 topic, word, and idioms of the day. Fox. What do you know about foxes? Can you answer the following questions? What is a female fox called? What is a baby fox called? What are some characteristics foxes are considered to have? What are some expressions with the word fox? Take a moment to think about these questions. Answers, did you get them right? Female fox, vixen, baby fox, pup, or kit. Foxes are considered to be clever, sly, and crafty. Expressions, sly is a fox, crazy like a fox, fox guarding the hen house, foxes sleep, foxy woman or lady. What do the expressions mean? Number one, sly is a fox. The word sly has different connotations, some good and some bad. On the positive side sly means clever or smart. On the negative side sly means deceitful or cunning. So if someone says you are as sly as a fox, is it positive or negative? Think of the word tricky. Magicians can be considered tricky because they use their knowledge to entertain audiences. Most people are impressed by that. On the other hand, if you are using slyness to deceive people in order to take advantage of them, that would be considered a negative thing. Always be aware of the situation in which this expression is used. If you're not sure, ask someone what it means. Examples, Jasper is as sly as a fox. She doesn't let others manipulate her. That's good, she's a smart person to have on your side. Casper is as sly as a fox. He will deceive you if you give him a chance. That's not good. Avoid him if at all possible. Two, crazy like a fox. Crazy like a fox means that one is pretending or acting in strange or foolish ways in order to conceal his or her real intentions. For example, Jared acted like a fool, but he was crazy like a fox. He won in the end. Three, fox guarding the henhouse. Don't let the fox guard the henhouse. This means that the person in charge of protecting something is actually the one who wants to destroy it. Rob was supposed to build up the company. Instead, he made deals intended to benefit its competitors. Rob was really a fox guarding the henhouse. Four, foxes sleep. Have you ever seen a fox sleep? Sometimes it opens one eye. In such cases, it is really not sleeping at all. Just pretending to be asleep. That is what a fox's sleep means. Yes, sleep is a noun here. For example, Jenny was in a fox's sleep. She was pretending to sleep but secretly listening to others gossip about her. Five, foxy. Foxy means that someone is attractive, appealing or sexy. It is usually positive and applies mostly to women. People sometimes use a metaphor to describe such a woman. Wow, she's a fox. Foxy lady. This expression probably originated in the U.S. in the 1960s with the song by the famous singer, guitarist and songwriter, Jimmy Hendrix. Click on the link below to hear this song performed live. Note, an alternative spelling is sometimes used. F-O-X-E-Y, lady, as you will see in this video. Stories with foxes. Probably the most famous stories with foxes come from Esop's fables, where foxes are usually but not always depicted as clever or smart. The fox and the goat. The moral of this story is, look before you leap. The fox and the grapes. This story is about envy and disdain. The lioness and the vixen. This one is about quality, not quantity. Foxtrot. A famous dance style is the foxtrot. Click on the link below to see a video of this dance being performed. Note, trot usually means moving faster than walking but slower than running. Enjoy the video. Hope you enjoyed that. Come back often to learn more about topics, words and expressions in English. And don't forget to subscribe to our channel. Thanks for watching. If you have a question or idea for our next video, please let us know. Just write us at eslgold.com. Submit question.