Don't let him impress you. He always exaggerates. All his geese are swans.
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
Black Swan emblems and popular culture — deals with the uses which have been made of the image of the Black Swan such as emblems, coins, logos, mascots and in the naming of sports teams.The Black Swan is the official state emblem of Western Australia, and is depicted on the Flag of… … Wikipedia
The Tortoise and The Geese — is a fable that appears in the Panchatantra, a collection of Sanskrit tales believed to date back as far as the 3rd century BCE [Jacobs, page xv: The latest date at which the stories were thus connected is fixed by the fact that some of them have … Wikipedia
Songs for Ships and Irons — Infobox Album Name = Songs For Ships and Irons Type = compilation Artist = Cardiacs Released = 1991, 1995 Recorded = Genre = Pronk Length = Label = Alphabet Business Concern Producer = Tim Smith Reviews = Last album = The Seaside (2nd Version)… … Wikipedia
Susannah's Still Alive — Infobox Single Name = Susannah s Still Alive Caption = Artist = Dave Davies from Album = A side = B side = Funny Face Released = November 1967 Format = 7 single Recorded = Genre = Pop music Length = mm:ss Label = Pye Records Writer = Dave Davies… … Wikipedia
duck — duck1 /duk/, n., pl. ducks, (esp. collectively for 1, 2) duck. 1. any of numerous wild or domesticated web footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, esp. of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and … Universalium
anseriform — ▪ bird order Introduction any of the 150 species comprising the bird order Anseriformes, which comprises the ducks (duck), geese (goose), and swans (swan) (family Anatidae) and the screamers (the three species of family Anhimidae). Anatidae… … Universalium
Honk! — Infobox Musical name = Honk! subtitle = image size = caption = music = George Stiles lyrics = Anthony Drewe book = Anthony Drewe basis = The Ugly Duckling story by Hans Christian Andersen productions = 1993 Newbury, UK 1997 Scarborough, UK 1999… … Wikipedia
Mute Swan — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) … Wikipedia
Swan — For other uses, see Swan (disambiguation). Swans Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) Scientific classification Ki … Wikipedia
Waterfowl hunting — Fowlers redirects here. For the English language style guide, see Fowler s. Waterfowl hunting (also called wildfowling or waterfowl shooting in the UK) is the practice of hunting ducks, geese, or other waterfowl for food and sport. In many… … Wikipedia
