Animal Idioms

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Across
  1. 3. You "cry ____" when you raise a false alarm.
  2. 7. You "hold your ____" when you wait and be patient.
  3. 8. You "get information straight from the ____ mouth" when you get information directly from the source.
  4. 10. You "put the cart before the ____" when you do things in the wrong order.
  5. 11. You "have ____ in your pants" when you can't stay still due to excitement or restlessness.
  6. 12. You "let the ____out of the bag" when you reveal a secret.
  7. 13. You "take the ____ by the horns" when you face a difficult situation directly.
Down
  1. 1. You "make a mountain out of a ____" when you exaggerate a small problem.
  2. 2. You "can lead a _____ to water, but you can't make him drink" when you can give someone an opportunity, but you can't force them to take it.
  3. 4. You "have bigger ____ to fry" when you have more important things to do.
  4. 5. You "let sleeping ____ lie" when you avoid stirring up trouble.
  5. 6. You "beat a dead ____" when you keep talking about something that's already been decided.
  6. 9. You "smell a ____" when you suspect something is wrong.
  7. 13. You "kill two ____ with one stone" when you accomplish two things with one action.
  8. 14. You have "the ____ share" when you get the largest portion.