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Animal idioms Part 1

There are a lot of so-called Idioms in English, and one of the most cute categories is "animal expressions," because the ancients often compared the behavior of the four-legged or the animals around them to human habits. Today we will take everyone to upgrade the vocabulary to the most popular world animal expressions known for everyday use.

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... Read moreสำนวนภาษาอังกฤษที่เกี่ยวกับสัตว์นั้นไม่เพียงแต่ช่วยเพิ่มสีสันให้กับการสื่อสารเท่านั้น แต่ยังสะท้อนความคิดและวัฒนธรรมของคนในยุคต่าง ๆ ได้อย่างน่าสนใจ ตัวอย่างเช่นสำนวน "Get someone's goat" ซึ่งหมายถึงทำให้ใครบางคนโกรธหรือหงุดหงิด มาจากความเชื่อในวงการแข่งม้าสมัยก่อนที่ว่าการนำแพะไปไว้ในคอกม้าจะช่วยให้อารมณ์ดี แต่ถ้าแพะถูกขโมย ม้าจะโกรธจนแข่งไม่ได้ หรือสำนวน "Paper tiger" ที่บ่งบอกถึงคนหรือสถานการณ์ที่ดูเหมือนน่ากลัวแต่จริง ๆ แล้วไม่มีอำนาจหรืออันตรายจริง อีกหนึ่งสำนวนที่สนุกและน่าสนใจก็คือ "Eat crow" ซึ่งหมายถึงการยอมรับผิดหรือที่เรียกว่า "กลืนน้ำลายตัวเอง" โดยเปรียบเทียบกับการกินเนื้ออีกาซึ่งไม่อร่อยและไม่น่ากินเลยทีเดียว การเรียนรู้สำนวนเหล่านี้ผ่านประสบการณ์จริงของผู้ที่ใช้ภาษาอังกฤษในชีวิตประจำวัน ช่วยให้จดจำได้ง่ายขึ้น และสามารถนำไปใช้ได้อย่างถูกต้อง อีกทั้งยังทำให้เราเข้าใจลักษณะนิสัยหรือวัฒนธรรมของชาวต่างชาติได้มากขึ้นด้วย ลองนึกภาพเวลาที่ต้องอธิบายความหมายของ "Have ants in one's pants" ซึ่งสื่อถึงความรู้สึกกระวนกระวาย เหมือนมีมดอยู่ในกางเกง ที่ทำให้ต้องขยับตัวตลอดเวลา มันช่วยให้จินตนาการและความเข้าใจลึกซึ้งขึ้นมาก สำหรับผู้ที่สนใจ นอกจากจะจำสำนวนแล้ว ยังสามารถลองฝึกเขียนหรือพูดโดยผสมสำนวนสัตว์เหล่านี้เข้าไปในประโยค เพื่อเสริมทักษะการใช้ภาษาได้อย่างสนุกและมีประสิทธิภาพมากขึ้นอีกด้วย

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