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For The Birds
For The Birds
For The Birds : Phrases
Meaning:
Something that is worthless.
Example:
His apology, after his deliberate and harmful actions, was for the birds in everyone else's eyes.
Origin:
Before the advent of cars, one could see and smell the emissions of horse-drawn wagons in New York. Since there was no way of controlling these emissions, they - or the undigested oats in them - served to nourish a large population of English sparrows. If you said that something was for the birds, you're politely saying that it's horse crap.