eat like a bird

Verb

colloquial

(colloquial, simile) To eat in small amounts rather than in a single full meal.

Japanese Meaning

少量の食事しかとらず、一度に十分な量を食べない / 少ししか食べず、あまり食事をしない

大きなビュッフェがあっても、ジェナは小食で、夜の間に数品をつまむだけだ。

Sense（1）

(colloquial, simile) To eat in small amounts rather than in a single full meal.

eats like a bird

（ present singular third-person ）

eating like a bird

（ participle present ）

ate like a bird

（ past ）

eaten like a bird

（ participle past ）