as the crow flies






as the crow flies

used to refer to a shorter distance in a straight line across country rather than the distance as measured along a more circuitous road


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eat crow

be humiliated by your defeats or mistakes - North American informal

In the USA boiled crow has been a metaphor for something extremely disagreeable since the late 19th century.




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