Meaning:
To become distressed by something, often something surprising.
Examples:
- I'm going to have a bird if I don't get some coffee soon.
- He had a bird about the meeting being cancelled.
- She was having a bird because she lost her keys.
- I don't know what's wrong with him, he's been having a bird all day.
- I'm having a bird about the way he treated me.
- She had a bird about the food being cold.
- He had a bird about the traffic being so bad.
- I'm having a bird about the fact that I have to work late.
- She was having a bird because she didn't get the promotion she wanted.
- I had a bird about the fact that I lost my wallet.
- He's having a bird because he got a flat tire.
- She had a bird about the fact that her flight was cancelled.
- I'm having a bird about the fact that I'm sick.
- She was having a bird because she didn't get the job she wanted.
- I had a bird about the fact that I forgot my anniversary.
- "Have a bird" is an idiom that means to be angry or upset.
- The idiom "have a bird" is thought to have originated in the 19th century.
- The idiom "have a bird" is often used in British English.
- The idiom "have a bird" is not as common in American English.
- The idiom "have a bird" is sometimes used humorously.
- Mom will have a bird when she finds out you're failing your math class.