Category: Idioms

Fiction Writing, Idioms, Words, Writing Prompts and Exercises

Scaredy-Cat & More Animal Idioms

by  •  • 0 Comments

What do cats, ducks, dogs, and whales have in common? They are all mentioned in this article, and they all have idioms attached to their species. Learn how to use π‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘π‘¦-π‘π‘Žπ‘‘ and how not be π‘Ž 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘‘π‘’π‘π‘˜. Do you really need three dogs to have π‘Ž π‘‘β„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’-π‘‘π‘œπ‘” π‘›π‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘‘, and find out how to have π‘Ž π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘™π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘Ž π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’.

Read more →

Fiction Writing, Idioms, Words, Writing Prompts and Exercises

A Fish Out of Water & Other Animal Idioms

by  •  • 1 Comment

Animal idioms enrich our language and add vivid imagery to what we say. Most of the time we don’t even stop to think about what we are saying. Some idioms we say, like π‘Ž π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘” 𝑖𝑛 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘Žπ‘‘, create a hilarious picture if you think about them.

Read more →