English Dictionary

a little bit of bread and no cheese

IPA（発音記号）

/ə ˌlɪtl̩ ˈbɪt‿əv ˈbɹɛd‿n̩ nəʊ ˈt͡ʃiːz/

間投詞

イギリス英語 慣用表現

(Britain, idiomatic) Used to represent the song of the yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella).

日本語の意味

（英国の慣用句として）黄色いハンマー（Emberiza citrinella）の鳴き声を表す、つまり鳥の鳴き声を模倣した間投詞としての意味

From the hedgerow came a little bit of bread and no cheese, the yellowhammer's familiar trill that made us stop and listen.

生け垣から聞こえてきたのは、黄色い小鳥のさえずりを真似した声で、私たちは立ち止まって聞き入った。

意味（1）

(Britain, idiomatic) Used to represent the song of the yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella).

The song of the yellow-hammer consists of little more than a monotone, repeated quickly several times, some emphasis being laid on the last note, which is also uttered at greater length. It is almost the only bird whose note is heard in the heat of a summer's day. The cow-boys in some parts of the country have given the following interpretation to the yellow-hammer's song:— A lit—tle bit of bread, and no cheese.