“give sb the bird”别理解成“给某人一只小鸟”，其正确的含义是对某人竖起中指；喝某人倒彩；嘲弄某人。

【例句】
What are you giving me the bird for, I didn't even say anything insulting!
你对我竖起中指是为了什么，我根本没说什么侮辱你的话！

He made a couple of mistakes and the crowd immediately gave him the bird.
他犯了几个错误，群众立即对他竖起了中指。