In the cartoon the husband and wife are fighting, but with words rather than physically. The dog has accused the cat of having her claws out, a different idiom meaning to fight like a cat. The cat accuses the dog of constantly yapping, again a different idiom meaning to sound like a dog barking...

This idiom is easy to understand because we all know that fish live in water. They don’t hang out in bars, so this fish is definitely out of its familiar environment (water) and it’s communicating how awkward, or strange it feels.  However it looks like the fish is resigned to stay in its...

Usually, a fly is so small that it can enter a room unnoticed. It can sit on a wall and observe everything.  In this cartoon, we see two lovers kissing on a bed. Another guy has changed into a fly, or has he? Maybe he is only wearing a fly costume hoping to fool the lovers so he can watch...

This is a tag-team wrestling match between a pair of elephants and a pair of horses.  The elephants have the obvious advantage in size and strength, but the horses are too excited to realize this and they want to get in there and fight. Their manager sees the danger and wants to change his...

There are two kinds of loop operating here. The one we can see being tested today is a high voltage electricity conductor. The other loop is the memo of information that was passed around earlier.  A tester needs to wear rubber boots to avoid electrocution. Dr. Madison did not get the memo...

First of all, these bears are lawyers. Bill is being offered a job at the firm, as a partner.  Mr. Kodiak wants to ensure he will accept, so instead of offering him money, he offers some honey, which, of course, bears love more than anything else.  The idiomatic meaning of 'sweeten...

Nadine knows what she wants.  She knows how to get it, and she’s not afraid to go after it. We know this because one of the cows on the dance floor says so.  Nadine is attracted to the bull sitting by the horn section of the band. He looks nervous, but Nadine is determined to dance...

Here we see a pair of fish having a discussion at the bottom of the sea.  Fish love to eat worms, and one of them, named Frank, is tempted to open the worms with a can opener. He appears to have missed the fishing line attached to the can.  The other, smarter fish, is warning Frank...