C2 C1/C2 Idiom: The bird has flown 31 July, 201817 September, 2023 blogdeserena If the bird has flown, what’s happened? Here’s another English ‘birdie’ idiom. Created by blogdeserena Copy - Idiom Early bird catches the worm Choose the best option Activity by Serena You’re investigating a series of crimes that have shocked the neighborhood. You’ve had an anonymous tip-off that this person will probably strike again tonight. However, by the time you arrive at the scene of the crime (you were held up in a traffic jam), you are told that "the bird has flown". Will you manage to catch this criminal? No because the colleague who arrived before you caught him. Maybe, but not tonight. No because he is dead. He fell out of a window trying to escape and got himself killed. Your score is LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte share thisTwitterFacebookWhatsAppLike this:Like Loading... Related share thisTwitterFacebookWhatsAppLike this:Like Loading...