3 Frog Idioms

THREE IDIOMS USING THE WORD "FROG"

IDIOM: a frog in one's throat

• MEANING: a throat problem (dryness, hoarseness, etc.) that makes it difficult to speak
• EXAMPLE: "I'm sorry I can't present the report; I have a frog in my throat."

IDIOM: finer than frog's hair

• MEANING: very, very good
• EXAMPLE: "How are you, Mike?"
                        "Oh, I'm finer than frog's hair!"
• NOTE: Frogs don't have hair, so it would be very "fine" (thin) indeed!

IDIOM: a frog strangler (or frog choker)

• MEANING: a very heavy downpour of rain
• EXAMPLE: "We'll have to cancel tomorrow’s picnic; the weatherman predicts a real frog strangler!"
• NOTE: This is used mainly in the American South.

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