eating like a bird
Picking at food
Eating like a bird means eating very little.
The phrase is ironic—birds actually consume roughly half their body weight daily—but the image of a sparrow pecking at crumbs suggests daintiness and small portions: She's been eating like a bird since the surgery.
Often describes someone with a notably small appetite.
- nibblingEating in small bites
- snackingEating small portions casually
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- peckingJabbing with beak
- savoringEnjoying something slowly
picking at food · dieting · sipping · birdseed · portioning · fasting · chirping · dainty · fluttering · perching · sparingly · winged creatures · hollow bones · flocking · nesting · appetite · portion control · calorie counting
quantity of food consumed
eating like a birdeating like a horse
Consuming food ravenously
gorging · pigging out · overeating · binge eating · gluttony
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