| 释义 |
a little bird told me humorous Used to indicate that the speaker knows something but chooses to keep the identity of their informant secret: a little bird told me it was your birthday...- He smiled, shrugging casually, ‘Oh… a little bird told me…‘
- Well - a little bird told me that you might have an interest in ships nowadays.
- ‘No, a little bird told me,’ Janelle said, anger and sarcasm dripping from her words.
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