Animals

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scapegoat start learning		a person who is blamed for something that someone else has done
look like a drowned rat start learning		to be very wet, especially because you have been in heavy rain
never look a gift horse in the mouth start learning		said to advise someone not to refuse something good that is being offered
play cat and mouse start learning		to try to defeat someone by tricking that person into making a mistake so that you have an advantage over them
a fish out of water start learning		someone who is uncomfortable in a specific situation:
there are plenty more fish in the sea start learning		used to tell someone whose relationship has ended that there are other people they can have a relationship with
snake in the grass start learning		an unpleasant person who cannot be trusted
take to sth like a duck to water start learning		to discover when you start to do something for the first time that you have a natural ability to do it
a different kettle of fish start learning		to be completely different from something or someone else that has been talked about:
do (all) the donkey work start learning		to do the hard, boring part of a job
an early bird start learning		someone who starts work earlier than other
a busy bee start learning		an active person who moves quickly from task to task
a lone wolf start learning		someone who prefers his or her own company
a sitting duck start learning		a person or object in a vulnerable position which is easy to attack or injure
a cold fish start learning		someone who is regarded as being hard or unfeeling
a bookworm start learning		a voracious reader
a dark horse start learning		someone who is often quiet or has greater abilities than he or she shows
a snail's pace start learning		a very slow speed

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