Act like an ape

behave badly, foolishly

ants in one's pants

unable to sit still or remain calm out of

nervousness or excitement

said about someone who doesn't speak (usually

cat's got one's tongue due to shyness)
dropping like flies
have a cow
hold your horses
holy cow!

dying/giving up quickly
get extremely upset (often over something minor)
wait and be patient
Wow, I'm surprised!

get the lion's share

get the greatest percentage

kill two birds with

one stone

get two things done at once

let the cat out

(a) little bird told me

reveal a secret
I heard something (usually secretive or unknown)
from someone (not named)

silly/unintelligent people tend to copy each

monkey see, monkey
other's actions
do
raining cats and dogs
smell a rat

raining heavily
begin to suspect trickery etc

straight from the

horse's mouth
take the bull by the
horns

directly from the original source

face a challenge or danger boldly

until the cows come

for a very long time
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