Until the Cows Come Home
And Other Expressions about Animals
From the Series It's Just an Expression
Hold your horses! Don’t let the cat out of the bag. Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. Have you ever heard these crazy expressions? People use them even when there aren’t any animals around! That’s because these sentences are idioms—phrases that mean something different than what the words in them actually say. But don’t let idioms get your goat. Let’s explore a variety of idioms involving animals and figure out what people really mean when they use them.
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Reviews
School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
“The pages are well designed, and the texts are lively. Since many of the idioms have mathematical, historical, or scientific connections, this series may be used across curriculums, with plenty of opportunities for writing activities.” —School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
Booklist
“With colorful spreads and an appealing layout, as well as further reading, the cat’s out of the bag on idioms.” --Booklist