Idioms with birds

BIRD

• as free as a bird = free, without worries
• a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush = más vale pájaro en mano que cien volando
• the early bird catches the worm = al que madruga Dios lo ayuda
• birds of a feather flock together = Dios los cría y ellos se juntan
• to kill two birds with one stone = matar dos pájaros de un tiro
• to eat like a bird = eat very little
• a bird's eye view = a vuelo de pájaro
• an early bird = a person who arrives or gets up early
• a bird of ill omen = un pájaro de mal agüero
• as the crow flies = in a straight line
• a little bird told me something = expression used to say that you know something but you will not say how you found out  = me contó un pajarito

We thank Marcela Bitetto (from Buenos Aires, Argentina) for her suggestion.

Exercise

Choose the right answer.

1. I don't want to go round and round. I only want to go  - as the crow flies a bird's eye view an early bird . 

2. Thomas is never late at work. He always arrives at 9 o'clock, I guess he really is  - an early bird a bird of ill omen as free as a bird . 

3. I need to go to the bank. I think I will also go to the post office on my way. I want to   - birds of a feather flock together kill two birds with one stone as free as a bird . 

4. Sheila was offered a better salary at a new company, but she's afraid of changing. She said to me,  - birds of a feather flock together a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush the early bird catches the worm . 

5. You are really  - a bird of ill omen an early bird as free as a bird  ! Yesterday you said Paul was going to have an accident and he was hit by a car! Unbelievable! 

6. Tina and Mary are all the time together chatting about other people. You know the saying,   - birds of a feather flock together a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush to kill two birds with one stone . 

7. Now that I retired, I feel  - a bird of ill omen as free as a bird an early bird  . 

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