Phrase Hound found 54 phrases and 2 compound words that contain chickens. The most common are listed below. Open chickens in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 54
- hen and chickensplural of hen and chicken: Any of several groups of plants of similar appearance:
- chickens for Colonel SandersPeople who support either an individual, especially a politician, or a cause seen as harmful to their best interests.
- don't count your chickens before they're hatchedOne should not depend upon a favorable (and typically overoptimistic) outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur.
- Mother Carey's chickensplural of Mother Carey's chicken: The storm petrel.
- count chickensTo trust in something good that is not yet certain.
- prairie chickensplural of prairie chicken: Any of the genus Tympanuchus of grouse, native to the prairies of North America
- broiler chickensplural of broiler chicken: A chicken, bred in a broilerhouse, specifically for meat production
- hens and chickensplural of hen and chicken: Any of several groups of plants of similar appearance:
- chickens for KFCSynonym of chickens for Colonel Sanders: People who support either an individual, especially a politician, or a cause seen as harmful to their best interests.
- don't count your chickensEllipsis of don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
- the chickens come home to roostA person's past wrongdoings will return to negatively affect them.
- up with the chickensAwake and out of bed early in the morning.
- get up with the chickensto wake up early
- gets up with the chickensthird-person singular simple present indicative of get up with the chickens: to wake up early
- getting up with the chickenspresent participle and gerund of get up with the chickens
- got up with the chickenssimple past and past participle of get up with the chickens
- bin chickensplural of bin chicken: Australian white ibis (Threskiornis molucca).
- chickens outthird-person singular simple present indicative of chicken out: To shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.
- cobra chickensplural of cobra chicken: A Canada goose (Branta canadensis).
- counted chickenssimple past and past participle of count chickens
- counting chickenspresent participle and gerund of count chickens
- counts chickensthird-person singular simple present indicative of count chickens: To trust in something good that is not yet certain.
- Hamburg chickensplural of Hamburg chicken: A chicken of a small to medium-sized breed that originated in Germany and Holland prior to 1700.
- hell chickensplural of hell chicken: An extinct theropod dinosaur of the species Anzu wyliei.
- hot chickensplural of hot chicken: Nashville hot chicken, a type of fried chicken from Nashville, Tennessee, which is breaded in a spicy paste and served atop a slice of bread.
Compound words 2
- Frankenchickensplural of Frankenchicken: A chicken produced through genetic engineering, especially when used to produce meat.
- werechickensplural of werechicken: A shapeshifter that can transform from a human to a chicken or chicken-like creature.