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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Origin of idiom

For the birds
  

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html Some dictionaries claim it is based on the idea that birds eat seed, which is not worth much. com/for+the+birds .

  • html Some dictionaries claim it is based on the idea that birds eat seed, which is not worth much.
  • com/for+the+birds .
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There is an interesting discussion of the origin of the expression "for the birds" here:
http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/43/messages/695.html

Some dictionaries claim it is based on the

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