🐄 Cow
"Chew the cud"
Meaning
To think slowly and carefully about something.
About the cow
Cows are calm, grazing herd animals, so their idioms usually describe being easily led or slow to react.
Example sentence
I need time to chew the cud before answering.
Test yourself
Which idiom means...
To think slowly and carefully about something.
More cow idioms
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"Have a cow"
To become very upset or angry.
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"Cash cow"
Something that makes money regularly.
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"Sacred cow"
Something people refuse to criticize or change.
CowIdiom
"Sacred cow"
Something people refuse to criticize or change.
CowIdiom
"Cash cow"
Something that makes money regularly.
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"Have a cow"
To become very upset or angry.