to charm the birds from the trees

1 8.7

To make people like you a lot by being pleasant and persuasive

idiom

Archaic

: encantar a los pájaros de los árboles

Everyone said she could charm the birds from the trees with her storytelling skills.

Examples

Her voice could charm the birds from the trees, it was so beautiful.
He was so persuasive he could charm the birds from the trees during negotiations.
She can charm the birds from the trees!
How did he charm the birds from the trees so easily?
Her captivating performance could charm the birds from the trees, leaving everyone spellbound.
He had a way with words that could charm the birds from the trees during his speeches.
With her warm personality, she could charm the birds from the trees and make anyone feel welcome.

Synonyms

to charm

vsto charm the birds from the trees

62 2.2

To please people by being friendly and attractive

focuses more on strong persuasiveness and deep influence

to entice

vsto charm the birds from the trees

58 4.9

To persuade someone to do something by offering something they want

focuses on winning people over rather than urging a specific action

to sweep off someone's feet

vsto charm the birds from the trees

Informal

31 4.5

Make someone feel very impressed and strongly attracted

works broadly to persuade or attract beyond romantic infatuation

to captivate

vsto charm the birds from the trees

28 4.2

To attract and hold someone's full attention

aims more at winning people over with persuasion than only holding attention

to enchant

vsto charm the birds from the trees

25 4.8

To make someone feel very pleased and amazed as if by magic

relies more on persuasive skill than on magical effect

to ring someone's bell

vsto charm the birds from the trees

Informal

12 8.2

To strongly attract or excite someone

seeks to deeply win people over or persuade rather than just attract attention

to beguile

vsto charm the birds from the trees

7 8.4

To attract and charm someone while tricking them

uses genuine persuasiveness rather than misleading trickery

to allure

vsto charm the birds from the trees

2 6.5

To attract someone by using charm

leans toward temptation rather than complete winning over or persuasion

to lay on the charm

vsto charm the birds from the trees

Informal

1 5.8

Act very friendly and say nice things to get what you want

seeks genuine persuasion and success rather than mere polite flattery

to seduce an audience

vsto charm the birds from the trees

1 6.7

Make an audience like you and pay close attention

applies to individuals rather than group performance appeal

to becharm

vsto charm the birds from the trees

Archaic

1 9.9

To use magic or nice words to make someone like and obey you

uses strong persuasiveness rather than literal magic

Antonyms

to repel

50 4.2

Make someone or something move back and stay away, often by using force

to disenchant

1 7.1

Make someone stop believing an idea that is not true or realistic

How Charming

to charm the birds from the trees

Archaic

1 8.7

to spellbind

1 7.0

to captivate

28 4.2

to charm

62 2.2

to please

372 1.0

Surface Forms

charm the birds from the trees infinitive

charmed the birds from the trees past

charmed the birds from the trees past participle

charming the birds from the trees present participle

charms the birds from the trees third person singular

Morphology

charm + the + bird + from + the + tree

The literal parts ('charm' + 'birds' + 'from the trees') create a clear image of someone so attractive they can lure birds out of trees, so the basic idea of extreme charm is inferable from the constituents. However this is a figurative, hyperbolic image requiring a metaphorical mapping (birds → people) and some cultural familiarity, so the meaning is not fully predictable for a B1 learner without prior exposure.

Etymology

Charm the birds from the trees comes from the image of someone using charm or a sweet voice to call birds down from trees, so it means 'to enchant or persuade people'.