eat like a bird
eat very little

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eat like a bird
to eat very little.
We went out for a meal, but she ate like a bird and hardly said a word.

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eat like a bird
to eat only a small amount of food; to eat very little
The girl eats like a bird and is very slim.

He eats like a bird. That is why he cannot gain enough weight to join the football team.

The boy must be sick. He has been eating like a bird recently.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

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.
Antonym: EAT LIKE A HORSE.

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