Spitting-feathers
i) To be very thirsty, usually for a nice cup of tea (or cuppa).
- A metaphor for the mouth being so dry it feels like it's full of feathers.
ii) To be very angry - foaming at the mouth.
- With the flecks of saliva flying from the mouth (when enraged) being likened to feathers.
- A metaphor for the mouth being so dry it feels like it's full of feathers.
ii) To be very angry - foaming at the mouth.
- With the flecks of saliva flying from the mouth (when enraged) being likened to feathers.
i) Aw man, after swigging that salt I'm spitting-feathers. You want a cuppa?
ii) You should have seen him - he was spitting-feathers. I only stroked his beard once.
ii) You should have seen him - he was spitting-feathers. I only stroked his beard once.
Spitting-feathers by Cumberpatch September 6, 2006
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