- wet hen
- Сленг: зануда, мегера, фурия, неприятный человек, проститутка
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
mad\ as\ a\ wet\ hen — • mad as a hornet • mad as hops • mad as a wet hen adj. phr. informal In a fighting mood; very angry. When my father sees the dent in his fender, he ll be mad as a hornet. Bill was mad as hops when the fellows went on without him. Mrs. Harris was … Словарь американских идиом
mad as a wet hen — If someone is as mad as a wet hen, they are extremely angry … The small dictionary of idiomes
hen — O.E. henn, from W.Gmc. *khannjo (Cf. O.Fris. henn, M.Du. henne, O.H.G. henna), fem. of *han(e)ni male fowl, cock (Cf. O.E. hana cock ), lit. bird who sings (for sunrise), from PIE root *kan to sing (see CHANT (Cf … Etymology dictionary
wet — See: ALL WET, GET ONE S FEET WET, MAD AS A WET HEN, WRINGING WET … Dictionary of American idioms
wet — See: ALL WET, GET ONE S FEET WET, MAD AS A WET HEN, WRINGING WET … Dictionary of American idioms
wet — See: all wet, get one s feet wet, mad as a wet hen, wringing wet … Словарь американских идиом
wet deck — obsolete copulation with a woman who had recently copulated with someone else Nautical use and imagery: And who would have the first bout, in any case? I ll not take your wet decks. (Monsarrat, 1978, writing in archaic style) A… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
hen — See: MAD AS A HORNET or MAD AS HOPS or MAD AS A WET HEN … Dictionary of American idioms
hen — See: MAD AS A HORNET or MAD AS HOPS or MAD AS A WET HEN … Dictionary of American idioms
hen — See: mad as a hornet or mad as hops or mad as a wet hen … Словарь американских идиом
Hen and chicks — (also known as Hen and chickens) is a common name for a group of small succulents belonging to the flowering plant family Crassulaceae, native to Europe and northern Africa. They grow close to the ground with leaves formed around each other in a… … Wikipedia