give someone the bird

give someone the bird
flip/give (someone) the bird American & Australian, very informal to make a very impolite sign by raising your middle finger towards someone in order to show that you are angry with them.

If he'd shouted at me like that I'd have flipped him the bird.


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  • give someone the bird — phrase mainly american informal to hold up your middle finger as a very rude sign Thesaurus: to use a particular gesture to communicate somethinghyponym Main entry: bird * * * see flip someone the bird * * * gi …   Useful english dictionary

  • give someone the bird Brit. — give someone the bird Brit. informal boo or jeer at someone. → bird …   English new terms dictionary

  • give someone the bird — mainly American informal to hold up your middle finger as a very rude sign …   English dictionary

  • flip someone the bird — flip/give (someone) the bird American & Australian, very informal to make a very impolite sign by raising your middle finger towards someone in order to show that you are angry with them. If he d shouted at me like that I d have flipped him the… …   New idioms dictionary

  • flip someone the bird — tv. to give someone the finger; to display the digitus im pudicus to someone. □ Max flipped the cop the bird and that was just the wrong thing to do. □ The little kid flipped the cop the bird and didn’t even know what it meant …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • flip someone the bird — stick one s middle finger up at someone as a sign of contempt or anger, meaning fuck you . Compare with give someone the finger in finger …   Useful english dictionary

  • give the bird — give (someone) the bird informal 1 or flip (someone) the bird US : to make an offensive gesture at someone by pointing the middle finger upward while keeping the other fingers folded down He flipped them the bird. [=gave them the finger] 2 Brit …   Useful english dictionary

  • give the bird — flip/give (someone) the bird American & Australian, very informal to make a very impolite sign by raising your middle finger towards someone in order to show that you are angry with them. If he d shouted at me like that I d have flipped him the… …   New idioms dictionary

  • flip the bird — flip/give (someone) the bird American & Australian, very informal to make a very impolite sign by raising your middle finger towards someone in order to show that you are angry with them. If he d shouted at me like that I d have flipped him the… …   New idioms dictionary

  • bird — [ bɜrd ] noun count *** 1. ) an animal covered in feathers, with two wings for flying and a hard pointed mouth called a beak or a bill. Birds build nests, in which female birds lay eggs. 2. ) OLD FASHIONED a particular type of person: She s a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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