A chicken is born in spring; a spring chicken is very young, and is associated with the innocent features of youth.
The idiom "no spring chicken" originated in the early 18th century and refers to someone who is no longer young or youthful. It alludes to chickens being considered most desirable as food when they are young and tender in the spring.
The idiom "advancing years" refers to getting older or growing old. It implies the passage of time and the aging process.
The idiom "a dog's age" means a long time or a period that feels particularly long. It exaggerates the notion of time passing slowly, similar to saying "an eternity."
This idiom means that wisdom comes with age and experience. It suggests that as people grow older, they gain valuable knowledge and insights that can be attributed to their life experiences. The "crown of the aged" symbolizes the wisdom that comes with aging.
The idiom "go grey" means to start growing grey or white hair, usually as a result of aging or experiencing stress. It can also refer to a person becoming more serious or mature in their behavior.
To fry chicken for salad, start by coating chicken pieces in seasoned flour, dip in beaten egg, then coat with breadcrumbs. Fry in hot oil until golden brown and cooked through. Let the fried chicken pieces cool before adding them to your salad to maintain the crispiness.
A spring chicken is the farmer's term for one born in the latest spring. This idiom is saying you're not very young.
A spring chicken is the farmer's term for one born in the latest spring. This idiom is saying you're not very young.
A spring chicken is one born in the spring. If you think about it, you can see how "spring chicken" would mean a young chicken. Chickens do not have long lives, escpecially when they are destined to be eaten for Sunday dinner. The flock of little yellow, fluffy chicks running around are spring chickens. Old people started using that as a humorous way to joke about how old they were. "I'm no spring chicken," someone will say, "but I can still get out on the dance floor."
No. There is an idiom Spring into action, meaning to get active immediately, and there is an idiom Spring out, meaning to appear suddenly. Use one or the other.
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There isn't an idiom here. Spring is a season, and the song is telling how the season is flowing through the air and people can feel it.
No, no. Santa is definitely not a spring chicken. :)
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what is origin of the idioum race against the clock
Chicken is not an idiom, because an idiom is a phrase. Chicken, meaning afraid or cowardly, is a slang term. Slang is when you have a word (sometimes a couple of words) that local people use in a different way from the accepted meaning. Americans call someone 'chicken' not because they are domesticated birds that lay eggs and taste good fried, but because they act afraid.
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