worm lizard

a monitor lizard

(idiomatic) to flatter; to butter up / to wag one's tail

(idiomatic) to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)

(idiomatic) to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to have evidence; to get a lead / to grab by the tail

(idiomatic) to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away and run

draining out hot water from one's food

to drain out hot water from one's food

(slang) noisily hanging up the phone, regardless of whether the recipient is still speaking or not

(frequently of food) to chop roughly, to cut into irregular pieces