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

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."

don't count your chickens before they hatch

do not expect all plans to be successful, wait until you get the final results """Look at the sales I'm going to make this month - over 50!"" ""Don't count your chickens... ."""

spring chicken

a young person (usually negative) She is no spring chicken. She is almost 96 years old.

chicken pie

an endearment, like sweetheart;"Chicken pie, wanna have lunch with me?"

chickenhead

1. any dumb person (usually refers to women unfortunately) who clucks (speaks) alot, and walks around aimlessly or without purpose (like a chicken with its head cut off)"Give me all the chickenheads from Pasadena to Medina, let B.I.G. get in between ya" - Total featuring the B.I.G. (Can't you see [1995])
2. a derogatory term used when referring to a person who performs oral sex on males."He met a chickenhead at the bar and they went back to his crib"
3. crack addict, because many will perform oral sex to get free crack or money. Repeatedly referred to in "Do or die", a book about the conflict between the Crips and the Bloods in South Central.
4. an ugly person or group of ugly people. (Usually used in reference to girls who think they look good;"She thinks she's all that but she's nothin' but a chickenhead"
5. a person (usually female) who acts in a disrespectful way and is very easy, has no respect for herself as well as her b

run around like a chicken with its head cut off

Idiom(s): run around like a chicken with its head cut off AND run (around) in circles

Theme: CONFUSION

to run around frantically and aimlessly; to be in a state of chaos.
• I spent all afternoon running around like a chicken with its head cut off.
• If you run around in circles, you'll never get anything done.
• Get organized and stop running in circles.

no spring chicken

Idiom(s): no spring chicken

Theme: AGE - OLD

not young (anymore). (Informal.)
• I don't get around very well anymore. I'm no spring chicken, you know.
• Even though John is no spring chicken, he still plays tennis twice a week.

go to bed with the chickens

Idiom(s): go to bed with the chickens

Theme: EARLY

to go to bed at sundown; to go to bed very early (when the chickens do).
• Of course I get enough sleep. I go to bed with the chickens.
• Mr. Brown goes to bed with the chickens and gets up with them, too.

count one's chickens before they hatch

Idiom(s): count one's chickens before they hatch

Theme: COUNTING

to plan how to utilize good results of something before those results have occurred. (Frequently used in the negative.)
• You're way ahead of yourself Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
• You may be disappointed if you count your chickens before they hatch.

Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.

You must not be too confident that something will be successful.

Chickenfeed

If something is small or unimportant, especially money, it is chickenfeed.

Don't catch your chickens before they're hatched

This means that you should wait until you know whether something has produced the results you desire, rather than acting beforehand. ('Don't count your chickens until they've hatched' is an alternative.)

Handwriting like chicken scratch

If your handwriting is very hard to read, it is like chicken scratch.

Like a headless chicken

If someone rushes about like a headless chicken, they move very fast all over the place, usually without thinking.

When the chickens come home to roost

When a person pays dearly for something bad he or she did in the past, the chickens come home to roost.

Which came first the chicken or the egg?

This idiomatic expression is used when it is not clear who or what caused something.

Like a chicken with its head cut off

To act in a frenzied manner.

chicken feed|chicken|feed

n., slang A very small sum of money. John and Bill worked very hard, but they were only paid chicken feed. Mr. Jones is so rich be thinks a thousand dollars is chicken feed.

chicken out|chicken

v. phr., informal To stop doing something because of fear; to decide not to do something after all even though previously having decided to try it. I used to ride a motorcycle on the highway, but I've chickened out. I decided to take flying lessons but just before they started I chickened out.

chicken switch|chicken|switch

n., slang, Space English 1. The emergency eject button used by test pilots in fast and high flying aircraft by means of which they can parachute to safety if the engine fails; later adopted by astronauts in space capsules. Don't pull the chicken switch, unless absolutely necessary. 2. The panic button; a panicky reaction to an unforeseen situation, such as unreasonable or hysterical telephone calls to friends for help. Joe pulled the chicken switch on his neighbor when the grease started burning in the kitchen.

chicken-brained|brain|brained|chicken

adj. Stupid; narrow-minded; unimaginative. I can't understand how a bright woman like Helen can date such a chicken-brained guy as Oliver.

chicken-hearted|chicken|heart|hearted

adj. Cowardly; excessively timid. "Come on, let's get on that roller coaster," she cried. "Don't be so chicken-hearted." See: CHICKEN-LIVERED.

chicken-livered|chicken|liver|livered

adj., slang, colloquial Easily scared; cowardly. Joe sure is a chicken-livered guy. See: CHICKEN-HEARTED.

chickens come home to roost|chicken|chickens|home|

informal Words or acts come back to cause trouble for a person; something bad you said or did receives punishment; you get the punishment that you deserve. Fred's chickens finally came home to roost today. He was late so often that the teacher made him go to the principal.

Often used in a short form. Mary's selfishness will come home to roost some day.

count one's chickens before they're hatched|chicke

v. phr., informal To depend on getting a profit or gain before you have it; make plans that suppose something will happen; be too sure that something will happen. Usually used in negative sentences. When Jim said that he would be made captain of the team, John told him not to count his chickens before they were hatched. Maybe some of your customers won't pay, and then where will you be? Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.

go to bed with the chickens|bed|chickens|go|go to

v. phr., informal To go to bed early at night. On the farm John worked hard and went to bed with the chickens. Mr. Barnes goes to bed with the chickens because he has to get up at 5 A.M.

no spring chicken|chicken|spring|spring chicken

n. phr. A person who is no longer young. Even though she is no spring chicken anymore, men still turn their heads to look at her.

spring chicken|chicken|spring

n., slang A young person.

Usually used with "no". Mr. Brown is no spring chicken, but he can still play tennis well. The coach is no spring chicken, but he can show the players what to do.

chicken shit

chicken shit
1) Contemptibly petty or insignificant. For example, He has spent his life making up chicken shit rules that nobody follows anyway. This expression gained currency during World War II, when it was often applied to the enforcement of petty and disagreeable military regulations. [Vulgar slang; c. 1930]
2) Cowardly, as in You're not too chicken shit to come along, are you? [Vulgar slang; mid-1940s]

chicken with its head cut off

chicken with its head cut off
see like a chicken with its head cut off.

for chicken feed

for chicken feed
see chicken feed.

run around like a chicken

run around like a chicken
see chicken with its head cut off.