Idioms

1. Smell a rat: something is wrong.
Example: I smell a rat in that business.
- There´s nobody around here, I smell a rat in this place.
- I need some help, I smell a rat here.

2. Go to thedogs: become wrong down. Damage.
Example: That house went to the dogs, it´s all damaged.
- Her cellphone felt down, it went to the dogs.
- That car went to the dogs immediately after the crash.
3.Fishy: strange, suspicious.
Example: That company did some fishy business.
- That man use strange clothes, he looks fishy.
- Fernando wanted a car, but he chose the strange one.
4. Take the bull bythe horns: confront a difficult situation.
Example: He needs to take the bull by the horns when there is a difficult situation.
- Daniel is always buying with credit card, now he has to take thebull by the horns.
- Maria prefers to hide before facing the bull by the horns.
5. Horse of a different color: totally different.
Example: These two boxes are horses of a different color.
- They saythat they are twins, but for me are horses of a different color.
- Mario and Susy are always fighting, they are horses of a different color.
6. Let the cat out of the bag: inform people of a headof time.
Example: I will led the cat out when I tell my teacher, I didn´t do the homework.
- Someone let the cat out of the bag about her love.
- The OIJ needs someone that can let the cat out tofind the guilty.
7. For the birds: not interesting, not important.
Example: That project is for the birds, it is not important.
- I don´t care, let it for the birds.
- Those documents are for thebirds, we don´t need them.
8. Straight form the horse’s mouth: from a reliable source.
Example: I heard the news straight from the horse´s mouth.
- He was in the accident; he told us everythingstraight from the horse´s mouth.
- I want that the information comes straight from the horse´s mouth to be completely sure.
9. Horse around: waste time. Play around.
Example: Some students horse...