anyone see a Mason & Dixon resonance here?
David Morris
fqmorris at gmail.com
Fri Feb 5 14:06:47 CST 2010
On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 12:47 PM, Michael Bailey
<michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:
> David Morris wrote:
>>> To quote another phrase, "You dance like a crawfish."
>
> the lobster quadrille?
craw⋅fish /ˈkrɔˌfɪʃ/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [kraw-fish] Show
IPA noun, plural (especially collectively) -fish, (especially
referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es, verb
–noun 1. crayfish.
–verb (used without object) 2. Informal. to back out or retreat from a
position or undertaking.
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