"Holy cats! That's good pie!" said Dick.
"Holy cow! They can't do that!" Mary said when she saw the boys hurting a much smaller boy.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
Holy cow — or sacred cow may refer to: * Holy cow, an exclamation of surprise * Cattle in religion, particularly the sacredness of cows in Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, and Ancient Egyptian religion * Sacred cow, an idiom used to identify a person, institution … Wikipedia
holy cow — interjection used as an exclamation of surprise, amazement, or bewilderment * * * Slang. (used to express bewilderment, surprise, or astonishment.) [1920 25] * * * holy smoke/cow/mackerel/etc mainly american spoken … Useful english dictionary
holy cow — 1. what a surprise. “I was paying 23 percent interest on that credit card.” “Holy cow!” 2. how wonderful. A friend of mine is in Hollywood filming a movie this month. Holy cow, that must be so cool … New idioms dictionary
Holy cow! — exclam. Wow! □ Holy cow! A red one! □ Give me a chance! Holy cow, don’t rush me! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
holy cow — that is exciting, geez, gosh, wow Holy cow! That car just about crashed into us! … English idioms
holy cow — used to express strong feelings of astonishment, pleasure or anger Holy cow! There are over one hundred people standing in front of our house … Idioms and examples
Holy cow (expression) — Holy cow! is an exclamation of surprise used in American and Canadian English. Halsey Hall, a former Minnesota sportscaster was the first to coin the phrase.Fact|date=March 2008It is widely believed to have stemmed from the Hindu belief of… … Wikipedia
holy cow — interjection An exclamation of surprise or astonishment Syn: holy mackerel, holy Moses, holy moley, holy smoke … Wiktionary
holy cow — See *sacred cow … Auditor's dictionary
Holy Cow — Juron Dans les bandes dessinées, les gros mots dans les bulles sont couramment remplacés par des illustrations. Un juron est un terme ou une expression brève, plus ou moins grossier, vulgaire ou blasphématoire, dont on se sert pour donner une… … Wikipédia en Français
