| 单词 | fly-up-the-creek |
| 释义 | fly-up-the-creek U.S. [f. vbl. phrase.] 1. A popular name of the small green heron, Butorides virescens. Hence used as a nickname for an inhabitant of Florida.
1857Büchmann in Herrig Archiv. XXI. 166 Fly-up-the-creek 1) Ein in Florida häufiger Sumpfvogel. 2) Spitzname der Einwohner von Florida. 1869Turnbull Birds E. Pennsylv. 37 Green Heron..Fly-up-the-Creek. 2. A giddy, capricious person (colloq.) (Cent. Dict.). |
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