black cow
A root beer float.
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brown cow
A root beer float.
bull and cow
An argument; a row.
bánh sừng trâu
(noun) a food made of sticky rice wrapped in leaves in the shape of a long triangle
bê
(noun) calf, young bovine
bê bò
(noun) B/b; an expression for making clear the difference between b and p, due to the fact that the phoneme /p/ does not exist as an onset consonant in Vietnamese native phonology; literally "'b' as in 'bò'"
bê bết
(adjective) delayed; stagnant
bê bối
(adjective) disorganized; messy
bê tha
(verb) to indulge in lust or lewdness; to lead a depraved life
bê tông
(noun) alternative spelling of bê-tông
bê đê
(adjective) alternative spelling of pê-đê
búp bê
(noun) a doll (a toy)
bỏ bê
(verb) to neglect, to ignore
cattle
Ellipsis of cattle truck (“to fuck: to break, destroy”).
cattle car
A paddy wagon: a van for transporting people who have been arrested.
cattle truck
To fuck (“to break, destroy”).
cattle trucked
Fucked (“irreparably or catastrophically broken”).
cattle up
To gather (a group of people) together into a small space.
chửa trâu
(adjective) overdue
con trâu là đầu cơ nghiệp
having a water buffalo allows one to start a business
cow bunny
A cowman's sweetheart or wife.
cow college
An agricultural university or college.
cow corner
A region of the field, roughly between deep midwicket and long on.
cow shot
A batting stroke played across the line and aiming to hit the ball towards cow corner.
dark as the inside of a cow
Extremely dark; pitch-black.
don't have a cow
Don't overreact.
giết gà dùng dao mổ trâu
use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
gods may do what cattle may not
What is permitted to one important person or group is not permitted to everyone; there is a double standard.
hoa nhài cắm bãi cứt trâu
(noun) an Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac) stuck in a pile of water buffalo shit
like a cow pissing on a flat rock
Heavily; copiously (and often loudly).
làm trâu làm ngựa
to work diligently and submissively
milch cow
A German WWII submarine designed to carry large cargoes of supplies and transfer them to other submarines.
nearly never bulled a cow
Near enough is not good enough.
nghé
(noun) water buffalo calf; baby water buffalo
nghé ọ
(noun) kind of children's toy made from a jackfruit's or banyan's leaf, resembling a baby buffalo
ngấp nghé
(verb) to nearly reach, near
ruồi trâu
(noun) horsefly; breeze
strong as an ox
Very strong and powerful.
the cow knows not the worth of its tail till it loses it
Synonym of you never miss the water till the well runs dry.
trâu
(noun) water buffalo
trâu buộc ghét trâu ăn
The chained water buffalo hates the water buffalo that grazes.
trâu bò
(noun) water buffaloes and cattle
trâu bò húc nhau, ruồi muỗi chết
When the strong-willed members of a group butt heads, the bystanders suffer.
trâu già gặm cỏ non
robbing the cradle
trâu nước
(noun) water buffalo
trẻ trâu
An immature, attention-seeking person (originally a young teen) who acts loud, reckless, or edgy, especially online.
why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free
Do not expect somebody to make a costly commitment if it will give them nothing they do not already have; used especially as a warning against having sexual intercourse before marriage (or conversely, as encouragement against getting married).
đàn gảy tai trâu
To waste fine words, art, or wisdom on someone incapable of appreciating them.
đầu trâu mặt ngựa
a thug (a criminal who treats others violently or roughly)
đỉa trâu
(noun) kind of large leech; either the horse-leech (Haemopis sanguisuga) or the European medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis)
đổ bê tông
(verb) to park the bus
all hat and no cattle
Someone who talks big but has no substance or resources
Black Cattle
Negro slaves. BIRDS, and see BLACK Ox. Black Country, The.
black ox
The black ox has trod on his foot — i.e. misfortune has come to him. Black oxen were sacrificed to Pluto and other infernal deities.
bull calf
A great hulkey or clumsy fellow. See HULKEY.
cattle
Sad cattle: whores or gypsies. Black cattle, bugs. CANT.
cattle
A term of contempt applied to the mob, or to a lot of lazy, helpless servants.
cattle call
An audition where many people are seen briefly
chín đụn, mười trâu
Having many children and ample property
chết trâu lại thêm mẻ rìu
When one trouble ends, another begins
cow
To sleep like a cow, with a **** at one's a-se; said of a married man; married men being supposed to sleep with their backs towards their wives, according to the following proclamation:
cow grease
Butter.
cow itch
The product of a sort of bean, which excites an insufferable itching, used chiefly for playing tricks.
cow juice
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
cow's thumb
Done to a cow's thumb; done exactly.
cows and kisses
Mistress or missus—referring to the ladies.
có ăn có chọi mới gọi là trâu
Only when something has both advantages and disadvantages can it be truly appreciated
dumb as an ox
Stupid.
He that steals an egg will steal an ox. (Strauss, 1994 p. 962)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
holy cow
An expression of surprise or shock
khỏe như trâu
Very strong and healthy
kill the fatted calf
To celebrate a special occasion or welcome someone back with great enthusiasm
not hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
ox house
He must go through the ox house to bed; a saying of an old fellow who marries a young girl.
ox is in the ditch
A serious problem needs to be solved immediately.
sacred cow
A person or thing considered inviolable or immune to criticism
the dumb ox
St. Thomas Aquinas (1227-74), so named by his fellow students at Cologne, on account of his dullness and taciturnity. Alber- tus said: "We call him the dumb ox, but he will give one day such a bellow as shall be heard from one end of the world to the other.
the golden calf
See GOLDEN (PHRASES). There are many ways of dressing a calf's head. Many ways of saying or doing a foolish thing; a simpleton has many ways of showing his folly; or, generally, if one way won't do we must try another. The allusion is to the banquets of the Calves' Head Club (#.v.).
three acres and a cow
A phrase which came into use after the formation by the Dukes of Argyll and Westminster of the National Land Company, in 1885. The object of this concern was to acquire large tracts of land and let it out for farming in small portions.
to kill the fatted calf
To welcome with the best of everything. The phrase is taken from the parable of the prodigal son (Luke xv, 30).
to play the giddy ox
To act the fool gene- rally; to behave in an irresponsible or over- hilarious manner.
Trâu ơi ta bảo trâu này
Talking to someone who does not listen or understand
tune the old cow died of
An epithet for any ill-played or discordant piece of music. Originally the name of an old ballad, referred to by dramatists of Shakspeare’s time.
until the cows come home
for a very long time
until the cows freeze over
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Được bạn bỏ bè, được con trâu chậm chê me không cày
Be content with what you have