Meaning

1 senses

  1. (UK, dated, informal)To do time (to serve a prison sentence).

Examples

40 sentences

  1. Do all birds have feathers?

    Чи всі птахи мають пір'я?

    ruУ всех птиц есть перья?

    deHaben alle Vögel Federn?

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  2. How fast does that bird fly?

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  3. Tom doesn't like birds.

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  4. Why do birds have wings?

    deWarum haben Vögel Flügel?

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  5. Do you like bird watching?

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Origin

Originally Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from bird-lime for "time".

Originally Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from bird-lime for "time".

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Forms

does bird, doing bird, did bird, done bird
Base formdo bird · to do bird
3rd person singulardoes bird
Present participledoing bird
Past simpledid bird
Past participledone bird

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydo bird
he, she, itdoes bird

Past simpleLesson

all personsdid bird

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave done bird
he, she, ithas done bird

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill do bird

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

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