Idioms

|Idiom |Meaning |Example Sentence |
|ants in one's pants |unable to sit still or remain calm outof |Lisa had ants in her pants the day before her |
| |nervousness or excitement |interview.|
|(the) birds and the bees |sex education |I learned about the birds and the bees when my baby |
| ||brother was born. |
|cat nap |a short sleep |I'm going to have a cat nap while you're cooking|
| | |dinner. |
|cat's got one's tongue |said about someone who doesn'tspeak (usually due|It looks like the cat's got your tongue, Lucy. Are you|
| |to shyness) |always this quiet?|
|chicken out |to decide not to do something out of fear |I was going to take a ride on Geoff's motorcyle, but I|
| |(usually just before)|chickened out when he gave me a helmet to wear. |
|clam up |become quiet suddenly |Arthur clammed up when I asked him about hisfamily. |
|copy cat |a person who does the same thing as someone else |My sister is such a copy cat. First she bought the |
| ||same car as me, and now she's applying to my school. |
|dog days |very hot days |I sleep in the basement during the dog days...