‘Stone the crows!’ he swore softly. ‘Some climb!’ (T. A. G. Hungerford, ‘The Ridge and the River’, ch. 10) — - Ну и подъем, черт побери! - тихо выругался Уайлдер.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
Stiffen the crows — exclamation of astonishment … Dictionary of Australian slang
stiffen the crows — Australian Slang exclamation of astonishment … English dialects glossary
stiffen — /ˈstɪfən/ (say stifuhn) verb (t) 1. to make stiff. –verb (i) 2. to become stiff or tense. –phrase 3. (God) stiffen the crows (or lizards), (an exclamation of exasperation, disgust, etc.) 4. wouldn t it stiffen you, (an exclamation of disgust.)… …
crow — I. /kroʊ / (say kroh) noun 1. either of two large, lustrous black Australian birds of the genus Corvus, having a characteristic harsh staccato call and shorter neck feathers than the raven: a. the Torresian crow, C. orru, found in Indonesia, New… …
