8 Phrasal Verbs with ANIMALS, Definition and Example Sentences

Rat on

Inform on to a person in a position of authority

I never thought Alex would rat on me.

Monkey around

To do things in an unserious way

We just monkeyed around all afternoon.

Pick out

Eat a lot of food at once

He was picked out from dozens of applicants for the job.

Duck out

Leave quickly and unannounced

Michael ducked out of his forced marriage to a cousin.

Beaver away

Work hard doing something

They’ve been beavering away for hours.

Wolf down

Eat very quickly

Don’t wolf down your food.

Horse around

Play in a loud / rough way

The girls were horsing around on the boat when one of them fell overboard.

Chicken out

To not do something because you’re afraid

I had never ridden on a motor-cycle before. But it was too late to chicken out.