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bird in Kashmiri कॉशुर
bird in Sindhi سنڌي
bird in English
- bird⇄bird, noun, verb.
- bird⇄expr. bird in (the) hand, something certain because one already has it. ?A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush means something certain is better than something uncertain.
- bird⇄expr. eat like a bird, to be a small eater; eat little or only a small amount of food.
Ex. She is thin and nervous, and eats like a bird. - bird⇄expr. for the birds, (Slang.) of no worth; without value or importance.
Ex. His few crumbs of kindness were strictly for the birds (Punch). - bird⇄expr. get the bird,
a. to be booed or hissed from the stage by the audience.
Ex. To ""get the big bird"" is occasionally a compliment to the actor's power of representing villainy (The Graphic).
b. to be dismissed derisively.
Ex - bird⇄expr. kill two birds with one stone, to accomplish two things with one action.
Ex. He thinks to kill two birds with one stone, and satisfy two arguments with one answer (Thomas Hobbes). - bird⇄expr. the birds and the bees, the basic facts about sex and reproduction.
Ex. A young couple's bafflement about the birds and the bees ... had some funny moments (New Yorker). - bird⇄noun 1. an animal that has wings, feathers, two legs, and a beak or bill. Birds have backbones, are warm-blooded, and lay eggs. Most birds can fly.
2. a bird hunted for sport; game bird.
3. shuttlecock.
4. (Slang, Figurative.) a pers - bird⇄v.i. 1. to watch wild birds; act as a bird watcher.
2. to catch or shoot birds.