gazelle on the lawn

English

Noun

gazelle on the lawn (plural gazelles on the lawn)

  1. (euphemistic, colloquial) Alternative form of gazelle in the garden
    • 1916, Charles Gilman Norris, The Amateur, page 63:
      Jerry Hart leaned over to whisper in Carey's ear:
      "Why don't someone tell Washburn there's a gazelle on the lawn?" he said.
      Carey turned a puzzled look at him.
      "That crumb he's got there on his lip! We call it a 'gazelle on the lawn' out home. Some one ought to put him wise; it may grow there."
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