all cats are grey in the dark »
In the dark, physical appearance is unimportant.
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bare one's teeth »
Of an animal, to show one's teeth as a sign of aggression.
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bed down »
To put an animal to rest for the night.
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big fish in a small pond »
One who has achieved a high rank or is highly esteemed, but only in a small, relatively unimportant, or little known location or organization.
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birds and bees »
Informal sex education, especially describing the sexual activity of animals rather than that of people.
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button-down »
Conservative; conventional; unimaginative.
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by oneself »
Alone; without assistance, accompaniment, or help from others.
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calling card »
Excrement, especially of a domestic animal.
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cat's pyjamas »
A highly sought-after and fancy example of something, usually referring to inanimate objects.
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damn with faint praise »
To provide praise that is so minimal or inconsequential as to actually amount to criticism.
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dead as a doornail »
Unquestionably dead. Used for both inanimate objects and once living beings.
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dog and pony show »
Originally, a small, traveling circus featuring animals as entertainment.
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don't shit where you eat »
(idiomatic, vulgar) One should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.1998 April 14, Nelson Navarro, "Ever faithful, ever true," Manila Standard (Philippines) (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):The guiding principle is Don't shit where you eat. Office romances are always destructive of morale and objectivity.2003 Oct. 8, Jonathan Valania, "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Pussy," Philadelphia Weekly (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Limbaugh was scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at the NAB convention in, of all places, Philadelphia, thus violating the cardinal law of the animal kingdom: Don't shit where you eat.2006 Sept. 19, Michael Musto, "NY Mirror," Village Voice (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Mitchell refused to indulge in on-set romances with either gender. "You don't shit where you eat," he told me, plainly.
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film out »
To transfer images or animation from videotape or digital files to a traditional celluloid film print.
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get by »
To subsist; to succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimum level.
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giant panda »
chinese animal
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granary »
A storage facility for grain or sometimes animal feed.
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hardwired »
In humans and animals, genetically determined, instinctive behavior, as opposed to learned behavior.
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his back is up »
He is offended or angry; an expression or idea taken from a cat; that animal, when angry, always raising its back. An allusion also sometimes used to jeer a crooked man.
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how's the weather »
Indicating a change of subject to unimportant topics.
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knock out »
To exhaust a personal or animal.
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lift a finger »
To make minimal effort; to help as little as possible.
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make hay »
To cut grass to turn into hay for animal feed.
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make head or tail of »
To understand even minimally.
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muck out »
To clean the excrement and other rubbish from the area where an animal is kept, such as a horse stable or a dog kennel.
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no love lost »
Dislike, animosity.
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nut-cutting time »
Time to gather nuts before they are taken by other animals or buried in snow.
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one-trick pony »
A performing animal that knows only one trick.
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out of house and home »
Helping Your Dog Adjust to a New Home, The Progressive Animal Welfare Society.
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pachyderm »
A member of the obsolete taxonomic group Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant, pig and horse.
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pachyderm »
Someone with thick skin. It is used for animals such as an elephant or a hippopotamus.
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party animal »
A person known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties, especially one whose partying behavior is exuberant or excessive.
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plays down »
minimises
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point blank »
The distance between a gun and a target such that it requires minimal effort in aiming it. In particular no allowance needs to be made for the effects of gravity, target movement or wind in aiming the projectile.
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put down »
To administer euthanasia to, as an animal too old or ill to cure.
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real job »
A job which requires the employee to, work regular hours for a consistent wage that often exceeds the provisions of applicable minimum wage legislation. A job that produces a living wage.
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skeleton crew »
The minimum number of personnel needed to operate and maintain an item at its most simple operating requirements, such as a ship or business, during an emergency or shut down, and at the same time, to keep vital functions operating.
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smell the barn »
To experience heightened anticipation or to act with renewed speed or energy as one approaches a destination, goal, or other desired outcome, like a livestock animal at day's end returning to its barn.
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sneak up »
To approach a person or animal without being seen or heard.
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sneak up on »
To approach a person or animal without being seen or heard.
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so much as »
Even; suggests a minimum, especially regarding what might be expected.
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victory at sea »
Ocean conditions very windblown and messy, possibly to the point of being inimical to surfing and other water sports.
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warm up »
To make an audience enthusiastic or animated before a show.
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way out of a paper bag »
A minimal level of competence or effectiveness, as used in phrases where one is unable to perform such.
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yellow-bellied »
Pertaining to an animal or reptile that has a yellow belly.
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