to sing like a jaybird
- idiom
- Informal
:
cantar a todo pulmón
- The children sang like a jaybird during the school play, filling the auditorium with music.
Examples
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After receiving the good news, she sang like a jaybird all evening.
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He always sings like a jaybird when his favorite song comes on the radio.
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She can sing like a jaybird!
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Why does he sing like a jaybird every morning?
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After receiving the good news, she sang like a jaybird all evening.
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He always sings like a jaybird when his favorite song comes on the radio.
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The children sang like a jaybird during the school play, filling the auditorium with music.
Synonyms
9
3.7
To sing or play music loudly with a lot of energy
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4.8
To sing with great feeling and energy
Make a very loud, strong sound with your voice and much feeling
Antonyms
How Loud
- Informal
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4.4
- Informal
- Informal
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3.7
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Surface Forms
Morphology
This phrase is a straightforward simile: 'sing' plus 'like a jaybird' compares a person’s singing to a bird known for vocalizing. If a B1 learner knows 'jaybird' (a songbird) and the function of 'like', the meaning 'to sing loudly/joyfully/uninhibitedly' is directly derivable and follows a common cross-linguistic pattern of comparing people to songbirds.
Etymology
Sing like a jaybird comes from the image of a loud jaybird, a small bird people notice for singing freely and loudly. So, to sing like a jaybird means 'to sing very loudly and happily'.