Don't be a bird of ill omen today.
bird of ill omen
idiomA person who brings bad news.
Origin
disputed origin- presumably from Ancient Roman augury
He is a bird of ill omen who always predicts failure before we start a project.
The villagers avoided the traveler, fearing he was a bird of ill omen who arrived only to announce another season of hardship.
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a little bird told me
I received the information from a source which I am not prepared to disclose.
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be taken ill
To become ill.
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bird in the bosom
A secret pledge that one makes for another.
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bird of one's own brain
One's own idea or conception.
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do ill
To harm, to injure.
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early bird
A person who wakes early or arrives early, typically before most others.
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flip the bird
To make a rude or obscene gesture (at somebody); particularly, to extend the middle finger.
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ghetto bird
A police helicopter, specifically in the context of patrolling or searching impoverished, high-crime urban areas (the ghetto).