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."
See also: and, bit, bread, cheese, little, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Siddhi-Indian, Marathi
Vivek-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali
SusieSOO-zeeEnglish
Oluwafemi-Western African, Yoruba
Carmen['ka:men]
Arvel-English