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ate like a bird

ate like a bird is the simple past of eat like a bird.

Meaning of eat like a bird

Verb

eat like a bird (third-person singular simple present eats like a bird, present participle eating like a bird, simple past ate like a bird, past participle eaten like a bird)

  1. (colloquial, simile) To eat in small amounts rather than in a single full meal.

Questions about ate like a bird

What is ate like a bird the simple past of?
Ate like a bird is the simple past of eat like a bird.

Words near ate like a bird in the dictionary

  1. ate humble pie
  2. ate in
  3. ate into
  4. ate it
  5. ate lead
  6. ate like a bird
  7. ate like a horse
  8. ate like an animal
  9. ate one's cake and had it too
  10. ate one's dinners
  11. ate one's emotions

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