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The English-language idiom "raining cats and dogs" or "raining dogs and cats" is used to describe particularly heavy rain. It is of unknown etymology and is not necessarily related to the raining animals phenomenon. [1] The phrase (with "polecats" instead of "cats") has been used at least since the 17th century. [2] [3]
1. Often a cake eater was the opposite of a flapper e.g.The individual is dressed in tight-fitting attire, including a belted coat with pointed lapels, one-button pants, a low snug collar, and a greenish-pink shirt with a jazzbo tie; see flaming youth [21] 2. Spoiled rich person; Playboy [83] 3. Lady's man [84] 4.
No one is really sure why Charlie the chicken has been running around in pants. It's not cold outside and chickens don't need to wear clothes.
An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).
After all, chickens come with a bunch of im-peck-able perks: Fresh eggs in an assortment of beautiful colors, automatic pest control, waste that can contribute to the compost pile or fertilizer ...
Similarly, in chickens, dust bathing occurs as female sexual behaviour. [9] During gestation, grooming and licking of areas critical for reproduction [ where? ] is increased in rats. [ 10 ] Finally, in cats, the mother cares for her newly born kittens through comfort behaviours, licking and rubbing the kitten's head.
Chickens and dogs aren't the most natural pairing. Although they surely do live together from time to time. Just take the testy way that a chicken named Popcorn reacted to its dog brother.
The Septic's Companion: A British Slang Dictionary – an online dictionary of British slang, viewable alphabetically or by category. English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom Roger's Profanisaurus An online version of the list of vulgar definitions which occasionally appears in Viz magazine