a little bird told me

Meaning: (idiomatic,chieflyhumorous)Ireceivedtheinformationfrom asourcewhich I am notpreparedtodisclose.Synonyms:rumour has it,word has itLet’s just say I know becausea little bird told me.[1546,John Heywood, chapter V, in Julian Sharman, editor,The Proverbs of John Heywood.[…], London:George Bell and Sons,[…], published1874,→OCLC, part II,page121:[…]I did lately heere, / How fleck and his make use their secret haunting, / Byone byrd, that in myne eare was late chaunting.The spelling has been modernized.][c.1596–1599(date written),William Shakespeare,The Second Part of Henrie the Fourth,[…], quarto edition, London:[…]V[alentine]S[immes]forAndrew Wise, andWilliam Aspley, published1600,→OCLC, [Act V, scene v],signature L, recto:I vvil lay ods, that ere this yeere expire, / VVe beare our ciuil ſvvords and natiuefier, / As farre as France,I heard a bird ſo ſing,[…]]1780,[Sophia] Lee,The Chapter of Accidents: A Comedy,[…], London:[…]T[homas]Cadell,[…],→OCLC, Act III, scene [ii],page45:VVell, vvell; I hada little bird told meall this—[1833, [Frederick Marryat], chapter I, inPeter Simple.[…], volume III, London: Saunders and Otley,[…], published1834,→OCLC,page 6:'Yes,' replies she, 'and what do you care about them?' / 'It's very much I care,' replied I, 'fora little bird has whispered a secret to me.']1872July, [George Webbe Dasent], “Three to One: Or Some Passages out of the Life of Amicia Lady Sweetapple. Chapter XLVIII. Lady Sweetapple Sees Lady Charity, and Hears Something of Edith Price.”, inM[ary] E[lizabeth] Braddon, editor,Belgravia: A London Magazine, volume VIII (Second Series; volume XVIII overall), London: Robson and Sons,[…],→OCLC,page104:‘Is Harry Fortescue in love with Florry Carlton?’ asked Lady Charity. ‘A little bird told mehe was as good as engaged to her.’1908,Edgar Wallace, “Chelmsford”, inThe Four Just Men, Boston, Mass.:Small, Maynard & Company, published1920,→OCLC, part II (The Council of Justice),page287:"Sorry to disturb you," said the Major, "but you're to be transferred to another prison—why, you aren't undressed!" / "No," said Manfred, lazily kicking off the cover, "but I thought the transfer would be earlier." / "How did you know?" / "About the transfer—oh,a little bird told me," said the prisoner, stretching himself.2012, Anna Elliott, “Saturday 21 May 1814”, inGeorgiana Darcy’s Diary:Jane Austen’sPride and PrejudiceContinued,[U.S.A.]: Wilton Press,→ISBN,page136:A little bird told meyou were likely to be soon engaged—and to an earl's nephew[…]

Examples:

EN: - Oh, a little bird told me.
ES: - Me Lo dijo un pajarito.
EN: This morning, a little bird told me.
ES: Pero esta mañana ya lo sabía.
EN: Oh a little bird told me.
ES: Oh, me lo dijo un pajarito.
EN: Well, a little bird told me that you came over here with homicide on your mind.
ES: Me ha dicho un pajarito que has venido con la idea de matarme.
EN: You'd never believe me: a little bird told me.
ES: No me lo va usted a creer. Me lo dijo un pajarito.
EN: Let's just say a little bird told me.
ES: -Me lo contó un pajarito.
ES: Digamos que me lo dijo un pajarito.
EN: I don't want any pastels - No that's right yeah 'cause you are going to a wedding yeah a little bird told me yeah
ES: No quiero pasteles. Cierto, porque te vas de boda. Me lo ha dicho un pajarito.
EN: Fine, except a little bird told me you found yourselves this animal.
ES: Bien, exceptuando que un pajarillo me ha dicho que tenés a este delfín.
EN: Only a little bird told me that you and Terry Valentine have business dealings...
ES: Un pajarito me dijo que Valentine y tú tenéis negocios.
EN: Oh, uh, a little bird told me.
ES: Oh, uh, me lo dijo un pajarito.
EN: Now, a little bird told me that somebody, and I'm not gonna name any names, has been going around saying they've followed the diet and haven't been losing any weight and that "FatFighters" is just a rip-off.
ES: Ahora, un pajarito me ha contado que alguien, y no voy a decir ningún nombre ha estado diciendo por ahí que estamos siguiendo una dieta con la que no perderemos nada de grasa y que esta "Lucha a la Grasa" está perdida.
EN: Well, a little bird told me that you and Leslie hooked up last night.
ES: Bueno, me conto un pajarito que paso algo entre tu y Leslie anoche
EN: And, then... a little bird told me about a surprise from uncle Vagn.
ES: Y, luego... un pajarito me habló de una sorpresa del tío Vagn.
EN: Look, a little bird told me you've been ignoring her lately.
ES: Me ha dicho un pajarico que no haces caso a tu chorba.
EN: So a little bird told me you're gonna be syndicated.
ES: Un pajarito dice que escribirás en más periódicos.

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