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eat like a bird

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eat like a bird
Fig. to eat only small amounts of food; to peck at one's food. Jane is very slim because she eats like a bird. Bill is trying to lose weight by eating like a bird.
See also: bird, eat, like

eat like a bird
to eat very little We went out for a meal, but she ate like a bird and hardly said a word.
See also: bird, eat, like


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Comments: If you eat like a bird, better fly elsewhere because the plates by chef Laszlo are heaped and the food is hearty and flavorful.
In the 30-second commercials titled "How to Eat Like a Bird," basketball references are paired with shots of the 6-foot-9 Hall of Fame player enjoying heaping portions of delicious frozen premium meals.
 
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