only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun

Used as a warning regarding the extreme midday heat in certain places. The expression, believed to be coined by Rudyard Kipling, was popularized as a line in the 1931 song "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" Noel Coward, mocking the behavior of the English when in hot countries, especially former colonies of the British Empire. Oh no, everything shuts down around here in the afternoon. It's just too hot! Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun.

See also: and, dog, Englishman, go, mad, out, sun

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

East is East and West is West
East is East and West is West (and never the twain shall meet)
twain
west
frood
shut up and take my money
froody
system
All systems are go
all systems go

词组	only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun
释义	only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun Used as a warning regarding the extreme midday heat in certain places. The expression, believed to be coined by Rudyard Kipling, was popularized as a line in the 1931 song "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" Noel Coward, mocking the behavior of the English when in hot countries, especially former colonies of the British Empire. Oh no, everything shuts down around here in the afternoon. It's just too hot! Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun. See also: and, dog, Englishman, go, mad, out, sun Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: East is East and West is West East is East and West is West (and never the twain shall meet) twain west frood shut up and take my money froody system All systems are go all systems go
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