phrases using animals

bull

A person who thinks the stock market will rise. A perma-bull is permanently optimistic about the market, regardless of the market's performance.

“Ed is a bull so he bought stock even as the market was falling.”

A bear think the stock market will fall. A perma-bear is permanently pessimistic about the market.

shark

A person who cannot be trusted in business.

“Avoid buying a car from Jim as he is known to be a real shark.”

Variations include card shark (one who cheats when playing cards) and loan shark (one who charges extremely high rates when loaning money)

tiger

A person who is very aggressive and successful in business.

“Sam has become a real tiger in the five years since he joined the company.”

dog

A product that doesn't sell well.

“Molly admitted that three of her company's products were dogs.”

Workhorse

A person who works very hard.

“Though there are four people on the team, Dana is the only workhorse.”