And there it was. The seed. I began to think about idioms that have the word ‘crow’ in them. Within a minute or two, I’d come up with four:
A murder of crows – that was the first one, of course ...
As the crow flies …
Something to crow about …
Crow’s feet …
Wow! Next, I tried to remember other creature-related idioms, but I could not think of another bird or animal that occurs so often.
I shared these musings with my husband, who promptly came up with ‘Crow’s nest’.
So, as a bit of fun for Hallowe’en, and with Guy Fawkes (Bonfire) Night coming up, I thought I’d invite you to come up with a creature that occurs in more than FIVE idioms.
Over to you!