Metafora Hewan

A rabbit's tail — won't grow long. Rabbits naturally have short tails, meaning something won't last long or can't be sustained.

An iron rooster — won't pluck a single feather. Describes a stingy person who refuses to spend money or help others.

Throwing meat buns at a dog — gone and never back. Once you give something away to someone greedy, you'll never see it again.

An ant on a hot pan — running around in circles. Describes someone who is extremely anxious, restless, or panicked.

Reading a script while riding a donkey — let's wait and see. Suggests the outcome is uncertain and we'll watch how things unfold as we go.

A cat crying over a dead mouse — fake sympathy. Refers to insincere pity from someone who actually caused the harm.

A tiger's backside — can't be touched. Describes someone who is extremely irritable or powerful and cannot be challenged.

A frog at the bottom of a well — has never seen the big world. Describes someone with a narrow outlook due to limited experience.

Looking for a bone in an egg — finding fault. Means to nitpick or deliberately look for problems where none exist.

Playing music to a cow — wasting effort. Explaining something to someone who can't understand it is pointless.

Step on a snake's tail and it turns back — more bad than good. Once provoked, the danger comes right back at you, and the outcome is mostly bad.

Drawing legs on a snake — an unnecessary addition. An unnecessary action that ruins what was already good enough.

A moth flying into a flame — self-destruction. Describes someone heading toward disaster by their own actions.

A fat pig runs into the butcher's house — walking right into a trap; delivering yourself to your own doom.

Drive a duck onto a perch — forcing someone to do something they are not capable of or not cut out for.