| 单词 | a hen with one chick |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa hen with one chick (also chicken) P2. a hen with one chick (also chicken): used in various similes as the type of someone who is very anxious, overprotective, or easily flustered. Esp. in as busy as a hen with one chick: excessively busy or assiduous, esp. in dealing with small or trivial matters. [In quot. 1592 translating French empêché comme une poule qui n'a qu'un poulet, in a similar sense.] ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > acting vigorously or energetically [phrase] > acting fussily as busy as a hen with one chick1592 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > having care or custody (of) [phrase] > excessively protective or solicitous as busy as a hen with one chick1592 a hen with one chick (also chicken)1592 1592 G. Delamothe Treasure French Toung 19 in French Alphabeth He is as busie as a henne that hath but one chicken. 1633 J. Shirley Wittie Faire One sig. D3v A Woman is more troubled with a little businesse, then some man with mannaging the troubles of a whole common wealth, it has beene a prouerbe, as busy as a Hen with one Chickin. 1658 R. Flecknoe Enigmaticall Characters 42 You cannot approach her [sc. a governess], but like a Hen with one Chicken, she clocks and bristles up her feathers presently, keeping such a fidel-fadle and tatling, as you would judge her fitter to teach Parrots talk. 1736 Weekly Misc. 9 Oct. I never was so sensible as now of the Significancy of the Old English Proverb: As busy as a Hen with one Chick. 1856 Yale Literary Mag. Dec. 89 Such men devote their time chiefly to the contemplation of their new found ‘honor’, and become more ‘fussy’ over it than a hen with one chicken. 1945 Emporia (Kansas) Gaz. 18 Dec. 4/5 Warren watched the bill like a hen with one chick all during its progress through Congress. 2012 Mail Tribune (Medford, Oregon) (Nexis) 18 Mar. I was already clucking and fussing like a hen with one chick. < as lemmas |
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