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Meaning of like the bottom of a birdcage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Very foul-tasting; said of a person's mouth after heavy drinking etc.

Examples

“At ten to one, Sid slouched in with an overflowing briefcase in one hand and a basketball under his arm, complaining of a hangover. 'Mouth like the bottom of a birdcage.'”

“Does the bottom of your mouth taste like the bottom of a birdcage? Did you make a fool of yourself last night? Or don't you remember?”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

like the clappers like the new time like the sound of one's own voice like the wind like the wrath of God like throwing a hot dog down a hallway