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the birds and the bees

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the birds and the bees

Euph. sex and reproduction. (See also .) My father tried to teach me about the birds and the bees. He's twenty years old and doesn't understand about the birds and the bees!

See also: and, bee, bird

the birds and the bees

  (humorous)

if you tell someone, especially a child, about the birds and the bees, you tell them about sex My parents never actually sat down and told me about the birds and the bees.

See also: and, bee, bird