----- Forwarded message from Rich Ulrich -----
> Now, does anyone know of a reference where one could look up phrases?
> For example, "like a chicken with its head cut off". Very short
> phrases are sometimes in dictionaries under the main word ("battle
> fatigue" might be under either word) but longer phrases are generally
> not. Certain ones are in collections of quotations, but probably not
> this one. (I grew up in a rural setting and think most people would
> want much detail on this example.)
Do people really *want* detail on that example? I suspect that image
would be used a lot less if more people knew it.
----- End of forwarded message from Rich Ulrich -----
I seem to be suffering from middle age brain rot. That's the second
message in the last couple days that has gone out with a missing
negative. "would" should be "wouldn't" in the next to last line of my
message. Sorry, city folk. Hope I didn't turn you all into
vegetarians.
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