black sheep
Shameful person.
Sheep · Cừu 65
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bịt mắt bắt dê
(noun) blind man's buff (blindfolded variant of tag)
chó chăn cừu Đức
(noun) German Shepherd (breed of dog)
cà dái dê
(noun) eggplant
cừu
(noun) sheep (of the genus Ovis)
cừu hận
(verb) to hate; to abhor
cừu non
lamb; young sheep
cừu thị
(verb) to be hostile towards
cừu địch
(noun) enemy
don't teach your grandmother to steal sheep
Alternative form of don't teach your grandmother how to suck eggs.
dâm dê
(adjective) lustful; lecherous
dê con
kid; young goat
dê cụ
(noun) an old lewd person; a pervert
dê già
(noun) dirty old man; lecher
dê hoang dã
(noun) The wild goat (Capra aegagrus).
dê trên
(noun) The name of the Latin script letter D/d.
dê xồm
(noun) old lecherous man; pervert
EWE
Epilogue, What Epilogue?; a subgenre of Harry Potter fanfiction which pointedly ignores the epilogue of the final novel.
GOAT
Acronym for "greatest of all time".
goat farm
A church focused more on entertainment than preaching scripture.
goat raper
A stupid hick.
goat rodeo
A chaotic, unmanageable situation.
goat rope
A confusing, disorganized situation often attributed to or marked by human error.
goat shit
Something of no value; nothing.
hồ cừu
(noun) fox-fur robe
in like a lion, out like a lamb
Synonym of March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.
innocent as a lamb
very innocent
lamb
Alternative letter-case form of lamb (“a fan of Mariah Carey”).
lamb down
To spend all one's money; to induce someone to spend all their money; to take all of someone's money when gambling.
like a lamb to the slaughter
Helplessly and innocently, without knowing the unpleasant consequences.
nhảy cừu
(noun) synonym of nhảy ngựa (“leapfrog”)
one may as well hang for a sheep as a lamb
If one is going to commit a sin, it may as well be a major one as a minor one.
râu dê
(noun) beard of a goat
skin the lamb
Of a bookmaker: to win all of his bets, in the case where nobody backed the winner.
son of a motherless goat
An objectionable person.
sói đội lốt cừu
(noun) wolf in sheep's clothing
throat goat
One who is exceptionally good at fellatio; particularly deep-throating.
billy goat
A male goat. From this came the term once common for a tufted beard — a "billy" — or goatee.
black sheep
A disgrace to the family or community; a mauvais sujet. Black sheep are looked on with dislike by some shepherds, and are not so valuable as white ones. Cp.
Books think for me. (Charles Lamb)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
chó chăn cừu
sheepdog
count sheep
to try to fall asleep
dê
(noun) goat
ewe
A white ewe; a beautiful woman. An old ewe, drest lamb fashion; an old woman, drest like a young girl.
gentle as a lamb
Very gentle and calm in manner or behavior
get your goat
To irritate someone.
goat
A lascivious person. Goats jigg; making the beast with two backs, copulation.
he that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf
One who shows weakness will be taken advantage of
Hie Goat and Compasses
There have been several more or less ingenious derivations found for this inn sign; none of them has yet been endowed with authority.
holy lamb
A thorough-paced villain. IRISH.
in two shakes of a lamb's tail
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Kirkc's Lambs
The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment, so called from their colonel, Percy Kirke (c. 1646-91). The regiment was originally known as the Tangier Regiment, the badge of which was a Pascal Lamb, the crest of the house of Braganza, in compliment to Queen Catherine, to whom they were a guard of honour in her progress to London. There was an ironical turn to the nickname as "Kirke's Lambs" were notoriously a tough lot.
lamb's wool
Apples roasted and put into strong ale.
lamb's wool
A beverage consisting of the juice of apples roasted with spiced ale.
March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb
March weather starts fiercely and ends mildly
Merino Sheep
A Spanish breed of sheep, very valuable for their wool. The word is the Latin majorinus, and may originally have indicated a specially large breed of sheep, or have been the official designation of the overseer of the pastures.
one might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb
It's just as well to take a big risk as a small one
The Black Goats
A public-house sign, High Bridge Lincoln, formerly The Three Goats— i.e. three gowts (gutters or drains), by which the water from the Swan Pool (a large lake that formerly existed to the west of the city) was conducted into the bed of the Witham.
The wolf finds a reason for taking the lamb. (Strauss, 1994, p. 68)
The powerful will find an excuse to exploit the weak.
thịt cừu
lamb
to get one's goat
An old Americanism for annoying one, making him wild. To separate the sheep from the goats.
white sheep
a member of a family or group who is considered unusual or unconventional
wolf guarding the sheep
Someone entrusted to protect others but likely to harm them
wolf in sheep's clothing
Someone who appears harmless but has evil intentions
you may as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb
It's just as bad to commit a small offense as a large one