the old woman is plucking her goose

the old woman is plucking her goose

old-fashioned It is snowing. Look outside, Mommy! The old woman is plucking her goose! The old woman has been plucking her goose an awful lot this spring, much more than usual!
See also: goose, old, pluck, woman
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • cat
  • fogey
  • fogy
  • an old fogey/fogy
  • ape leader
  • bolt bucket
  • better be an old man's darling than a young man's slave
  • darling
  • an old bag
  • a piece of old tackie