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Wirds of a Feather

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Phrases and figures of speech in which birds are featured. Or feathers. Or such like.
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pigeon-livered   has been listed 2 times with 1 comment
cock of the walk   has been listed 2 times with 0 comments
blue pigeons   has been listed 2 times with 1 comment
goose-stepping   has been listed 2 times with 2 comments
pigeonhole   has been listed 9 times with 1 comment
black swan   has been listed 6 times with 4 comments
to knock one over with a feather   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
happy as a peacock   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
happy as a lark   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
happy as a box of birds   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
to get one's dander up   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
fine-feathered friend   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
it's the duck's guts   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
like a chicken on a june bug   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
birdbrain   has been listed 4 times with 0 comments
as sick as a parrot   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
a good egg   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
a chicken in every pot   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
daft as a coot   has been listed 2 times with 1 comment
high flyer   has been listed 2 times with 1 comment
bluebird of happiness   has been listed 2 times with 0 comments
to watch like a hawk   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
eagle eyes   has been listed 2 times with 1 comment
catbird seat   has been listed 5 times with 1 comment
halcyon weather   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
halcyon days   has been listed 4 times with 2 comments
swallowtail coat   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
give one the bird   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
it's chicken feed   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
all lovey-dovey   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
loose as a goose   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
fly the coop   has been listed 2 times with 0 comments
leave the nest   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
cock-and-bull story   has been listed 4 times with 3 comments
rare bird   has been listed 3 times with 1 comment
hawk-eyed   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
fine feathers do not make fine birds   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
bird of passage   has been listed 2 times with 1 comment
to clip one's wings   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
night owl   has been listed 3 times with 2 comments
to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
lovely weather for ducks   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
as easy as duck soup   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
as a duck takes to water   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
as hoarse as a crow   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
go to bed with the chickens   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
to chicken out   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
chicken-livered   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
as mad as a wet hen   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
as scarce as hen's teeth   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
the birds and the bees   has been listed 2 times with 0 comments
bird-brained   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
bird's eye view   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
the bird has flown   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
chickens are coming home to roost   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
to talk turkey   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
goosebumps   has been listed 3 times with 0 comments
henpecked   has been listed 5 times with 4 comments
guttersnipe   has been listed 14 times with 0 comments
chicken feed   has been listed 2 times with 0 comments
jailbird   has been listed 10 times with 0 comments
ugly duckling   has been listed 5 times with 0 comments
to ruffle one's feathers   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
just ducky   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
swan song   has been listed 9 times with 2 comments
spread eagle   has been listed 3 times with 0 comments
duck soup   has been listed 4 times with 0 comments
dead duck   has been listed 3 times with 0 comments
brought by the stork   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
eat like a bird   has been listed 1 time with 1 comment
crow's feet   has been listed 2 times with 0 comments
crow's nest   has been listed 4 times with 0 comments
eat like a gannet   has been listed 1 time with 1 comment
i've seen more meat on a sparrow's kneecap   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
naked as a jaybird   has been listed 3 times with 1 comment
play chicken   has been listed 3 times with 0 comments
legal eagle   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
eagle-eyed   has been listed 2 times with 0 comments
on a lark   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
round robin   has been listed 5 times with 0 comments
sitting duck   has been listed 6 times with 4 comments
to feather one's nest   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
to take under one's wing   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
wild goose chase   has been listed 2 times with 0 comments
no spring chicken   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
as bald as a coot   has been listed 1 time with 1 comment
as dead as a dodo   has been listed 1 time with 1 comment
as the crow flies   has been listed 3 times with 1 comment
cloud-cuckoo-land   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
to play ducks and drakes   has been listed 1 time with 1 comment
the early bird catches the worm   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
to lark about   has been listed 1 time with 1 comment
like a chicken with its head cut off   has been listed 1 time with 1 comment
nest egg   has been listed 3 times with 0 comments
pigeon-chested   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
stool pigeon   has been listed 7 times with 4 comments
to wing it   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
what's good for the goose is good for the gander   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
to fly the coop   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
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4 months ago whichbe said:

Phoenixity.

4 months ago reesetee said:

Thanks, guys! I changed a few of these just a bit. Gangerh, halcyon is a great one--I'd forgotten about that word's connection with the kingfisher. :-)

4 months ago gangerh said:

halcyon days?

4 months ago gangerh said:

shoot a birdie/eagle/albatross?
swallowtail coat?
give someone the bird?
it's chickenfeed?
all lovey-dovey?
loose as a goose?
jaywalking?
ostrich-like?
fly the nest?

6 months ago gangerh said:

guttersnipe?
cuckoo's nest?
chicken feed?

6 months ago gangerh said:

crestfallen?

6 months ago gangerh said:

crane your neck?
crazy as a coot?

6 months ago gangerh said:

jailbird? doing bird?

6 months ago palooka said:

I hope I don't ruffle your feathers by adding ugly duckling.

6 months ago reesetee said:

Thanks again. :-)

6 months ago mollusque said:

This list is just ducky!

6 months ago reesetee said:

Good ones--thanks!

6 months ago mollusque said:

Dead duck, duck soup, spread eagle, swan song....

6 months ago gangerh said:

And
hen party
?

6 months ago reesetee said:

Yup.

6 months ago gangerh said:

Bill's alright. Can I replace it with
the stork brought the baby
?

6 months ago reesetee said:

Thanks, gangerh. Some were already on the list, but those are good ones. (Except I'll skip the "bill" one, since it's not specifically about a bird's bill.)

6 months ago gangerh said:

Good list idea. Can I suggest
like a sparrow's kneecap
learnt it parrot fashion
up in the crow's nest
like an albatross around my neck
eat like a gannet
may I have the bill, please?
crow's feet (sometimes called laughter lines).

6 months ago reesetee said:

Thanks, s! Added all of them. :-)

6 months ago skipvia said:

I love the name of this list, as well as the contents.

What about eagle-eyed and legal eagle? Play chicken? Naked as a jaybird?

"The sun isn't yellow, it's chicken."
Bob Dylan, Tombstone Blues

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