Human actuality
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Idioms and Expressions: Animals
Get it Straight from the horse’s mouth: heard him say it himself
Have Butterflies in her stomach: felt really nervous
Let the Cat out of the bag: told her the secret
Take the Bull by the horns: decided to take action
Wouldn’t Hurt a fly: be a very Gentle person
Word-building: Compound nouns
They can Be written…
·As One word: wildlife, mousetrap
·With A hypen: fox-hunting
·As Two words: safari park, animal rights, horse race, human rights, Human race, insect repellent, human nature, pet shop,
Adjective + noun. In plural, we only change the noun: black Birds
Noun + Noun. The first noun is usually singular, even if the meaning is plural: Reptile house
In the Plural form, we only change de sconce noun: fishing nets