n.
barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones

couldn't hit the side of a barn Idiom, Proverb

a barnburner

an exciting game, a cliff-hanger When the Flames play the Oilers it's a barnburner - a great game.

barnburner

(See a barnburner)

lock the barn door after the horse is gone

be careful or try to make something certain after it is too late Now he wants to try and fix his house but it is like locking the barn door after the horse is gone. There was already a flood and the damage is done.

lock the barn door after the horse is stolen

be careful or try to make something safe when it is too late If you try and prevent a flood after the rains have started it is like locking the barn door after the horse is stolen.

barnet

hair; from the Cockney rhyming slang barnet fair

barney

1. an arguement
2. a good-looking guy:"Check out the barney over there; he's a hottie!"

all around Robin Hood's barn

Idiom(s): all around Robin Hood's barn

Theme: EVERYWHERE

going somewhere not by a direct route; going way out of the way [to get somewhere]; by a long and circuitous route.
• We had to go all around Robin Hood's barn to get to the little town.
• She walked all around Robin Hood's barn looking for a shop that sold Finnish glassware.

Were you born in a barn?

If someone asks you this, it means that you forgot to close the door when you came in.

lock the barn door after the horse is stolen|after

To be careful or try to make something safe when it is too late.

A proverb. After Mary failed the examination, she said she would study hard after that. She wanted to lock the barn door after the horse was stolen.

barn

barn
see can't hit the broad side of a barn; lock the barn door after the horse has bolted.

can't hit the (broad) ancillary of a barn

slang Has actual poor aim. Boy, you can't hit the ample ancillary of a barn—the net is over here, you know! These guys haven't fabricated a distinct bassinet in the aftermost 10 minutes—they aloof can't hit the ancillary of a barn appropriate now.Learn more: barn, hit, of, side

couldn't hit the ancillary of a barn

A awful shot. This advantageous byword can be activated to baseball pitchers who can't get the brawl over the plate, basketball players who absence chargeless throws, golfers whose assurance commonly go out of bounds, ambition shooters and archers who absence the target, and anyone abroad who can't get it right. Another agnate farm-based announcement is “couldn't hit a bull's ass with a barn shovel.”Learn more: barn, hit, of, side

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