EAT LIKE A BIRD
eat like a bird: translation
eat like a bird
Fig. to eat only small amounts of food; to peck at one's food. •
Jane is very slim because she eats like a bird.
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Bill is trying to lose weight by eating like a bird.
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{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.