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scrub inTo thoroughly wash one's hands and forearms in preparation for performing a surgery.Rate it:

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scrub outTo leave a surgical operating theater where one has previously scrubbed inRate it:

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scrub upto clean or wash by scrubbingRate it:

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scrub upto dress upRate it:

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a bird of passageSomeone who never stays long in one place; a wanderer, like a swallow which migrates according to season.Rate it:

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a morning birdThat means the bird always wakes up early in the morning to find its meal.Rate it:

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early birdA person who wakes early or arrives early, typically before most others.Rate it:

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ghetto birdA police helicopter, specifically in the context of patrolling or searching impoverished, high-crime urban areas (the ghetto).Rate it:

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scissorbillThe black skimmer bird native to the Atlantic states, USA.Rate it:

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mettre du sel sous la queue d'un oiseauTo put salt on a bird’s tail.Rate it:

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a bird in the hand is worth two in the bushIt is preferable to have a small but certain advantage than a mere potential of a greater one.Rate it:

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a little bird told meOf information which was gathered from a source not to be overtly exposed.Rate it:

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слухом земля полнитсяa little bird told meRate it:

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sing like a birdto have a beautiful singing voiceRate it:

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à qui se lève matin dieu prête la mainIt is the early bird that catches the worm.Rate it:

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Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the BushIt is better to remain satisfied with what you have earned or you have got, rather than craving for what is out of reach or difficult to get hold ofRate it:

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bird of one's own brainOne's own idea or conception.Rate it:

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dicky-birdwordRate it:

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Early Bird Catches the WormThose who wake up early and start work have the best possible chances to attain their settled goalsRate it:

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bald eagleamerican birdRate it:

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dicky-birdEndearing term for a small bird, often used when talking with young children.Rate it:

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early bird catches the wormAlternative form of early bird gets the worm.Rate it:

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free as a birdHaving no ties; completely free.Rate it:

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a bird may love a fish, but where will they build their home?It's too hard to make a relationship work when two people are so vastly different. Similar variations end by saying "...where will they build their nest?" and "...where will they build their home together?"Rate it:

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a bird of ill-omenSomeone who is always delivering bad news, or bringing bad luck.Rate it:

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à vue d'oiseauA bird’s-eye view.Rate it:

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bird bathCommon usage of word bird Place where birds clean themselvesRate it:

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bird in the bosomA secret pledge that one makes for another.Rate it:

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bird in the handShortened form of "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush".Rate it:

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bird's-eye viewThe view from directly or high above.Rate it:

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bird's-eye viewthe view from directly or high aboveRate it:

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c'est un gibier de potenceHe is a gallows-bird.Rate it:

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c'est un trop vieux poisson pour mordre à l'appâtHe is too old a bird to be caught with chaff.Rate it:

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dickyA small bird; a dicky-bird.Rate it:

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dickyAn insignificant sound or thing; dicky-bird.Rate it:

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dicky-birdA insignificant sound or thing.Rate it:

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dicky-birdA small bird.Rate it:

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dicky-birdAn insignificant sound or thing.Rate it:

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eat like a birdTo eat in small amounts rather than in a single full meal.Rate it:

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einen Vogel zeigenliterally "to show a bird". making a cuckoo signRate it:

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être à la brochette1. To be brought up by hand (of a bird). 2. To be brought up tenderly, with too much care.Rate it:

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feathered oof-birdAny large, plentiful source or supplier of money.Rate it:

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flip the birdUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see flip, bird.Rate it:

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flip the birdTo make a rude or obscene gesture; particularly, to extend the middle finger.Rate it:

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homing pigeonracing birdRate it:

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homing pigeonbirdRate it:

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man-of-warA man of war bird, a magnificent frigatebird.Rate it:

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miner's canaryA caged bird kept caged in mines because its demise provided a warning of dangerous levels of toxic gases.Rate it:

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miners' canaryA caged bird kept caged in mines because its demise provided a warning of dangerous levels of toxic gases.Rate it:

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mon petit doigt m'a dita little bird told me.Rate it:

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