Names of domestic animals in the descriptive idioms

Darbas anglų kalba. Naminiai gyvūnai idiomose. Introductions. The notion of idiom. The main features of idioms. The relationship between idiom words and their figurative referents. The complexity of the idiom meaning. Idiom categories. Names of domestic animals in the descriptive idioms. Idioms containing "dog" as their thematic metaphorical aspect. Idioms containing "cat" as their thematic metaphorical aspect. Idioms containing "pig" as their thematic metaphorical aspect. Idioms containing "cow" as their thematic metaphorical aspect. Idioms containing "horse" as their thematic metaphorical aspect. Idioms containing "sheep" as their thematic metaphorical aspect. Idioms containing "goat" as their thematic metaphorical aspect. Idioms containing "bull" as their thematic metaphorical aspect. Idioms containing "donkey" as their thematic metaphorical aspect. The distribution of thematic metaphorical aspect in animal idioms and their comparative analysis according to their positive and negative implications. Conclusions.