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like a hen on a hot griddle

like a hen on a hot griddle prepositional phrase: very jumpy or restless.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (simile) Very jumpy or restless.

Questions about like a hen on a hot griddle

What does like a hen on a hot griddle mean?
Like a hen on a hot griddle means very jumpy or restless.
What part of speech is like a hen on a hot griddle?
Like a hen on a hot griddle is a prepositional phrase.

Words near like a hen on a hot griddle in the dictionary

  1. like a dying duck in a thunderstorm
  2. like a fart in church
  3. like a hawk
  4. like a headless chicken
  5. like a headless chook
  6. like a hen on a hot griddle
  7. like a hole in one's head
  8. like a hole in the head
  9. like a hot knife through butter
  10. like a house afire
  11. like a kid at Christmas

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