Nghĩa là gì: bird

bird /bə:d/

danh từ
- con chim
- (thông tục) gã, thằng cha
  - a queer bird: thằng cha kỳ dị
- (từ lóng) cô gái
- a bird in the bush
  - điều mình không biết; điều không chắc chắn có
- birds of a feather
  - những người giống tính nết nhau, những người cùng một giuộc
- birds of a feather flock together
  - (tục ngữ) ngưu tầm ngưu, mã tầm mã
- a bird in the hand
  - vật mình có chắc trong tay; điều mình chắc chắn
- a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
  - (tục ngữ) không nên thả mồi bắt bóng
- bird of ill omen
  - người mang tin xấu
- người không may, người gặp vận rủi
- bird of passage
  - chim di trú; (nghĩa bóng) người nay đây mai đó
- bird of peace
  - chim hoà bình, bồ câu
- to get the bird
  - bị huýt sáo, bị la ó
- bị đuổi đi
- to give someone the bird
  - huýt sáo ai, la ó ai
- đuổi ai, tống cổ ai đi
- to kill two birds with one stone
  - một công đôi việc
- little bird
  - người báo tin vô danh
- old bird
  - (xem) old

(not) a dicky bird Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

having one is better than seeing many When searching for a better job, remember A bird in the hand... .

a little bird told me

someone told me, one of your friends told me """How did you know that I play chess?"" ""Oh, a little bird told me."""

bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

one shouldn

birdbrain

a person with a tiny brain, dumbo Hey, birdbrain. Why are you throwing money in the river?

birder

a bird watcher, one whose hobby is watching birds Some birders were looking at an oriole in a poplar tree.

birds and bees

the facts about sex and birth He learned about the birds and bees in his health education class at school.

birds-eye view

a general view from above Let

birds of a feather flock together

people who are similar become friends or join together Don

early bird

(See the early bird gets the worm)

early bird catches the worm

a person who gets up early in the morning has the best chance of success Let

eat like a bird

eat very little He must be sick as he has been eating like a bird during the last few weeks.

for the birds

uninteresting, something you don

get the finger (get the bird)

get a bad sign, see the middle finger Bad drivers get the finger when they cut in front of Randy.

had the bird

worn or broken, wear out These shoes are full of holes. They've had the bird.

happy as a box of birds

joyful, very happy When we go to the lake, the kids are as happy as a box of birds.

kill two birds (with one stone)

get two with one try, do two jobs on one trip If you sell and advertise at the same time, you kill two birds... .

kill two birds with one stone

achieve two aims with one effort/action If you take the course now you may be able to kill two birds with one stone and receive credit for it on a future program.

little bird told me

(See a little bird told me)

naked as a jay bird

no clothes on, bare naked, in the nude A boy had taken my clothes, so there I stood, naked as a jay bird!

snowbirds

Canadians who go south for the winter It's November, and the snowbirds are leaving Alberta for Arizona.

strictly for the birds

(See for the birds)

the early bird gets the worm

the one who arrives first gets the reward etc. I want to go to the sale at 8 a.m. The early bird gets the worm!

bird

1. kilo.
2. one hundred dollars
3. see also birrrrrds

birdbrained

stupid, lacking commonsense

dicky bird

London Cockney rhyming slang for word

dirt bird

a girl that sleeps around; see also dirt boy

dirty bird

Old Crow Whisky

dolly bird

an attractive and fashionable girl, especially one who is considered to be unintelligent

ghetto bird

1. police helicopter;"Motherfuck you and your punk ass ghetto bird" -- Ice Cube (Ghetto Bird [1993])
2. (plural) people who hang around the ghetto

naked as a jaybird

Idiom(s): (as) naked as a jaybird

Theme: Nakedness

naked.
• "Billy," called Mrs. Franklin, "get back in the house and get some clothes on. You're as naked as a jaybird."
• Tom had to get naked as a jaybird for the doctor to examine him.

free as a bird

Idiom(s): (as) free as a bird

Theme: CAREFREE

carefree; completely free.
• Jane left home and is always happy and free as a bird.
• In the summer I feel free as a bird.

bird's-eye view

Idiom(s): bird's-eye view

Theme: HEIGHT

a view seen from high above. (Refers to the height of a flying bird.)
• We got a bird's-eye view of Cleveland as the plane began its descent.
• From the top of the tower you get a splendid bird's-eye view of the village.

birds and the bees

Idiom(s): birds and the bees

Theme: REPRODUCTION

human reproduction. (A euphemistic way of referring to human sex and reproduction. Fixed order.)
• My father tried to teach me about the birds and the bees.
• He's twenty years old and doesn't understand about the birds and the bees!

a bird's-eye view of

Idiom(s): a bird's-eye view of sth

Theme: SUMMARY

a brief survey of something; a hasty look at something. (Refers to the smallness of a bird's eye.)
• The course provides a bird's-eye view of the works of Mozart, but it doesn't deal with them in enough detail for your purpose.
• All you need is a bird's-eye view of the events of World War II to pass the test.

A bird in hand is worth two in a bush.

It's better to keep what you have than to risk losing it by searching for something better.

Birds of a feather flock together.

People of the same sort are usually found together.

The early bird catches the worm.

If you want to do something successfully, you should do it as soon as you can.

Bird's eye view

If you have a bird's eye view of something, you can see it perfectly clearly.

Bird-brain

Someone who has a bird-brain, or is bird-brained, is stupid.

Go tell it to birds

This is used when someone says something that is not credible or is a lie.

In the catbird seat

(USA) If someone is in the catbird seat, they are in an advantageous or superior position.

Flip The Bird

To raise your middle finger at someone.

Fine feathers make fine birds.

A person can look impressive in smart clothes.

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush|bird|b

Something we have, or can easily get, is more valuable than something we want that we may not be able to get; we shouldn't risk losing something sure by trying to get something that is not sure.

A proverb. Johnny has a job as a paperboy, but he wants a job in a gas station. His father says that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

a little bird told me|bird|little bird|tell

To have learned something from a mysterious, unknown, or secret source. "Who told you that Dean Smith was resigning?" Peter asked. "A little bird told me," Jim answered.

bird has flown|bird|flown|fly

slang The prisoner has escaped; the captive has got away. When the sheriff returned to the jail, he discovered that the bird had flown.

bird of a different feather|bird|different feather

n. phr. A person who is free thinking and independent. Syd won't go along with recent trends in grammar; he created his own. He is a bird of a different feather.

bird watcher|bird|watcher

n. A person whose hobby is to study birds close-up in their outdoor home. A bird watcher looks for the first robin to appear in the spring.

birds of a feather flock together|bird|birds|birds

People who are alike often become friends or are together; if you are often with certain people, you may be their friends or like them.

A proverb. Don't be friends with bad boys. People think that birds of a feather flock together.

early bird|bird|early

n An early riser from bed. Jane and Tom are real early birds; they get up at 6 A.M. every morning.

(not) a dicky bird

(Not) annihilation at all. We've had him bedfast for four hours, but he won't say a dicky bird to us about his captivation in the robbery. We heard not a dicky-bird out of the kids all night—they were quiet as can be.Learn more: bird, dicky

not a dicky bird

not a word; annihilation at all. informal Dicky bird is balladry argot for ‘word’. 1988 Glenn Patterson Burning Your Own Sammy put his ear to area he anticipation its affection care to be: not a dickybird. Learn more: bird, dicky, not

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