She couldn't understand why she failed to lose weight when she was, as she said, eating like a bird. (RHD) — Она не могла понять, почему ей не удалось похудеть, ведь, по ее словам, она ест совсем мало, клюет как птичка.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
eat like a bird — {v. phr.} To eat very little; have little appetite. * /Mrs. Benson is on a diet and she eats like a bird./ * /Alice s mother is worried about her; she eats like a bird and is very thin./ Contrast: EAT LIKE A HORSE … Dictionary of American idioms
eat like a bird — {v. phr.} To eat very little; have little appetite. * /Mrs. Benson is on a diet and she eats like a bird./ * /Alice s mother is worried about her; she eats like a bird and is very thin./ Contrast: EAT LIKE A HORSE … Dictionary of American idioms
eat like a bird — phrase to eat very little Thesaurus: to eat in a particular wayhyponym general words meaningto eatsynonym Main entry: eat * * * I see eat … Useful english dictionary
eat like a bird — If someone eats like a bird, they eat very little … The small dictionary of idiomes
eat like a bird (or a horse) — informal eat very little (or a lot). → eat … English new terms dictionary
eat like a bird — eat very little He eats like a bird. That s why he can t put on enough weight to join the football team … Idioms and examples
eat\ like\ a\ bird — v. phr. To eat very little; have little appetite. Mrs. Benson is on a diet and she eats like a bird. Alice s mother is worried about her; she eats like a bird and is very thin. Contrast: eat like a horse … Словарь американских идиом
eat like a bird — to eat very little. We went out for a meal, but she ate like a bird and hardly said a word … New idioms dictionary
Eat like a bird — If someone eats like a bird, they eat very little … Dictionary of English idioms
eat like a bird — verb To eat small amounts. Ant: eat like a horse … Wiktionary
eat like a bird — eat very little, eat very slowly … English contemporary dictionary
