sing like a bird
Trill with abandon
To sing like a bird is to talk freely and fully, especially to authorities about criminal activity or secrets.
The phrase evokes a caged bird chirping away without restraint.
It typically describes informants or suspects who cooperate eagerly with police: Once they offered him a deal, he sang like a bird.
Less commonly, it means simply to sing well or enthusiastically.
- belt outSing powerfully
- warbleSing with tremolo
- chirpShort, high avian sound
- croonSing in soft tones
- canaryYellow caged songbird
spill the beans · spill the tea · trill · confess · come clean · melodize · songbird · divulge · disclose · admit · tell all · twitter · rat out · reveal · stool pigeon · tweet · squeal · vocalize
- music expressionsmusic to my ears, in tune, out of tune, play it by ear, strike a chord
- singing abilitytone deaf, pitch perfect, hit the high notes, in tune, out of tune
sing like a birdcroak
Harsh guttural sound
screech · squawk · caterwaul · drone · caterwauling
sing like a birdclam up
Abruptly stop speaking
keep mum · keep one's mouth shut · stonewall · say nothing · play dumb
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