fussy as a hen with one chick
fussy as a hen with one chick
Extremely anxious and overprotective. A: "I can't believe your curfew is only nine o'clock." B: "Yeah, my mom can be fussy as a hen with one chick sometimes."
See also: chick, hen, one
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- like a hen with one chick
- a mother hen
- ride-or-die chick
- (as) mad as a wet hen
- mad as a wet hen
- madder than a wet hen
- wrap (one) up in cotton wool
- wrap somebody up in cotton wool
- wrap someone in cotton wool
- wrapping