THURSDAY THIRTEEN

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For THURSDAY THIRTEEN here are 13 animal sayings or expressions of speech we use that don't mean exactly what they say. Some will be familiar to you. Underneath the list you can read what they really mean.

1.Take a gander.
2.She squirreled it away.
3.Stop badgering me.
4.Bright-eyed and bushy-taled.
5.Not in a coon's age.
6.The buck stops here.
7.It threw a monkey wrench into our plans.
8.You could've knocked me down with a feather.
9.He's sitting in the catbird seat.
10A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
11.As proud as a peacock.
112.My head is full of cobwebs.
13.This is a fine kettle of fish.

These were all taken from the book There's a Frog in my Throat 440 animal sayings a little bird told me by Loreen Leedy and Pat Street Here's what they mean and the animal associated with it. (some animals are obvious.)

1.Take a look. (goose)
2.She saved it for later. (squirrel)
3.Stop pestering me. (badger)
4.Wide-awake and energetic. (squirrel)
5.Not for a long time. (raccoon)
6.I take full responsibility. (deer)
7.It ruined our plans. (monkey)
8.I was very surprised. (bird)
9.He has the advantage. (catbird)
10.Don't lose what you have by trying to get even more. (bird)
11.Vain. (peacock)
12.I can't think straight. (spider)
13.This is a predicament. (fish)

There you have it. Blessings.