| 单词 | to be able to trot a mouse on it |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be able to trot a mouse on it g. to be able to trot a mouse on it and variants: said of particularly strong or thick liquid food or drink. dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consistency of food > [verb (intransitive)] > be stiff or thick standa1450 to be able to trot a mouse on it1936 1936 ‘N. Blake’ Thou Shell of Death xiii. 229 A cup of tea, sir, after your journey... It's nice strong tea, so it is. Ye could trot a mouse on it. 1970 H. McLeave Question of Negligence i. 3 That's the way they make it [sc. tea] in Scotland... Sweet as a sheep's eye and strong enough to trot a mouse on. 1975 Times 17 May 10/8 A bowl of parsnip soup—‘so thick you could trot a mouse on it’, as the country saying goes. < as lemmas |
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