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idioms and axioms using bird
Kill two birds with one stone
To accomplish two tasks with one action
Maya-san will bake cookies for the party and for the picnic at the same time, killing two birds with one stone.
Birds of a feather flock together
People that are alike spend time together
Junko-san and Rie-san are both classical music fans; it is true that birds of a feather flock together.
Note: Of a feather means with the same feathers.
A little bird told me
Someone (can't say who) told me
A little bird told me that you are planning to quit work to go to graduate school.
Jailbird
A prisoner
The CEO was caught stealing company funds and is now a jailbird.
The early bird gets the worm
The person who rises early finds success
They say that the early bird gets the worm. Katsumata-san, the top saleswoman, arrives at work at 7:00 a.m.