the old woman is plucking her goose
English
editEtymology
editMetaphoric, likening the snowflakes to white feathers. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “when did this expression first arise?”)
Pronunciation
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Phrase
editthe old woman is plucking her goose
Translations
editidiomatic expression uttered when it is snowing