d is often done to nails or hair. "The roughest paws" are those paws (cat hands) that have long nails. To have "a certain air" of something is to clearly have something that others can see. "Savoir faire" is a French expression that is used in English, and means social grace, elegance or perhaps tact. Surrender Dorothy! "To surrender" is to accept defeat, or more colloquially, to give up. Whatever shall we do?! A poetic way to simply ask "what should we do?" Everything is all right. A widely used and important alternative to OK. The great and powerful Oz has got matters well in hand. One way of saying that Oz has the situation under control. Nobody can see the great Oz! Not nobody, not nohow. A rare and very colloquial way of saying "not in any possible way." I got a permanent just for the occasion. In this case, a type of haircut that is designed to last a long time. He’ll announce us at once! "To announce" the presence of someone is to let it be known that they have arrived, though this is a bit old-fashioned way of saying it. I’ve as good as got my brain. A very slangy way of saying "I almost have my brain" Long live the king! What people often scream to a king as he looks down on them from a high balcony in his castle. * My real robes would be satin, not cotton and not chintz. "Satin" is a type of very smooth, shiny and expensive cloth, while "chintz" is a type of cheap cotton cloth. * I’d command each living thing, be it fish or fowl...with a royal growl. Note the use of a "be it x or y" grammatical structure to express a choice. "Fowl" refers to chickens or other similar birds. A "growl" is the noise a lion makes ("rarrrhhhhhh…") * Each rabbit would show respect to me, the chipmunks genuflect to me. A "chipmunk" is a cute little animal similar to a squirrel. "To genuflect" is to bow down or bend’s one knee, in order to show great respect. * Monarch of all I survey. A "monarch" is a ruling king or queen, and in this case, "to survey" is another way of saying to see, or look out on. Your majesty, if you were king, you wouldn’t be afraid of anything? This is the way people are supposed to address kings and queens. What makes the muskrat guard his musk? Courage! A "muskrat" is a cute animal that lives in the ocean. "Musk" is the type of strong smelling chemical that animals like the muskrat secrete. Courage! :: You can say that again! An excellent expression to use when you strongly agree with something that was just said. The Wizard says "Go away!" A critical alternative way of simply saying leave! I’d sooner wait outside. A curious way of saying "I’d prefer to wait outside," but there it is. If you please, I am Dorothy…the small and the meek. "If you please" is a very respectful way of sta
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