do bird

do bird

slang To serve a prison sentence. Primarily heard in UK. After doing bird for the past five years, Mark is getting released from jail today.
See also: bird
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

do bird

serve a prison sentence. British informal
In this phrase bird comes from rhyming slang birdlime ‘time’.
See also: bird
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See also:
  • give (one) the bird
  • give someone the bird
  • shoot (one) the bird
  • flip (one) the bird
  • flip someone the bird
  • flip/give/shoot somebody the bird
  • (not) a dicky bird
  • dicky
  • not a dicky bird
  • bird watcher