“Animal Language,” Friend, May 1975, 23
Animal Language
Fill in the names of animals to complete some common sayings. If you know all the answers, you’re “a wise old owl.”
1. Something very funny is “funny as a barrel of __ __ __ __ __ __ __.”
2. To cause someone to be angry is to “get his __ __ __ __.”
3. When it’s raining hard it’s “raining __ __ __ __ and __ __ __ __.”
4. A hindrance is “a __ __ __ in the ointment.”
5. Someone very proud is “on his high __ __ __ __ __.”
6. When you reveal a secret you “let the __ __ __ out of the bag.”
7. A busy worker is called an “eager __ __ __ __ __ __.”
8. A man who overeats might “make a __ __ __ of himself.”
9. When you’re in trouble, you’re “in the __ __ __ house.”
10. We call a very small town a “one-__ __ __ __ __ town.”
11. Someone who is always clumsy is like “a __ __ __ __ in a china shop.”
12. If you pretend to be sorry, you’re shedding “__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ tears.”