trout
Related to trout: Steelhead trout
old trout
rude slang A curmudgeonly old lady. Primarily heard in UK. Eh, the things she says don't really bother me—she's just a harmless old trout, so I just ignore her when I pass by her house.
See also: old, trout
trouser snake
vulgar slang A penis. I came in the room and he was standing there with his trouser snake hanging right out in the open.
See also: snake, trouser
trouser trout
vulgar slang A penis. I came in the room and he was standing there with his trouser trout hanging right out in the open.
See also: trouser, trout
you must lose a fly to catch a trout
proverb It is often necessary to make smaller sacrifices in order to make larger or more meaningful acquisitions or advancements. It turns out the tech company actually sells the hardware at a slight loss, making a much larger profit on the various software that customers buy for it. You must lose a fly to catch a trout, as the saying goes. I know that the cost of the accounting course is off-putting, but it will really accelerate your career. You must lose a fly to catch a trout!
See also: catch, fly, lose, must, trout
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
You must lose a fly to catch a trout.
Prov. You have to sacrifice something in order to get what you want. (Implies that what you sacrifice is minor compared to what you will get.) Amy was willing to live cheaply for several years in order to save enough money to buy her own house. She knew that you must lose a fly to catch a trout.
See also: catch, fly, lose, must, trout
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
old trout
an unattractive or bad-tempered old woman. informal 1972 Victor Canning . The Rainbird Pattern She wasn't such a bad old trout. For all her money and position, life hadn't been all good to her.
See also: old, trout
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
trouser snake
and trouser trout n. the penis. The doctor was taken aback when young Willard used the term “trouser snake.” Stop scratching your trouser trout in public.
See also: snake, trouser
trouser trout
verbSee trouser snake
See also: trouser, trout
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
old trout
Chiefly British Offensive Slang An elderly woman.
See also: old, trout
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- mossback
- a piece of old tackie
- be (as) old as the hills
- make old bones
- old cobber
- bolt bucket
- my old dutch
- old dear
- an old dear
- any old