a bird of passage
bird of passage
A person who remains unfixed to a certain location, relocating from one place to another. The economy has forced me to become a bird of passage, moving around the state to wherever I can find work.
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a bird of passage
If you call someone a bird of passage, you mean that they never stay in one place for long. Most of these emigrants were birds of passage who returned to Spain after a relatively short stay.
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a bird of passage
someone who is always moving on.Literally, a bird of passage is a migrant bird.
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a ˌbird of ˈpassage
a person who does not stay in a place for very longFarlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017