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a little bit of bread and no cheese

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a little bit of bread and no cheese

An onomatopoeic phrase used in Britain to describe the song of the Yellowhammer bird. Primarily heard in UK. In the early morning I could hear the Yellowhammer sing as plain as day, "a little bit of bread and no cheese."

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