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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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