- do (one's) bird Brit.
- do (one's) bird Brit.informalserve a prison sentence. [bird from rhyming sl. birdlime 'time'.]→ bird
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do one's bird — ► do (one s) bird Brit. informal serve a prison sentence. [ORIGIN: bird from rhyming slang birdlime «time».] Main Entry: ↑bird … English terms dictionary
bird — noun 1》 a warm blooded egg laying vertebrate animal of a class distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, and a beak, typically able to fly. [Class Aves.] 2》 informal a person of a specified kind or character: she s a sharp old bird. 3》… … English new terms dictionary
bird — ► NOUN 1) a warm blooded egg laying vertebrate animal which has feathers, wings, and a beak, and typically is able to fly. 2) informal a person of a specified kind or character: she s a sharp old bird. 3) Brit. informal a young woman or… … English terms dictionary
Bird College — of Dance, Music Theatre Performance Established 1945 Type Independent FE HE College … Wikipedia
bird — [bʉrd] n. [ME bird, brid < OE bridd, bird, orig., young bird] 1. any of a class (Aves) of warmblooded, two legged, egg laying vertebrates with feathers and wings 2. a small game bird: distinguished from WATERFOWL 3. a clay pigeon in… … English World dictionary
do bird — ► do (one s) bird Brit. informal serve a prison sentence. [ORIGIN: bird from rhyming slang birdlime «time».] Main Entry: ↑bird … English terms dictionary
bird — birdless, adj. /berrd/, n. 1. any warm blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard shelled egg. 2. a fowl or game bird. 3 … Universalium
bird — [[t]bɜ͟ː(r)d[/t]] ♦♦ birds 1) N COUNT A bird is a creature with feathers and wings. Female birds lay eggs. Most birds can fly. 2) N COUNT Some men refer to young women as birds. This use could cause offence. [BRIT, INFORMAL] 3) → See also game… … English dictionary
bird — [[t]bɜrd[/t]] n. 1) any warm blooded, egg laying vertebrate of the class Aves, having feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, and a beak 2) a fowl or game bird 3) spo clay pigeon 4) spo a shuttlecock 5) sts Slang. a person, esp. one… … From formal English to slang
lunatic — n 1. madman, Sl. loony, maniac, bedlam ite, Inf. crackpot, Sl. kook, Sl. nut, Sl. screwball; psychotic, Sl. sickie, psychopath, schizophrenic, Sl. schizo; paranoiac, Psychiatry. manic depressive; Psychiatry. megalomaniac, pyromaniac, Psychol.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
