of a story.
- Why so crabby?
- You’re so chicken.
- Running around like a chicken with its head cutoff.
- What a bird brain.
- Madder than a wet hen.
- Crowing like a rooster.
- Smart as an owl.
- Eyes like an eagle.
- What a turkey!
- Jerky turkey from Albuquerque.
- Hawking items and goods.
- A hot chick.
- Moves as graceful as a swan.
- There’s a mole in this organization.
- Quit crowing about it.
- Dressed up like a penguin.
- What a bird brain
- Early bird gets the worm.
- Don’t try to worm your way out of it.
- Eager beaver
- Busy beaver
- What a fox!
- Got your goat.
- Silent as a lamb.
- They are quite sheepish about it.
- Quit being such an ass!
- What a dumb ass.
- Stubborn as a mule.
- They’re such a tiger.
- Put a tiger in your tank.
- An elephant never forgets.
- Quiet as a mouse.
- They’re such a dinosaur.
- Smarter than the average bear.
- They’re so squirrely.
- They’re such a skunk.
- Such a weasel.
- Frog in your throat?
- They’re such a toad.
- They are such a snake.
- Quit bugging me.
- Busy as a bee.
- Acting like you have ants in your pants.
- That ain’t cricket.
- See you later, alligator.
- In a while crocodile.
- Rats!
- Lounge lizard
- They were buffaloed.
- Quit playing possum.
- Quit monkeying around.
THEIR goose is cooked. They’re means THEY ARE GOOSE IS COOKED.
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Thanks. I thought of “As the crow flies” too since publishing it.
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