manure

Related to manure: green manure

(as) rare as rocking horse manure

slang Extremely rare or unlikely; all but, or most likely, impossible or non-existent. Primarily heard in Ireland. An honest person in politics? Yeah, that's as rare as rocking horse manure. I'm sorry to say, but the part this engine needs is rare as rocking horse manure. They haven't manufactured these in nearly 50 years!
See also: horse, manure, rare, rocking

like flies to manure

Gathering around in large numbers with intense, irresistible interest. We brought out the water slide for the party and the kids came running like flies to manure. Whenever I park my Ferrari, there's inevitably a crowd that forms around to gawk at it, like flies to manure.
See also: flies, like, manure

rocking horse manure

slang Something is extremely rare or unlikely; all but, or most likely, impossible or non-existent. Typically used in the phrase "(as) rare as rocking horse manure." An honest person in politics? Yeah, that's as rare as rocking horse manure. I'm sorry to say, but the part this engine needs is rare as rocking horse manure. They haven't manufactured these in nearly 50 years!
See also: horse, manure, rocking
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

like flies to manure

Rur. eagerly gathering in large numbers. (Has unpleasant connotations because of the reference to manure.) Look at all them folks going to the freak show like flies to manure. The reporters hovered around the movie star like flies to manure.
See also: flies, like, manure
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

rocking-horse manure

something extremely rare. Australian informal
See also: manure
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • (as) rare as rocking horse manure
  • (as) rare as rocking horse poo
  • poo
  • (as) rare as rocking horse crap
  • rocking-horse manure
  • rocking horse manure
  • What's that got to do with the price of eggs?
  • What's that got to do with the price of fish?
References in periodicals archive
Animal manure is effective in maintenance of organic carbon, and enhance physico-chemical and biological properties of soil and increase crop yield [8].
Managing Organic Manures for Carbon Sequestration to Improve Soil Health and Sustained Vegetable Yield
Ms Tricia Squire, whose home is just 300 metres from one of the fields earmarked for manure spreading, took the matter to the High Court last year seeking judicial review of the council's September 2017 grant of consent for the scheme.
Poultry farm consent is quashed by judges
class="MsoNormalThere was one problem though: I reared no cattle in my home, and could therefore not freely get manure.
The day Bensouda stole my hard-earned manure
The poultry and cow manures were fermented before use to eliminate all weed seeds and pathogens present in the manure.
EFFECT OF FERMENTED MANURES ON INTERCROPPED SUDAN GRASS (SORGHUM SUDANESE L.) AND CLITORIA (CLITORIA TERNATE) GROWN IN AN ARID SALINE ENVIRONMENT
So far, they have seized tobacco products and matchboxes weighing nearly 10,000-kg at Transport Nagar metro station out of which they have produced nearly 1,000-kg manure for the gardens.
Lucknow metro officials making manure from seized tobacco products
Having researched the issue, she discovered that Powys' poultry units are producing enough manure to power every home in the county.
Harnessing the power of poultry manure
Nematodes, Walnut, Organic amendments, Cow dung, Horse manure, Pigeon manure, Castor oil cakes, Duck manure, Saw dust.
Short Communication - Management of Plant Parasitic Nematodes Associated with Walnut (Juglans regia L.) by using Organic Amendments
Especially in Germany we meet many farmers who want to have a BlueBox Ultra from us in order to be able to treat their manure and thus save a lot of money compared to manure transports.
Bluetector Receives $1.3 Million to Bring Its Manure Solution to Market
Swine manure is a nitrogen-rich compound and has a toxic effect against anaerobic microorganisms at high levels (MATA-ALVAREZ et al., 2014).
Anaerobic co-digestion of animal manure at different waste cooking oil concentrations/ Co-digestao anaerobica de estrume animal em diferentes concentracoes de oleo de descarte de cozinha
This ensures that your chickens won't be killing the dung beetles when you send the birds to scratch the manure around behind your cattle.
Dung Beetles for Soil Improvement
Most farmers have a manure management plan and this will identify where it is safe to spread livestock manures and dirty water to avoid causing water pollution.
'Manure and slurry must be kept clear of waterways'
Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste, and Animal Manure Under RCRA C.
Opening the Gates of Cow Palace: Regulating Runoff Manure as a Hazardous Waste Under RCRA
Farmers in Wisconsin and in many other states are increasingly embracing the practice of manure irrigation to fertilize their fields.
Manure Irrigation: Environmental Benefits, Potential Human Health Risks
During the first weeks after pig and cattle slurry application, significant microbial immobilisation of inorganic N takes place due to decomposition and microbial assimilation of the organic carbon present in the manure (Kirchmann and Lundvall 1993; Sorcnscn and Amato 2002).
Empirical model for mineralisation of manure nitrogen in soil