English phrasal verbs list, definitions and example sentences, Phrasal Verbs for ANIMALS;
Chicken out
Definition: To not do something because you’re afraid
Example Sentences: I had never ridden on a motor-cycle before. But it was too late to chicken out.
Horse around
Definition: Play in a loud / rough way
Example Sentences: The girls were horsing around on the boat when one of them fell overboard.
Wolf down
Definition: Eat very quickly
Example Sentences: Don’t wolf down your food.
Beaver away
Definition: Work hard doing something
Example Sentences: They’ve been beavering away for hours.
Duck out
Definition: Leave quickly and unannounced
Example Sentences: Michael ducked out of his forced marriage to a cousin.
Pick out
Definition: Eat a lot of food at once
Example Sentences: He was picked out from dozens of applicants for the job.
Monkey around
Definition: To do things in an unserious way
Example Sentences: We just monkeyed around all afternoon.
Rat on
Definition: Inform on to a person in a position of authority
Example Sentences: I never thought Alex would rat on me.
