IDIOMS

IDIOMS
An idiom is a phrase where the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words, which can make idioms hard for ESL students and learners to understand. Here, we have some idioms only with bird.
 as free as a bird = libre sin preocupaciones
 a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush = más vale pájaro en mano que cien volando
 the early bird catches the worm = al que madruga Dios lo ayuda
 birds of a feather flock together = Dios los cría y ellos se juntan
 to kill two birds with one stone = matar dos pájaros de un tiro
 to eat like a bird = comer muy poco
 a bird's eye view = a vuelo de pájaro
 an early bird = una persona puntual
 a bird of ill omen = un pájaro de mal agüero
 as the crow flies = en una linea estrecha
 a little bird told me something me contó un pajarito .
Exercise
Choose the right answer.
1. I don't want to go round and round. I only want to go___________.
2. Thomas is never late at work. He always arrives at 9 o'clock, I guess he really is _________________
3. I need to go to the bank. I think I will also go to the post office on my way. I want to __________________
4. Sheila was offered a better salary at a new company, but she's afraid of changing. She said to me. __________________
5. You are really ________________! Yesterday you said Paul was going to have an accident and he was hit by a car! Unbelievable!
6. Tina and Mary are all the time together chatting about other people. You know the saying ___________
7. Now that I retired, I feel ___________