tally ho
Quarry has appeared
Tally ho is a cry used by hunters to signal that a fox has been spotted—the chase is on.
It carries associations with traditional English fox hunting and upper-class country life.
The exclamation has spread to general use as an enthusiastic call to action or departure: Tally ho, let's get going!
Dogs bred for mounted pursuits
- huntsmanOne who pursues game
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- hornPointed animal headgear
- chaseRapid following of quarry
beagles · hounds · gamekeeper · kennels · covert · brush · earth · scent
Atop a steed
- gallopSwiftest quadruped gait
- canterModerate equine gait
- saddleMounted rider's seat
- bridleEquine control harness
reins · jodhpurs · riding · hunter · mount · stirrups · crop · hack
Rural area beyond towns
- gentryHighborn but not noble
- shiresEnglish regional districts
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
tradition · landed · squire · estate · tweed · country house · English · upper-class
Cost or accusation
- cryVocal expression of emotion
- shoutLoud vocal outburst
- callContact by phone
- rallyGathering for a cause
signal · alert · announcement · sighting · spotted · onwards · forward · away
Evoking recent past
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- classicOf lasting excellence
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
bygone · traditional · Edwardian · Victorian · heritage · antiquated · quaint · genteel
foxhounds
Dogs bred for mounted pursuits
chase · beagles · hounds · gamekeeper · kennels · covert · brush · earth · scent · view
horseback
Atop a steed
bridle · reins · jodhpurs · riding · hunter · mount · stirrups · crop · hack · trot
countryside
Rural area beyond towns
- gentryHighborn but not noble
- shiresEnglish regional districts
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
manor · tradition · landed · squire · estate · tweed · country house · English · upper-class · sporting
charge
Cost or accusation
rally · signal · alert · announcement · sighting · spotted · onwards · forward · away · pursuit
retro
Evoking recent past
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- classicOf lasting excellence
period · bygone · traditional · Edwardian · Victorian · heritage · antiquated · quaint · genteel · stiff upper lip
- battle criesbattle cry, charge, hooah, banzai, oorah
- British Exclamationsblimey, bloody hell, crikey, cor blimey, strewth
- Old Greetingsgood morrow, fare thee well, hail, well met, how now
- Posh Britishold boy, old chap, old bean, old sport, pip pip
- radio lingoroger, copy, over, out, 10-4
- Victorian Exclamationsby Jove, good heavens, good gracious, goodness gracious, bless my soul
tally hogone to ground
Hidden to avoid pursuit
call off · gone away · lost · recall · stand down
tally horetreat
Sanctuary or withdrawal
fall back · stand down · abort · disengage · cease and desist