What's "frog marching"?

[CatWoman]

:shrug:

[RobertSeattle]

1. Walking with prison chains between your legs (EOM)

[Junkdrawer]

2. Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang

FROG-MARCH verb Especially ‘police.’ to carry (a resisting person) face downward by the arms and legs; (hence now solely) to propel (a resisting person) forward, as by seizing his collar and the seat of his trousers or by pinioning his arms behind his back. <1871 in OED: “They did not give the defendant the frog’s march.”> 1873 ‘Slang Dictionary’ by Hotten: “Frog’s March,” the manner in which four or more policemen carry a drunken or turbulent man to the station-house. The victim is held face downwards, one constable being at each shoulder, while the others hold on above the knees. Often...another...officer... beats time...on the recalcitrant hero’s posteriors.] 1969 in OEDS: “He. . . took me by the collar and the seat of my pants and frogmarched me the length of the café.” 1992 Newsday (CNN-TV) (Dec. 9): “Tightly bound and frogmarched away.”

[0007]

10. Wouldn't it be lovely!

If junior could be frog marched in full flight gear in front of big sign that sez "Mission Accomplished"

[Pastiche423]

12. Lovely?

Most definitely!

That would be a photo that would be framed and hung on my wall, to be admired to the end of my days.

[Maeve]

3. Google sez

frogmarch v 1: march a person against his will by any method 2: carry someone against his will upside down such that each limb is held by one person

[Renew Deal]

6. Yeah, I like it.

Let's do that.

[charlie]

4. I think it means

to grasp someone by their arms pinioned behind their back, and seize the back of their trousers to force-march them where you want them to go.

[sleipnir]

5. As in, "Frog March him Out of the White House!"

[Brian Sweat]

7. Just keep you eye on Karl Rove

You'll figure it out. :+

[TacticalPeek]

8. A frog countermarch is also quite entertaining.

:silly:

[MrMonk]

15. but it's the frog kick-line that keeps the tourists coming in

[BurtWorm]

9. Frog march: what we all want to see Karl Rove do out of the WH ASAP

[mmm]

11. First time I have heard that expression

interesting

[CatWoman]

13. Ambassador Wilson used it

says he wants to see Rove "frog marched" out of the White House.

[Mike_from_NoVa]

14. A song title rejected by Dave Matthews n/t