| Idiom | For the Birds |
|---|---|
| Example | That movie was for the birds. I'm sorry I wasted my money on it. |
| Meaning | worthless; useless; stupid |
| Origin | This American slang was popular among soldiers during the first half of the 1900s. Think of bits of food left on the ground after a picnic. They're not worth anything, except, of course, to birds looking for crumbs. In the same way, we say that anything or anyone bad or silly is "for the birds." |
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