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*a frog in one's throat Fig. a feeling of hoarseness or a lump in one's throat. (Often regarded as a sign of fear. *Typically: get ~; have ~.) I feel like I'm getting a frog in my throat when I have to speak in public. She says she gets a frog in her throat when she is nervous. See also: throat big frog in a small pond an important person in the midst of less important people. (Alludes to a large frog that dominates a small pond with few challengers.) I'd rather be a big frog in a small pond than the opposite. The trouble with Tom is that he's a big frog in a small pond. He needs more competition. biggest frog in the puddle and biggest toad in the puddle Prov. The most important or powerful person in some small, unimportant group. Jill: Elaine seems to be obsessed with becoming class president. Jane: Yes, she really wants to be the biggest frog in the puddle. The people in my office don't care about doing their work; mostly they compete over who will be the biggest toad in the puddle. See also: big If frogs had wheels, they wouldn't bump their butts, and If a toady frog had wings, he wouldn't bump his ass. Rur. It is useless to wish for impossible things. (Use caution with ass.) Tom: If I had two hundred thousand dollars, I could buy that farm. Jane: Yeah, and if frogs had wheels, they wouldn't bump their butts. Charlie: If I were rich and famous, I'd make people listen to me. Bill: If a toady frog had wings, he wouldn't bump his ass. know no more about something than a frog knows about bedsheets Rur. to have no knowledge of something. Don't let Bill fix your car. He knows no more about cars than a frog knows about bedsheets. When I first started studying French literature, I knew no more about it than a frog knows about bedsheets. like herding frogs Rur. chaotic; disorderly. (On the image of trying to direct frogs, which will jump any which way.) Trying to get those kids to march into the auditorium is like herding frogs. Trying to get everybody to cooperate is like herding frogs. have a frog in your throat (informal) to be unable to speak clearly until you give a slight cough Excuse me, I've got a bit of a frog in my throat. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But Greggie now cherishes his baseball glove as he once adored his algae-encrusted frogging net. The officer knew that there were no frogs in the area in which he saw them, and he did not see an y frogging equipment in the vehicle. The undeveloped regions of this world, in which the industrial West is vitally interested, are already leap frogging previous industrial revolutions into the technological age. |
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