1.Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣装，马要鞍。
2.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
3.A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 听音识鸟，闻言识人。
4.Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. 鸡蛋未孵出，先别数小鸡。
5.Dead dogs bite not. 死狗不咬人。
6.Don’t be a dog (lying) in the manger. 莫学狗占马槽不吃草。
7.The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙，不知大海。
8.The fox preys farthest from his hole. 狐狸捕食，远离洞府。
雕心鹰爪、河鱼腹疾、穷鸟入怀、狼烟四起、狼吞虎咽、放鹰逐犬、续鹜短鹤、烧琴煮鹤、鱼龙曼延、鼠窜狼奔、鹤骨鸡肤、赃污狼籍、心头鹿撞、枯鱼涸辙、鱼生空釜、卵覆鸟飞、兔角龟毛、池鱼之殃、鹰扬虎视、狐鸣篝火、鸣鹤之应、借坡下驴、鹰撮霆击、麟角凤觜、化鸱为凤、白龙鱼服、不待蓍龟。
含有动物名称的四字词语有：万象更新、抱头鼠窜、千军万马、亡羊补牢、杯弓蛇影、鹤立鸡群、对牛弹琴、如鱼得水、鸟语花香、黔驴技穷、画龙点睛、抱头鼠窜、虎背熊腰、守株待兔、狗急跳墙、鼠目寸光、画蛇添足、鸡鸣狗盗、鹬蚌相争、蚕食鲸吞、蛛丝马迹、龙争虎斗、龙飞凤舞、龙腾虎跃、龙潭虎穴、龙跃凤鸣、车水马龙、指鹿为马、兔死狐悲、鸡犬不宁、心猿意马、狼吞虎咽等。