firedrake
/ˈfʌɪədreɪk
/noun Germanic Mythology
A dragon.Billy may have been the size of a small cat, but he still had the appetite of a full sized firedrake....
- The firedrake and the maiden act as each other's guardians, as when she peels fruit for ‘his tender fangs.’
- A firedrake exploded into view, landing on her shoulder and looking around at all of them.
Origin
Old English fȳr-draca, from fȳr (see fire) + draca 'dragon', from Latin draco.
- take the law into one's own hands
- take the liberty
- take the long view
- take the mound
- take the (or one's etc.) secret to the grave
- take the part of
- take the piss (out of someone/thing)
- take the place of
- take the plunge
- take the rap
- take the rough with the smooth
- take the salute
- take the shine off
- take the starch out of
- take the trouble
- take the veil
- take the wind out of someone's sails
- take the words out of someone's mouth
- take thought
- take time by the forelock
- take to
- take to one's bed
- take to one's heels
- take to something like a duck to water
- take to the bush