May 2010

ENGLISH IDIOM OF THE MONTH:
„A little bird told me“

 

MEANING

I was told secret or private information by someone.

TRANSLATION

«Die Information habe ich von einer geheimen Quelle»
(wörtlich: „ein kleiner Vogel erzählte mir“).

ORIGIN

This expression came about if someone did not want to say whom they got information from.