chuối tá quạ
(noun) kind of banana cultivated in Trà Vinh, Vietnam (Musa × paradisiaca), that can bear oversized fruits
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crow
Someone who keeps watch while their associates commit a crime; a lookout.
crow over
To triumph over (someone).
dơi quạ
(noun) flying fox
hoarse as a crow
Very hoarse.
if you fly with the crows, you get shot with the crows
Somebody who spends time with undesirable people will be regarded as one of them.
khăn mỏ quạ
(noun) kind of traditional Vietnamese square scarf worn by women
quạ
(noun) crow; raven
Town Crow
A Padstonian.
as the crow flies
in a straight line, without considering obstacles
as the crow flies
The shortest route be- tween two given places. The crow flies straight to its destination. Cp. BEE-LINE.
as the old cock crows, so crows the young
Children often imitate their parents' behavior
crow
Or COCK-CROW, to exult over another’s abasement, as a fighting-cock does over his vanquished adversary.
crow fair
A visitation of the clergy. See REVIEW OF THE BLACK CUIRASSIERS.
crow to pick
a dispute or issue to be settled
crow to pluck
to have a dispute or issue to resolve
crow to pull
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Crow's Nest
The "look out'* — originally a barrel fixed to the masthead of an old- fashioned whaling-ship. Crowd, Croud, or Crouth. An ancient Celtic species of fiddle with from three to six strings (Welsh crwth). Hence crowder, a player on a crowd. The last noted player on this instru- ment was John Morgan, who died in 1720.
crows will not pick out crows eyes
People will not criticize or punish those of their own kind
eat crow
To admit defeat or error, often with humiliation
Jim Crow
A popular Negro song and dance -of last century; introduced by T. D. Rice, the original "nigger minstrel," at Washington in 1835, and brought to the Adelphi, London, in the following year.
Jim Crow cars
Railway coaches set apart lor the sole use of Negroes.
Jtttt Crow regulations
Any rules which prohibit Negroes from associating with or seajoying the same privileges as white people.
split crow
The sign of the spread eagle, which being represented with two heads on one neck, gives it somewhat the appearance of being split.
to crow
To brag, boast, or triumph. To crow over any one; to keep him in subjection: an image drawn from a cock, who crows over a vanquished enemy. To pluck a crow; to reprove any one for a fault committed, to settle a dispute. To strut like a crow in a gutter; to walk proudly, or with an air of consequence.
to crow over one
To exult over a van- quished or abased person. The allusion is to cocks, who always crow when they have gained a victory.
to eat crow
To be forced to do something extremely disagreeable. The expression arose from an incident during an armistice m the war between Britain and the U.S.A. in 1812. A New Englander, having crossed the British lines by mistake, while out hunting, brought down a crow. A British officer, who heard the shot, determined to punish him.