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free as a bird



ADJECTIVE
unencumbered
Synonyms
WEAK


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I needed to be free as a bird and also to do other things.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

"I've got nothing to hide anymore. I'm free as a bird," says Shine, a goal-scoring hero for Glasgow City in two Scottish finals and key European games.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2022

“I’m free, I’m free as a bird now,” he said.

From New York Times Jun. 24, 2022

So I have a week to tool around Afghanistan, free as a bird flapping in the breeze, and my perspective is not solely limited to that of the military.

From Salon May 24, 2012

He was chewing mint and free as a bird and grinning because he wasn’t me.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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