Idiom
spit feathers
Meaning
To feel very thirsty.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I have been working in the garden and I am spitting feathers.”
“After running five miles in the summer heat, I was spitting feathers and needed a drink immediately.”
“The hikers had been walking through the desert for hours without water, and by the time they reached the oasis, they were all spitting feathers.”
Examples
simple
“I have been working in the garden and I am spitting feathers.”
contextual
“After running five miles in the summer heat, I was spitting feathers and needed a drink immediately.”
complex
“The hikers had been walking through the desert for hours without water, and by the time they reached the oasis, they were all spitting feathers.”
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