bill and coo

To kiss, nuzzle, and talk sweetly with another person, typically a romantic partner. All my sister and her boyfriend do is bill and coo—it's so nauseating.

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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

bill and coo

LITERARY, OLD-FASHIONED

If two lovers bill and coo, they kiss and talk together in a loving way. I just have to stand there grinding my teeth while they bill and coo. Note: In this expression, lovers are being compared to a pair of doves touching their beaks or bills together and cooing.

See also: and, bill, coo

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

bill and coo

exchange caresses or affectionate words; behave or talk in a very loving or sentimental way. informal, dated

The image is of two doves, a long-established symbol of mutual love.

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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

bill and coo

in. to kiss and cuddle. (In the manner of love birds.) Keep an eye on those kids. They aren’t going to be satisfied with billing and cooing forever, you know.

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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

bill and coo

To kiss or caress and murmur endearments.

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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

bill and coo

To hug and kiss. A sweet old-fashioned phrase for necking, making out, smooching, or playing kissy-face—the way that courting birds touch bills and emit soft cooing noises before they get down to the real mating game.

See also: and, bill, coo

Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price

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billing
coo
an open marriage
arm in arm
(one's) other half
as per usual
as per usual/normal
so gross
So gross!
cuddle up

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释义	bill and coo bill and coo To kiss, nuzzle, and talk sweetly with another person, typically a romantic partner. All my sister and her boyfriend do is bill and coo—it's so nauseating. See also: and, bill, coo Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. bill and coo LITERARY, OLD-FASHIONED If two lovers bill and coo, they kiss and talk together in a loving way. I just have to stand there grinding my teeth while they bill and coo. Note: In this expression, lovers are being compared to a pair of doves touching their beaks or bills together and cooing. See also: and, bill, coo Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. bill and coo exchange caresses or affectionate words; behave or talk in a very loving or sentimental way. informal, dated The image is of two doves, a long-established symbol of mutual love. See also: and, bill, coo Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary bill and coo in. to kiss and cuddle. (In the manner of love birds.) Keep an eye on those kids. They aren’t going to be satisfied with billing and cooing forever, you know. See also: and, bill, coo McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions bill and coo To kiss or caress and murmur endearments. See also: and, bill, coo American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. bill and coo To hug and kiss. A sweet old-fashioned phrase for necking, making out, smooching, or playing kissy-face—the way that courting birds touch bills and emit soft cooing noises before they get down to the real mating game. See also: and, bill, coo Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price See also: billing coo an open marriage arm in arm (one's) other half as per usual as per usual/normal so gross So gross! cuddle up
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