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eat like a bird

eat like a bird verb: to eat in small amounts rather than in a single full meal.

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.

Antonyms of eat like a bird

Forms of eat like a bird

third-person singular presenteats like a bird
present participleeating like a bird
pastate like a bird
past participleeaten like a bird

Questions about eat like a bird

What does eat like a bird mean?
Eat like a bird means to eat in small amounts rather than in a single full meal.
What part of speech is eat like a bird?
Eat like a bird is a verb.
What is the past tense of eat like a bird?
The past tense of eat like a bird is ate like a bird.

Words near eat like a bird in the dictionary

  1. eat humble pie
  2. eat in
  3. eat into
  4. eat it
  5. eat lead
  6. eat like a bird
  7. eat like a horse
  8. eat like a pig
  9. eat like an animal
  10. eat my ass
  11. eat my dust

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