50 Idioms about the Farm (part 1)

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“Hold your horses!” – an expression requesting someone to wait a moment/hold on/slow down
“Holy cow!” – an exclamation of surprise or shock
a good/bad/rotten egg – a good/bad/rotten person
a hard row to hoe – something difficult
as happy as a pig in mud – very happy
as meek as a lamb – very meek
as stubborn as a mule – very stubborn
as sure as eggs is eggs – without a doubt
chickens come home to roost – bad things from your past may come back to cause trouble
cock and bull story – a far-fetched and unlikely story
dark horse – a less well-known competitor or candidate who succeeds to an unexpectedly high level
don’t count your chickens before they hatch – don’t anticipate good fortune or success before it’s confirmed
don’t look a gift horse in the mouth – don’t find fault in something that has been given to you as a gift
donkey work – the boring/gruelling part of a job
in two shakes of a lamb’s tail – in a very short amount of time
like a headless chicken – in a panicked manner
like a lamb to the slaughter – helpless, a victim
nest egg – a sum of money saved for the future (usually specifically for retirement)
pecking order – the social hierarchy
pig in a poke – something that had been bought without being looked at
straight from the horse’s mouth – directly from the best-informed authority
to beef up – to add weight, to become stronger
to bet the farm – to risk all you have on a bet or investment
to bring home the bacon – to earn money
to buy the farm – to die

50 Idioms about the Farm (part 1)

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