do bird ≠ 做鸟

do bird是英国俚语，表示：坐牢。

它的英文解释是：

to spend time in prison

(即：蹲监狱)

在这个短语中bird来自押韵俚语birdlime time

birdlime是“粘鸟胶”的意思，

鸟被粘住就动弹不得，像被监禁一样。

所以，do bird就引申为“坐牢”。

例：

After doing bird for the past five years, Mark is getting released from jail today.

马克在监狱里蹲了五年牢，今天就要出狱了。

类似地do time也表示

to spend a period of time in prison

(在监狱)服刑

例：

It's not always easy to find a job after you've done time.

出狱后要找到工作可不容易。

get the bird

这里的bird，就有起哄的意思了，这个词组的意思是(被)喝倒彩;受到(竖中指的)侮辱;(被)解雇，带有对人不利的意思

例：

The singer got the bird when she came out on stage.

这位歌手一出现在舞台上人们便以嘘声嘲弄她。

like a bird

like a bird

这个短语可不是

字面意思“像鸟一样”这么简单，

它的实际意思是“运转良好”

例：

His new car really goes like a bird.

他的新车真是行驶自如呀。

not say a dicky bird

什么也不说

例：

We've had him detained for four hours, but he won't say a dicky bird to us about his involvement in the robbery.

我们已经拘留了他四个小时，但他却不肯告诉我们他也参与了抢劫

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