Is that an idiom, an idiomatic expression or how would you classify that?
Is there a picturebehind it?
to flip the bird
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Re: to flip the bird
Yes that would be an idiom. As for it's origin, I have no idea.
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Re: to flip the bird
The Online Etymology Dictionary has an interesting entry. I'm not sure why it doesn't cite its sources so we can check them.
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