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Old 12-Oct-2007, 19:27
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Default Re: Animal idioms

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Originally Posted by riverkid View Post
I could eat a horse = be extremely hungry

Get a horse - this is kind of a dated one; said when someone's driving an old wreck of a car.

Useless as teats on a bull = completely useless
actually, "get a horse" is an expression used to urge on a 'slowpoke' or someone walking or travelling at a slow pace.
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