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a little bit of bread and no cheese
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."
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Olufunmilola | | - | Western African, Yoruba |
Shaynah | | - | Yiddish |
Ignacia | | eeg-NAH-thyah (Spanish), eeg-NAH-syah (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish |
Annukka | | AHN-nook-kah | Finnish |
Byeong-Ho | | byung-ho | Korean |
Apphia | | AF-ee-ə (English), AP-fee-ə (English) | Biblical |