droppings

droppings

Animal excrement. Bobby, why are rabbit droppings all over the living room floor?
See also: dropping
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • on one's
  • on someone's
  • (Have you) been OK?
  • pillow-biter
  • out of one's
  • (I've) got to go
  • #dead
  • save someone's skin
  • (something) blows
  • other than
References in classic literature
By-the-bye, do you know the man two places down on your left?" he added dropping his voice a little.
"I wouldn't have the Scotland Yarders know it for the world," he cried, dropping into his chair; "I have chaffed them so much that they would never have let me hear the end of it.
('Can this be more dropping down upon me!' thought Mr Boffin, quite bewildered.)
'It MUST he more dropping down, I think,' said Mr Boffin to himself.
A moment later Smith-Oldwick had righted the machine and was dropping rapidly toward the earth.
"Bless me, so it is!" cried Aunt Plenty, dropping a stitch in her surprise.
The agonized whale goes into his flurry; the tow-line is slackened, and the pitchpoler dropping astern, folds his hands, and mutely watches the monster die.
The head hung out of the cart-tail, the lifeless tongue was slowly dropping with blood; and the sunken eyes!
His grandfather, who was his godfather, trembling and afraid of dropping him, carried the infant round the battered tin font and handed him over to the godmother, Princess Mary.
Thwackum fell violently on poor Tom, who stood dropping and shivering before him, when Mr Allworthy desired him to have patience; and turning to Master Blifil, said, "Pray, child, what is the reason of all this disturbance?"
In addition to being unsightly, bird droppings are a health hazard.
When the babies poop, the parents get rid of the droppings right away!
Hygiene inspectors found shelves, table tops and sweet boxes covered in mouse droppings during their inspection at Bangla General Store in Milton Street, Palfrey, Walsall.
An inspection of Chopstix Noodle Bar, in St John's Shopping Precinct, found mouse droppings in the customer seating area and near open containers of raw chicken.
The enforcement notice was served on the Chunky Steak House in Manchester Road after magistrates were told it was found to be littered with mouse droppings when an environmental health officer called to check.