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His comb is beginning to turn red.
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a boy getting old enough to notice girls. ( as a cockerel begins to notice pullets when his comb begins to redden)
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A Feather in his cap.
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a cause for pleasure at an achievement
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His (her) feathers fell .
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A disappointment.
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A Bad Egg.
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A evil and not nice person.
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Sticks like poop to a coop
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A good adhesive .
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Nest egg
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A monetary saving.
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As hard to get along with as a sitting hen .
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a person with a bad personality, easily angered.
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A Good Egg.
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A really nice and good person.
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Like a chicken with it's head cut off !
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aimless: going in all directions.
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Mad as a wet hen.
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angry. Very mad (female)
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Flew the coop
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as in left in a hurry.
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I smell a rotten egg.
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as in someone is hiding something not too nice or doing something in secret that is not good.
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Got egg on your face !
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caught out, embarassed!
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To break from sucking eggs
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dogs, for instance, used to be broken from sucking eggs by a whipping or some such treatment. This phrase can be used to mean any person who has beenstopped from a bad habit.
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Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
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don't put all your hopes in one thing in case it doesn't work out. All eggs in one basket would mean a total loss but in two baskets, one basket would be saved.
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