Sometimes, when playing games, Joey was amused at the different kinds of animal
idioms that he could use. There were many idioms that can be used when talking about a sporting event or game. Joey
knew that in all games you don't ever want to be accused of being
a slug and that
sometimes you had to bear
down on your efforts or your
goose is cooked.
Another way of saying this is if you don't try your best, you will probably
lose. He knew that horseplay
is great fun on the playground, but not a good thing to do when playing a game.
He also knew that if you are playing dodge ball and you are the last player left
on your team, that you are 
a sitting duck
and that it might be a good idea to
rabbit.
Idioms in the story:
a slug bear down goose is cooked horseplay a sitting duck rabbit
