fussy as a hen with one chick



fussy as a hen with one chick

Extremely anxious and overprotective. A: "I can't believe your curfew is only nine o'clock." B: "Yeah, my mom can be fussy as a hen with one chick sometimes."
See also: chick, hen, one

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Esthiru-Old Church Slavic
Talishatə-LEESH-ə, tə-LISH-əAfrican American (Rare)
Naoum-Biblical Greek
Ture-Swedish
Micha-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Desta-Eastern African, Amharic