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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'a little bird told me' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions a little bird told me idiom  (idiom) Of information which was gathered from a source not to be overtly exposed. Let's just say I know because . Etymology: The phrase has a somewhat contentious origin, some attribute it to Ecclesiastes wikisource:Bible2C_English2C_King_James2C_EcclesiastesChapter_10, 10:20 "for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter." While others believe that it originates from the Dutch saying Er lif t'el baerd "I should betray another." A third explanation is simply an allusion to carrier pigeons or other such messenger birds.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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