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1 peck
[pek] 1. verb1) ((of birds) to strike or pick up with the beak, usually in order to eat: The birds pecked at the corn; The bird pecked his hand.) a ciuguli2) (to eat very little: She just pecks (at) her food.) a ciuguli3) (to kiss quickly and briefly: She pecked her mother on the cheek.) a pupa2. noun1) (a tap or bite with the beak: The bird gave him a painful peck on the hand.) lovitură cu ciocul2) (a brief kiss: a peck on the cheek.) pupătură•- peckish -
2 pick at
(to eat very little of (something): He was not very hungry, and just picked at the food on his plate.) a ciuguli (din)
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eat like a bird — {v. phr.} To eat very little; have little appetite. * /Mrs. Benson is on a diet and she eats like a bird./ * /Alice s mother is worried about her; she eats like a bird and is very thin./ Contrast: EAT LIKE A HORSE … Dictionary of American idioms
eat like a bird — phrase to eat very little Thesaurus: to eat in a particular wayhyponym general words meaningto eatsynonym Main entry: eat * * * I see eat … Useful english dictionary
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eat like a bird — eat very little, eat very slowly … English contemporary dictionary
eat like a bird (or a horse) — informal eat very little (or a lot). → eat … English new terms dictionary
eat like a bird — If someone eats like a bird, they eat very little … The small dictionary of idiomes
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