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Animal names which are also verbs
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| Ape his behaviors | |
| Badger her about | |
| Bat your eyelids | |
| Bear fruit | |
| Buck the system | |
| Buffalo him into | |
| Bug him about | |
| Carp about | |
| Chicken out | |
| Clam up | |
| Crab for crab | |
| Cock your head | |
| Cow him into | |
| Crow about | |
| Dog him until | |
| Duck under | |
| Fawned over him | |
| Ferret out secrets | |
| Fish for evidence | |
| Flounder about | |
| Fly over the bay | |
| Grouse about work | |
| Hawk your wares | |
| Hog the computer | |
| Horse around | |
| Hound him to give in | |
| Leech off her success | |
| Man your stations | |
| Monkey around | |
| Mouse over the dialog | |
| Parrot his words back at him | |
| Pig out on a feast | |
| Pony up the toll | |
| Quail at the sight | |
| Ram it in | |
| Rat on an accomplice | |
| Scallop potatoes | |
| Slug him in the gut | |
| Snake around obstacles | |
| Snipe enemy combatants | |
| Sponge up the mess | |
| Squirrel away your savings | |
| Steer around the fallen branch | |
| Turtle up inside a castle | |
| Weasel out of trouble | |
| Wolf down the meal | |
| Worm out of her responsibilities |
Hawk your wares
I thought it was "hock your wares"
Nope! You may be thinking of "hock your jewelry" which is an obscure way of saying to pawn it.
Ah, as in "hawker"! Neat.
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I thought it was "hock your wares"