Your web-reference

News

About

ESL

Articles

Feeds

Comments

Home

A > American Idioms > Idioms > English language

a little bird told me

[a little bird told me] 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./

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates © 2010

To upper section: A

Subscribe to: American Idioms


	Follow English as a Second Language on Twitter

	See also »
	eat like a bird [eat like a bird] {v. phr.} To eat very little; have little appetite. * /Mrs. ... A Dictionary of American Idioms early bird catches the worm [early bird catches the worm] or [early bird gets the worm] A person who gets ... A Dictionary of American Idioms what for (1) [what for] (1) {interrog.} For what reason; why? * /I told Mary what I was ... A Dictionary of American Idioms bird [bird] See: [EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM] or [EARLY BIRD GETS THE WORM], [EAT LIKE ... A Dictionary of American Idioms bird watcher [bird watcher] {n.} A person whose hobby is to study birds close-up in their outdoor ... A Dictionary of American Idioms all told [all told] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Counting or including everything. * /Including candy sale profits we ... A Dictionary of American Idioms bird has flown [bird has flown] {slang} The prisoner has escaped; the captive has got away. * /When ... A Dictionary of American Idioms

	Recent updates »
	водить за нос [водить за нос] {v. phr.} {informal} {literally} to pull by someone's nose. 1. To assify, fool, hoax; Make fool of smb.; ... sprout wings [sprout wings] {v. phr.} 1. To enter the stage after a period of development when wings appear (said of larvae that turn into ... piggy-back [piggy-back] {adj.} or {adv.} Sitting or being carried on the shoulders. /Little John loved to go for a piggy-back ride on ...


	Get idioms daily by Email

© 2006—2010 www.sky-net-eye.com