The coach called two flea flickers during the game, catching the defense completely off guard.

When someone tries to take credit for another's work, a sharp public rebuke can be a flea in one's ear.

My grandmother always told me that if you lie with dogs you will get fleas, so choose your friends carefully.

The garden guide explained how the eight-spotted flea beetle feeds on young spinach leaves, often leaving telltale shot-hole damage.

He ignored the warnings and, as his friends pointed out, if you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas.

The fleasome hound trotted into the tea party as if he hadn't a care, scattering crumbs and sympathy in equal measure.