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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, to, trout
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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, to, trout
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

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
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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

verb
See trouser snake
See also: trouser, trout
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

old trout

Chiefly British Offensive Slang
An elderly woman.
See also: old, trout
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References in classic literature
"But tell me about the trout," she once more persisted.
most prophetic and agreeable trout! Was it not like the old fairy tales, the you-help-us and we'll-help-you of Psyche and the ants?
It had been the idlest whim for me to save the life of that poor trout. There was no real pity in it.
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That trout lay shattered into a thousand fragments - I say a thousand, but they may have only been nine hundred.
We thought it strange and unaccountable that a stuffed trout should break up into little pieces like that.
And so it would have been strange and unaccountable, if it had been a stuffed trout, but it was not.
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Rainbow trout sales are envisaged to witness an incremental opportunity of ~US$ 2 Bn between 2019 and 2029.
Rainbow Trout Market Analysis, Size, Share, Growth and Opportunity Assessment till 2029
On the other hand, if you correctly identified a mayfly or damselfly, you are probably either an avid fly fishing angler, or your son or daughter recently participated in the Trout Unlimited Oak Brook chapter's "Trout in the Classroom" conservation program.
Local students learn about trout in classroom conservation program
[ClickPress, Mon Oct 22 2018] Rainbow trout is a member of the salmon family.
Global Rainbow Trout Market Prospects, Outlook and Growth Analysis for the Period 2018 to 2028
THE trout is one of the best-known of all freshwater fish and is the perfect ingredient for a variety of meals.
TIME TO GIVE Trout A T R Y
It's inexpensive to buy, readily available and Jane Bamforth's Trout Cookbook (Lorenz Books, PS10) offers an essential guide everything from rainbow trout and sea trout to the less common brown, golden and coral trout.
TIME TO GIVE Trout A T R Y
Fish culturists raise brown trout, rainbow trout and lake trout at this facility.
BATH FISH HATCHERY
After years of recession the fishing industry in Swat is booming again with the fisheries department claiming that the production of trout fish would soon surge to 240,000 kilogramme annually and Swat would become one of the highest trout producing districts in the country.
Swat trout fish industry booming again
The objective of the present study is to analyze the growth performance of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) (G) and brown trout (Salmo trutta ssp) (K) monoculture and polyculture in 75-25%, 66-34% and 50-50% stocking rates and its effects on food utilization and to determine the results with respect to aquaculture.
Comparison of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and Brown Trout (Salmo trutta ssp) Dual Culture in Different Ratios and Growth Performances
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