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have more important things to care about
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have bigger
very slow
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at a snails pace
someone considered worthless
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black sheep
to produce angry and violent reaction
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to be like a red rag to a bull
the less interesting part of work that needs ti be done
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donkey work
be very gentle
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as gentle as a lamb
deal with a risky situation
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to take the bull by the horns
to be a coward
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to be chicken
don’t take things for granted
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don’t count the chickens before they are hatched
calm down, stop, wait
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to hold ones horns
to express disbelief
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when pigs might fly
someone used for money
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cash cow
someone who wakes up early
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an early bird
very bad vision
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as blind as a bat
you’ve git gossips, but dont want anyone to know who told you
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a little bird told me
very happy
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as happy as a lark
someone unattractive now but will be gorgeous in the future
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ugly duckling
no chance of succeeding
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to be a dead duck
very sick
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as sick as a parrot
leave your parents house
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to fly the nest
one good thing doesn’t make a change
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one swallow doesn’t make a summer
don’t be curious about other peoples lives
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curiosity killed the cat
when people compete with each other
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rat race
to do or say sth that is likely to cause trouble
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to put the cat among the pigeons
change to much worse condition
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to go to the dogs
barely
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by a whisker
someone on whom we test new ideas
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guinea pig
someone who is copying people
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copycat
work very hard, tirelessly
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work like a dog

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