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Animal idioms: meaning, register, and examples

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Animal idioms usually describe a feeling, action, or situation through an animal image. Read the whole sentence before guessing. In "After moving abroad, I felt like a fish out of water," the new place tells you that the speaker felt uncomfortable and unfamiliar with the situation.

Everyone knew the schedule was impossible, but nobody mentioned the elephant in the room.
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