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(Bird in a) Gilded (Golden) Cage

Meaning: In a luxurious but confining situation
Example: Theresa married a rich guy, but all she does is sit at home and log on to social media. She’s a
bird in a gilded cage.
2.A Home Bird
Meaning: Somebody who prefers to spend his social and free time at home
Example: Sharah’s a home bird really.
3.A Rare Bird
Meaning: Somebody or something of a kind that one seldom sees
Example: Diane Johnson’s book is that rare bird, an American novel of manners.
4.A Little Bird Told Me
Meaning: I don’t wish to divulge where I got the information
Example: How do you know my boyfriend went out with someone else? – A little bird told me.
5.Birds of A Feather
Meaning: People having similar characters, backgrounds, interests, or beliefs
Example: Tina and Marlene are birds of a feather. They like the same clothes, songs, and books.
6.Bird’s-Eye View
Meaning: A view from above; a broad perspective on something
Example: For a bird’s-eye view of the city, you can take a cable car to the top of the mountain.
7.Early Bird
Meaning: Someone who does something prior to the usual time, or someone who gets up early.
Example: If you think prices at restaurants are too high, many of them offer early bird discounts for
people who eat before 5 p.m.
8.Kill Two Birds with One Stone
Meaning: Act in such a way as to produce two desirable effects
Example: If we change suppliers, we’ll kill two birds with one stone: we’ll increase profits, and we’ll
squeeze our rivals’ supply chain.
9.Night Owl
Meaning: Somebody who often stays up late or is active at night can be called a night owl.
Example: My husband’s a night owl, but I like to be in bed by 10 o’clock.
10.A Lame Duck
Meaning: A person or enterprise (often a business) that is not a success and that has to be helped.
Example: The company started as a lame duck that was saved by an innovative entrepreneur who
decided to take some risks and go in a new direction.
11.A Sitting Duck
Meaning: A person or object in a vulnerable position that is easy to attack or injure.
Example: When my car broke down in a bad neighborhood, I felt like a sitting duck, just waiting to get
robbed.
12.Fox In The Henhouse (Chicken house)
Meaning: Someone who causes trouble