the black ox has trod upon (one's) toe
the black ox has trod upon (one's) toe
proverb obsolete One has been beset upon by trouble or misfortune. "Black ox" here refers to Satan. I am in low spirits, for the black ox has trod upon my toe since last we met.
See also: black, ox, toe, trod, upon
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- the black ox has trod upon (one's) foot
- be in (one's) black books
- be in someone's black books
- pitch black
- (as) black as Newgate's knocker
- knocker
- in (someone's) black books
- BLM
- black and blue
- black-and-blue