not say a dicky bird

To not say or communicate anything at all. ("Dicky bird" is sometimes hyphenated.) We've had him detained for four hours, but he won't say a dicky bird to us about his involvement in the robbery.

not say/hear a ˈdicky bird

(British English, informal) say/hear nothing: Don’t look at me! I didn’t say a dicky bird. We haven’t heard a dicky bird from her for weeks.This idiom is from rhyming slang, in which dicky bird stands for ‘word’.

词组	not say a dicky bird
释义	not say a dicky bird not say a dicky bird To not say or communicate anything at all. ("Dicky bird" is sometimes hyphenated.) We've had him detained for four hours, but he won't say a dicky bird to us about his involvement in the robbery. See also: bird, dicky, not, say Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. not say/hear a ˈdicky bird (British English, informal) say/hear nothing: Don’t look at me! I didn’t say a dicky bird. We haven’t heard a dicky bird from her for weeks.This idiom is from rhyming slang, in which dicky bird stands for ‘word’. See also: bird, dicky, hear, not, say Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: (I) can't say that I do can't say that I do suffice suffice (it) to say suffice it to say suffice to say... go further one's say (one's) say before you can say "knife"
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