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idiombirdsthe birds and the beessex/have sex with the things you tell children in order to explain sex to them, often used humorously when you do not want to mention sex directly when talking to an adult:I think it's time we said something to Simon about the birds and the bees.Didn't your mother ever tell you about the birds and the bees?birds of a feather (flock together)used in order to say that people who have similar interests like to be with each other:The group of them are birds of a feather. You can't expect any of them to try anything new.It's easy to get drugs if you use them - birds of a feather flock together.be (strictly) for the birds especially AmEespecially AmEspoken used in order to say that you think an idea or suggestion is silly, useless, or not practical:This is for the birds. I have no social life, and I never sleep - all I do is work and study.This talk about the Prime Minister facing leadership challenges is for the birds - he's fully in command of his party.kill two birds with one stoneto achieve two things with one action:She was hoping to kill two birds with one stone, and get the material for an article on Turkey during her holiday.Now we can kill two birds with one stone - we'll visit Kylie and see if the house is still for sale.
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bird1. n. a woman; a girl. I like the bird you were with last night. 2. n. a derisive noise made with the lips; a raspberry. The third time he fumbled, he was greeted by two thousand mouths making the bird. 3. n. an odd person. Some old bird came up to me and tried to sell me a cookbook. 4. n. a rude gesture made with the middle finger. (Usually with the. See comments at finger wave.) A lot of little kids give people the bird all the time because they see it on television. 5. n. an airplane. I like this bird. She’s a dream to fly. 6. n. one hundred dollars. This thing cost three birds! Bull! - (as) free as a bird
- (as) free as air
- (not) a dicky bird
- a bird in hand
- a bird in the hand
- a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
- a bird of passage
- a bird's eye shot
- a bird's eye view
- a bird's-eye view
- a box of birds
- a home bird
- a little bird
- a little bird told me
- a rare bird
- an early bird
- be (like) a bird in a gilded cage
- be (strictly) for the birds
- be a box of birds
- bird
- bird has flown, the
- bird in (one's) bosom
- bird in the hand
- bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
- bird in the hand, a
- bird of (one's) own brain
- bird of passage
- bird watcher
- bird-brain
- bird-brained
- bird-dog
- birds and the bees, the
- bird's eye view
- Birds in their little nests agree
- birds of a feather
- birds of a feather (flock together)
- Birds of a feather flock together
- birdseed
- bird's-eye view
- bird's-eye view, a
- birdturd
- boo bird
- boo-bird
- do bird
- early bird
- early bird catches the worm
- early bird catches the worm, the
- eat like a bird
- eat like a bird/horse, to
- eye-view
- Fine feathers make fine birds
- flip (one) the bird
- flip off
- flip someone the bird
- flip/give/shoot somebody the bird
- for the birds
- for the birds, it's/that's
- free as a bird
- free as air/as a bird
- ghetto bird
- give (one) the bird
- give someone the bird
- have a bird
- hit two birds with one stone
- home bird
- it's an ill bird that fouls its own nest
- kill two birds with one stone
- kill two birds with one stone, to
- king of birds
- ladybug, ladybug, fly away home
- little bird told me
- little bird told me, a
- little bird told one, a
- not a dicky bird
- not hear a dicky bird
- not say a dicky bird
- not say/hear a dicky bird
- odd bird
- on the bird
- rare bird
- rare bird, a
- shoot (one) the bird
- snowbird
- strange bird
- strictly for the birds
- the bird has flown
- the birds and the bees
- The early bird catches the worm
- two birds with one stone
- wading bird
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