gazelle on the lawn
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]- (euphemistic, colloquial) Synonym of gazelle in the garden
- 1916, Charles Gilman Norris, The Amateur, page 63:
- Jerry Hart leaned over to whisper in Carey's ear:
"Why don't someone tell Washburn there's a gazelle on the lawn?" he said.
Carey turned a puzzled look at him.
"That crumb he's got there on his lip! We call it a 'gazelle on the lawn' out home. Some one ought to put him wise; it may grow there."