ALittleBirdToldMe
Meaning:Something
thatyousayinordertoletsomeoneknowthatyouarenotgoing
totellthemwhogaveyoutheinformationbeingdiscussed.
Example:
'Sowho
toldyoushe'dgotthejob?''Oh,let'sjustsayalittlebird
toldmeso.'
(fromCambridgeInternationalDictionaryof
Idioms)
Here'sthelyrictothefamoussong"ALittleBirdtoldMe"
byEvelynKnight
EvelynKnight-ALittle
BirdToldMeLyric
Alittlebirdtoldmethatyouloveme
AndIbelievethatyoudo
ThislittlebirdtoldmeIwasfallin'
Fallin'fornoonebutyou
There'snousedenying
Mightaswellconfess
OfalltheboysIknow,dear
I'msureIloveyoubest
Thelittlebirdtoldmewe'dbehappy
AndIbelievethatit'strue
Alittlebirdtoldmewe'dbemarried
AndIbelievethatit'strue
Thislittlebirdtoldmewhenwemarry
We'llhaveaprettycottage
Nottoofar
Allfencedinlikeamoviestars
We'llhaveagreatdanepup
We'llcallhimAce
Lyingtherebythefireplace
Agoldfishpondandawishingwell
Everythingisgonnaturnoutswell
Alittlebirdtoldmewe'dbehappy
AndnowIknowthatit'strue
ComeJuneit'sboundtobetrue. |
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