eat like a bird

eat like a bird
To eat small amounts.

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  • eat like a bird — {v. phr.} To eat very little; have little appetite. * /Mrs. Benson is on a diet and she eats like a bird./ * /Alice s mother is worried about her; she eats like a bird and is very thin./ Contrast: EAT LIKE A HORSE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • eat like a bird — {v. phr.} To eat very little; have little appetite. * /Mrs. Benson is on a diet and she eats like a bird./ * /Alice s mother is worried about her; she eats like a bird and is very thin./ Contrast: EAT LIKE A HORSE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • eat like a bird — phrase to eat very little Thesaurus: to eat in a particular wayhyponym general words meaningto eatsynonym Main entry: eat * * * I see eat …   Useful english dictionary

  • eat like a bird — If someone eats like a bird, they eat very little …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • eat like a bird (or a horse) — informal eat very little (or a lot). → eat …   English new terms dictionary

  • eat like a bird — eat very little He eats like a bird. That s why he can t put on enough weight to join the football team …   Idioms and examples

  • eat\ like\ a\ bird — v. phr. To eat very little; have little appetite. Mrs. Benson is on a diet and she eats like a bird. Alice s mother is worried about her; she eats like a bird and is very thin. Contrast: eat like a horse …   Словарь американских идиом

  • eat like a bird — to eat very little. We went out for a meal, but she ate like a bird and hardly said a word …   New idioms dictionary

  • Eat like a bird —   If someone eats like a bird, they eat very little …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • eat like a bird — eat very little, eat very slowly …   English contemporary dictionary

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