be for the birds

释义

1. be (strictly) for the birds

   不重要；不实际

   to not be important or practical

电影里这样说 · 3 部

• 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
• Go to the birds. Where are the birds?Bird Box2018
• Chicken. Bird. RANDY: Chicken. Bird.Boyhood2014
• Birds are winging.Wild2014
• Look at the birds!War of the Worlds2005
• What was that? A bird?The Banshees of Inisherin2022
• Hey, that is the bird.Up2009

在完整场景里学

• 落水狗1992
  • 餐桌争论麦当娜歌曲：lose my train of thought（思路被打断）
  • 为一美元小费吵翻：world's smallest violin（假惺惺的同情）
  • 哄重伤同伴撑回仓库：a degree in medicine（讽刺对方装懂）

同一词条的短语

• 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