be no spring chicken Idiom

a chicken in every pot

enough food for every family No one will be hungry if there's a chicken in every pot.

chicken

afraid, scared, yellow When it comes to heights, I'm chicken. I'm scared.

chicken (adjective or noun)

cowardly.

chicken feed

a small sum of money The money that I lost at the horse races was only chicken feed so I am not worried about it at all.

chicken in every pot

(See a chicken in every pot)

chicken-livered

cowardly, easily scared He called his friend chicken-livered which made him very angry.

chicken out

stop doing something because of fear He was going to come with us but he chickened out at the last moment.

chickens come home to roost

we cannot escape the consequences of our actions We soon discover that lies return to their owner, just as chickens come home to roost.

chickenshit

(See chicken)

count your chickens before they hatch

depend heavily on plans, spend money that you have not received "Politicians have learned not to ""count their chickens"" before the election."

be no bounce chicken

slang To no best be adolescent or youthful. (A "spring chicken" refers to a adolescent chicken.) I'm no bounce chicken, so I can't break out till 2 AM bubbler and dancing anymore.Learn more: chicken, no, spring

be ˌno bounce ˈchicken

(humorous) be no best young: I’m no bounce chicken, but I still like activity on continued walks. ♢ Are you abiding he should be arena annihilate at his age? He’s no bounce chicken, you know!Learn more: chicken, no, spring

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