- for the birds
- mentally unbalancedWith your head in the metaphorical clouds:I was for the birds when I was like that; I didn't know who or where I was. (R. Doyle, 1996)
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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for the birds — {adj. phr.}, {slang} Not interesting; dull; silly; foolish; stupid. * /I think history is for the birds./ * /I saw that movie. It s for the birds./ … Dictionary of American idioms
for the birds — {adj. phr.}, {slang} Not interesting; dull; silly; foolish; stupid. * /I think history is for the birds./ * /I saw that movie. It s for the birds./ … Dictionary of American idioms
For the Birds — may refer to:* For the Birds (film) (2000), an Academy Award winning animated short by Pixar Animation Studios * For the Birds (album) (2001), by Irish rock band the Frames * For the Birds (short story) (1980), by Isaac Asimov * For the Birds… … Wikipedia
For the Birds (short story) — For the Birds Author Isaac Asimov Country United States Language English Series Space Habitats Ge … Wikipedia
For the Birds (film) — Infobox Film name = For the Birds caption = producer = John Lasseter (executive) Karen Dufilho Rosen director = Ralph Eggleston writer = Ralph Eggleston starring = Ralph Eggleston music = Riders in the Sky cinematography = editing = Jennifer… … Wikipedia
For the Birds (album) — Infobox Album | Name = For the Birds Type = Album Artist = The Frames Released = 2 April 2001 Recorded = Genre = Rock Length = Label = Plateau Records Producer = Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg… … Wikipedia
for the birds — phrasal worthless, ridiculous … New Collegiate Dictionary
The Birds (play) — The Birds Rider and birds Laconian calyx ca. 540 B.C. The Dramatis Personae in ancient comedy depends on interpretation of textual evidence.[1] This list is developed from D.Barrett s translation.[2 … Wikipedia
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The Birds of the Western Palearctic — [Its full title is Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa: The Birds of the Western Palearctic ] (often referred to by its initials BWP ) is a nine volume ornithological handbook covering the birds of the western… … Wikipedia
The Battle of the Birds — is a Scottish fairy tale collected by John Francis Campbell in his Popular Tales of the West Highlands . He recorded it from a fisherman near Inverary, John Mackenzie. Joseph Jacobs took it from there for his Celtic Fairy Tales and added some… … Wikipedia