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idiomgive sb the bird1 AmE (also flip (sb) the bird) to make a very rude sign by putting your middle finger up and your other fingers in a fist, when someone has done something that makes you angry:The guy in the blue Mustang just gave me the bird. What's his problem?The ad shows Graham flipping the bird during an outdoor concert in San Francisco.2 BrE to show strong disapproval of someone who is singing, acting, or speaking in public:He wasn't much good, and the audience really gave him the bird.When he put forward these ideas, he was given the bird, even by the socialist delegates.get the bird: BrEWe didn't exactly get the bird, but they couldn't understand what sort of music we were playing.
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