be for the birds

Meaning

1. be (strictly) for the birds

   to not be important or practical

In the movies · 3

• Listen for the birds. Just listen for the birds.Bird Box2018
• If they really put forth the effort, I'll give 'em something, but tipping automatically is for the birds.Reservoir Dogs1992
• Where are the birds? The birds. Where are the birds?Bird Box2018
• It's a bird.The Hunger Games: Catching Fire2013
• It's the bird!The Lion King2019
• This is for the birds.American Movie1999
• A paper bird.Shazam! Fury of the Gods2023
• That bird was a messenger...The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus2009

Learn it in full scenes

• Reservoir Dogs1992
  • The Madonna Theory Debate
  • Mr. Pink Refuses to Tip
  • Mr. White Reassures Mr. Orange
• American Movie1999
  • Mark's Twelfth Hour Deadline
  • Mark Pitches Northwestern
  • Family Fights Over the Phone Bill

From the same entry

• the bird has flown
• a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
• the birds and the bees
• a bird's - eye view
• birds of a feather
• give the bird
• the early bird catches the worm
• kill two birds with one stone
• a little bird told me