Every Saturday I’ll give you a couple of idioms to learn. An idiom is a saying or phrase whose meaning cannot be taken from the literal meanings of the words. I thought I’d start off with some animal idioms.
badger someone: A badger is a animal that digs holes in the ground, but to badger someone is to annoy them by constantly asking them for something or by harassing them.
Example:
The children badgered their mother for some cookies.
bark up the wrong tree: To bark up the wrong tree is to follow a wrong solution to a problem.
Example:
You think Jim took your history book? You’re barking up the wrong tree – Jim hates history!