Idiom
bird in the bosom
Meaning
A secret pledge that one makes for another.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He kept his bird in the bosom until the right moment.”
“She shared a bird in the bosom with her sister, promising to protect the family secret at all costs.”
“Bound by a solemn bird in the bosom, he refused to betray his companion even when the authorities offered him a full pardon.”
Examples
simple
“He kept his bird in the bosom until the right moment.”
contextual
“She shared a bird in the bosom with her sister, promising to protect the family secret at all costs.”
complex
“Bound by a solemn bird in the bosom, he refused to betray his companion even when the authorities offered him a full pardon.”
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