Darling Buds of May phrase
Used to indicate the beautiful flower buds that sprout in the springtime
A: Do you want to go sightseeing tomorrow? B: Yes, I'd like to watch birds and the darling buds of May.
The famous English playwright William Shakespeare was the first to use this phrase. It first appears in Sonnet 18, written in the early 1600s.
1. The phrase is used to talk about the earth that is broken up and flattened by a harrow.
2. If somebody is under the harrow, he or she is forced to experience distress, or torment.
1. About 1000 hectares of farmland have been under the harrow for 2 hours.
2. Many families are under the harrow because of the economic recession.