Animal Expressions for Kids

An illustrated look at animal expressions used in the English language. There are many expressions we have in our language that come from the animal kingdom. This is not strange, since animals, birds, and insects have always been around us. But you might be surprised at how often we use these expressions. What follows are the most common of our animal expressions, , including expressions about birds, monkeys, cats, dogs, and insects. But there are many more we can’t even fit in here!