Idioms - Birds II

ENGLISH IDIOMS: Birds

IDIOM 1: "as the crow flies"
-> MEANING: by the most direct way, along a straight line between two places
-> EXAMPLE: As the crow flies it is about six kilometers between here and the cinema.

IDIOM 2: "to count one's chickens before they're hatched"
-> MEANING: depend or rely on getting something before one has it
-> EXAMPLE: Don`t count your chickens before they`re hatched - remember you haven`t passed your exams yet and may not get the job you expect.

IDIOM 3: "to eat like a bird"
-> MEANING: to eat very little
-> EXAMPLE: He must be sick as he has been eating like a bird during the last few weeks.


IDIOM 4: "bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"
-> MEANING: one shouldn`t risk losing something certain by trying to get something that is not certain
-> EXAMPLE: You should keep the prize and not try and win another one. Remember a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

IDIOM 5: "early bird catches the worm"
-> MEANING: a person who gets up early in the morning has the best chance of success
-> EXAMPLE: Let`s leave about six o`clock in the morning. Remember the early bird catches the worm.