Смысл: chicken

chicken1. [ʹtʃıkın] n
<Í> 1. цыплёнок
2. (молодая) курочка; молодой петушок
spring chicken - а) с.-х. мясной цыплёнок, откормленный к весенней распродаже; б) кул. цыплёнок [см. тж. 6, 1)]
3. pl с.-х. куры
our chickens lay two to three eggs a day - наши куры несут по два-три яйца в день
4. курятина, куриное мясо
fried chicken - жареная курица
a pound of chicken - фунт курятины
I don't like chicken - курицу я не люблю /не ем/
chicken Kiev - котлеты по-киевски
chicken croquettes - куриные тефтели
chicken salad - салат-оливье с курицей
5. птенец
6. 1) юнец; молодое, неопытное существо; неоперившийся птенец
spring chicken - желторотый юнец или простодушная наивная девушка, «цыплёнок» [см. тж. 2]
she is no (spring) chicken - она уже не девчонка /не первой молодости/
2) ласк. птенчик (о ребёнке)
3) амер. сл. молодой солдат, новобранец
4) амер. сл. лёгкая добыча, жертва (ограбления и т. п.)
7. пренебр. трус, мокрая курица
to be chicken - трусить
8. воен. жарг.
1) «курица» (орёл в гербе США)
2) «курица» (знак различия полковника)
3) полковник
9. амер. сл.
1) враки, выдумки
2) придирки
chicken sergeant - сержант-придира
3) нудная работа
♢ he got it where the chicken got the axe - ему всыпали по первое число, он получил по шее
to count one's chickens before they are hatched, don't count your chickens before they are hatched - посл. цыплят по осени считают

2. [ʹtʃıkın] a
<Í> 1. амер. куриный; относящийся к разведению кур
chicken coop /house/ - курятник
chicken farming - амер. птицеводство; куроводство, разведение кур
chicken farm - птицеводческая ферма
chicken ranch - (большое) птицеводческое хозяйство
2. разг. маленький, небольшой
chicken lobster - молодой омар
3. разг. трусливый
to be chicken - трусить, перепугаться

be no spring chicken Идиома

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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