Смысл: cows

cowI
[kaʋ]
n (pl арх., поэт. тж. kine)
<Í> 1. зоол. корова (Bos gen.)
cow in calf - стельная корова
cow in milk [not in milk] - дойная [сухостойная] корова
2. самка слона, кита, тюленя, моржа, носорога и т. п.
3. разг.
1) неуклюжий, глупый, надоедливый человек
2) груб. «корова», некрасивая, толстая и неряшливая женщина; распустёха
3) груб. чрезмерно плодовитая женщина; ≅ вечно с пузом
4. австрал. сл. трудное положение, испытание (тж. fair cow)
5. амер. сл.
1) молоко; сливки
2) масло
3) говядина; мясное блюдо
6. горн. автоматический тормоз
♢ to make cow eyes - смотреть кротко и грустно
till the cows come home - долго, нескоро; ≅ после дождичка в четверг
curst cows have cut horns, God sends a curst cow short horns - ≅ бодливой корове бог рог не даёт
the cow knows not what her tail is worth until she has lost it - ≅ что имеем, не храним, потерявши, плачем

II
1. [kaʋ] n шотл.
<Í> пугало

2. [kaʋ] v
<Í> пугать, запугивать; устрашать
the child had a cowed look - у ребёнка был запуганный вид
to be cowed - испугаться; устрашиться
he refused to be cowed - он не поддался на угрозы

cows Идиома

talk until the cows come home

talk for a long time We can talk until the cows come home this weekend at the lake.

till the cows come home

for a long time, for days or weeks A letter from Dave? You'll be waiting till the cows come home!

until the cows come home

Idiom(s): (un)til the cows come home

Theme: LATENESS

until the last; until very late. (Folksy or informal. Referring to the end of the day, when the cows come home to be fed and milked.)
• We were having so much fun that we decided to stay at school until the cows came home.
• Where’ve you been? Who said you could stay out till the cows come home?

Til the cows come home

A long time.

cows tail|cow|cows|tail|tails

n., dialect A person who is behind others. John was the cow's tail at the exam. Fred was always the old cow's tail for football practice.

till the cows come home|cow|cows|home|till

adv. phr. Until sunset; until the last. The women in the country used to sit in the spinning room making yarn out of skeins of wool, usually till the cows came home.