spit feathers

slang To be thirsty. Come on, man, I'm spitting feathers here—can't we stop for a drink?

spit feathers

be very thirsty. informal

spit ˈblood/ˈvenom/ˈfeathers

show that you are very angry; speak in an angry way: That man made me so angry that by the end of the meeting I was spitting blood!

See also: blood, feather, spit

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

on one's
on someone's
out of one's
(I've) got to go
save someone's skin
(Have you) been OK?
other than
other than (something)
pillow-biter
let something drop

References in periodicals archive

It is the reason l spit feathers when l see ignorant comments such as the letter from R Terry James (Letters, May 6).

Overseas nurses the backbone of NHS; Views of Wales

Spit Feathers (The Lobster Chronicles, Book 3) written by Jessica Scott Kerrin illustrated by Shelagh Armstrong Kids Can Press, 2013 978-1-55453-708-2 (he) $16.95 for Grades 2 to 5

Word-loving, altruistic Ferguson, protagonist of Spit Feathers, is Norris's polar opposite.

A Narrow Escape

The high and mighty attitude of how wonderful Obama is now and how useless Bush was during his Presidency makes me want to spit feathers.

Letter: Your Say - Not as bad as painted

Your story about life in Wakefield jail,whose inmates included Soham murderer Ian Huntley until recently, made me spit feathers.

Letter: 'you say' - pounds 200k for ministers' plants? Leaf it out.

"If I could spit feathers then I would have certainly been doing so at half-time, because the players did not get going.

Jones is left feeling the frustration; WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY

词组	spit feathers
释义	spit feathers spit feathers slang To be thirsty. Come on, man, I'm spitting feathers here—can't we stop for a drink? See also: feather, spit Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. spit feathers be very thirsty. informal See also: feather, spit Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary spit ˈblood/ˈvenom/ˈfeathers show that you are very angry; speak in an angry way: That man made me so angry that by the end of the meeting I was spitting blood! See also: blood, feather, spit Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: on one's on someone's out of one's (I've) got to go save someone's skin (Have you) been OK? other than other than (something) pillow-biter let something drop References in periodicals archive It is the reason l spit feathers when l see ignorant comments such as the letter from R Terry James (Letters, May 6). Overseas nurses the backbone of NHS; Views of Wales Spit Feathers (The Lobster Chronicles, Book 3) written by Jessica Scott Kerrin illustrated by Shelagh Armstrong Kids Can Press, 2013 978-1-55453-708-2 (he) $16.95 for Grades 2 to 5 Word-loving, altruistic Ferguson, protagonist of Spit Feathers, is Norris's polar opposite. A Narrow Escape The high and mighty attitude of how wonderful Obama is now and how useless Bush was during his Presidency makes me want to spit feathers. Letter: Your Say - Not as bad as painted Your story about life in Wakefield jail,whose inmates included Soham murderer Ian Huntley until recently, made me spit feathers. Letter: 'you say' - pounds 200k for ministers' plants? Leaf it out. "If I could spit feathers then I would have certainly been doing so at half-time, because the players did not get going. Jones is left feeling the frustration; WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY
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