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People who have ants in their pants are very restless or excited about something. (bồn chồn như kiến đốt)

“I wish he’d relax. He’s got ants in his pants about something today!”

If something moves like a bat out of hell, it moves very quickly. (chạy bán sống bán chết).

“He grabbed the envelope and ran like a bat out of hell.”

If someone is behaving like a bear with a sore head, they are
very irritable and bad-tempered.

“When his team lost the match, Brad was like a bear with a sore head.”

If someone breaks the back of the beast, they succeed in overcoming a major difficulty.

“After hours of effort, the technicians finally broke the back of the beast
and turned the electricity back on again.”

The term eager beaver refers to a person who is hardworking and
enthusiastic, sometimes considered overzealous.

“The new accountant works all the time – first to arrive and last to leave – a real eager beaver!”

A person who has a bee in their bonnet has an idea which constantly occupies their thoughts. (bị ám ảnh bởi việc gì)

“She’s got a bee in her bonnet about moving to New York.”

If you say that someone or something is the bee’s knees, you think
they are exceptionally good.

“Julie thinks she’s the bee’s knees” means that Julie has a high opinion of herself!

If you think something is for the birds, you consider it to be uninteresting, useless, or not to be taken seriously.

“As far as I’m concerned, his theory is for the birds!”