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Idioms: birds

ENGLISH IDIOMS: Birds

IDIOM 1: "bats in the belfry"
-> MEANING: crazy, eccentric
-> EXAMPLE: I think that he has bats in the belfry. His ideas are absolutely crazy.

IDIOM 2: "chicken feed"
-> MEANING: a small sum of money
-> EXAMPLE: The money that I lost at the horse races was only chicken feed so I am not worried about it at all.

IDIOM 3: "for the birds"
-> MEANING: not interesting, something you don't like
-> EXAMPLE: The movie was for the birds so we left early and got something to eat.

IDIOM 4: "kill two birds with one stone"
-> MEANING: succeed in doing two things by only one action
-> EXAMPLE: Let's have the meeting when we are in town so we can kill two birds with one stone.

IDIOM 5: "kill the goose that lays the golden egg"
-> MEANING: spoil something that is good or something that one has by being greedy
-> EXAMPLE: They sold part of their business but it was the most profitable part. I think that they have killed the goose that lays the golden egg.

> TEST : Fill in these sentences with one of these idioms. Double-clic on the words you don't understand.

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1. Don't : you shouldn't resign from your job. You will never find such a job again.

2. This gathering is . Let's leave and go home.

3. My boss has . He always tells crazy things.

4. This prize is only . I wanted to win a big car, not $10!

5. Let's : let's see your mum while we are there!

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