Nico Nico Thanksgiving Lesson!

Welcome back!
TURKEYS and BIRDS!
to kill 2 birds with one stone
I'm going to return the dvds to GEO when I take out the trash.
Ah, killing two birds with one stone! Good idea!

That movie was turkey.= That movie was terrible!

She gave up smoking cold turkey.=completely and abruptly

as the crow flies
It's about 10 kilometers from here, as the crow flies.

ugly duckling = an ugly or plain child (who grows up to be pretty)
The girl was an ugly duckling when she was a child but now she is quite beautiful.

I think it's time we talked turkey.

to talk brass tacks=to talk turkey=to get to business and talk in detail about st

Don't count one's chickens before they're hatched.

chicken feed=low pay

He went on a wild goose chase.

She is no spring chicken.

He's running around like a chicken with its head cut off.

You look like a cat that swallowed the canary.= You look really satisfied with yourself.

to eat like a bird=to eat very little

to eat like a horse=to eat very much

to eat like a pig=to be a messy eater