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the rabbit died

idiom
Meaning

Indicates one's own pregnancy, or that someone has found out they are pregnant.


Origin

disputed origin

Referring to the rabbit test.

Examples
SIMPLE

She told her partner that the rabbit died.

CONTEXTUAL

After feeling sick for a week, she took a test and realized the rabbit died.

COMPLEX

In a moment of quiet realization, she understood that the rabbit died and her life was about to change forever.

Anchors to
Related idioms3entries
  1. 01

    horse and rabbit stew

    A mixture of the crude and the delicate in grossly unequal quantities, with the crude overwhelmingly dominant.

  2. 02

    pull a rabbit out of a hat

    To do something surprising and beneficial that is unexpected.

  3. 03

    white rabbit

    Someone or something which moves rapidly or hurriedly from place to place.

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