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as hungry as a hunter	To be very hungry. Hunters are presumed to be hungry because of the (often lengthy) time taken in order to catch their quarry.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
avoir l'estomac dans les talons	To be as hungry as a hunter.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
barking-up the wrong tree:	{Coon Hunters Remark:} Coon Dogs Chase Raccoon up Trees. They Bark at the Tree so Hunter Can 'Shoot' Coon out of the Tree:	Rate it: (4.00 / 1 vote)
buck fever	Excitement and nervousness felt by a new hunter upon seeing game.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
first things first	Deal with matters of highest priority first; deal with matters in logical sequence.1922, H. G. Wells, The Secret Places of the Heart, ch.4,"First things first," said Sir Richmond. If we set about getting fuel sanely, if we do it as the deliberate, co-operative act of the whole species, then it follows that we shall look very closely into the use that is being made of it.1999, Frank Pellegrini, "House Republicans Quell Mutiny Over Tax Bounty," Time, 23 Jul.,Judging by the polls	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stalking horse	A horse used as cover by a hunter stalking game,	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)