one day chicken and the next day feathers



one day chicken and the next day feathers

A Southern expression reflecting that sometimes you have something valuable or what you wished for, but other times you don't.
See also: and, chicken, feather, next, one

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Farai-Southern African, Shona
Maighread-Scottish
Sarnai-Mongolian
Coeus-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
GarryGER-ee, GAR-eeEnglish
Elihui-LIE-hyoo (English), ee-LIE-hyoo (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English (Archaic)