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parrot
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be as sick as a parrot  (British humorous)
to be very disappointed Tim was sick as a parrot when he heard Manchester had lost the match.
See also: sick

parrot-fashion  (British & Australian)

if you learn something parrot-fashion, you are able to repeat the words, but you do not understand their meaning
Usage notes: A parrot is a bird that can repeat words and noises it has just heard.
When I went to Sunday school, we had to recite passages from the Bible parrot-fashion.


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And all because the Washington right and its parroters cannot distinguish between ideology and a prophetic commitment to the poor an because some in the media don't bother to report who actually said what.
Aristide still the scapegoat of the U.S. right wing by National Catholic Reporter
 
 
 
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