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a little bird told me
idiom
used to say that you have heard a piece of information about someone from someone else:
"How did you know it was my birthday?" "Α little bird told me."
A little bird told me that they used to work together.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Gossip and rumour
anecdotal
bird
bush telegraph
dig for dirt
dirt
ear
exposure
gossip
hear (something) through/on the grapevineidiom
hearsay
lip
on everyone's lipsidiom
peddle
reportedly
say-so
scandal
scaremongering
snippety
swirl
your ears must be burningidiom
a little bird told me
idiom
said if you know who gave you the information being discussed but do not want to say who it was: 无可奉告，我不说
"How did you know he was leaving?" "Oh, let's just say a little bird told me."“你怎么知道他要走了？”“噢，反正我知道。”
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Gossip and rumour
anecdotal
bird
bush telegraph
dig for dirt
dirt
ear
exposure
gossip
hear (something) through/on the grapevineidiom
hearsay
lip
on everyone's lipsidiom
peddle
reportedly
say-so
scandal
scaremongering
snippety
swirl
your ears must be burningidiom
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