free as a bird in English

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      "expansion": "free as a bird (not comparable)",
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        "Having no ties; completely free."
      ],
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        "(simile) Having no ties; completely free."
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        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "sense": "completely free",
          "word": "حُرّ كَالطَّائِر"
        },
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ḥurr kālʕuṣfūr",
          "sense": "completely free",
          "word": "حُرّ كَالْعُصْفُور"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "completely free",
          "word": "volný jako pták"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "completely free",
          "word": "vrij als een vogel"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "completely free",
          "word": "vrij als een vogeltje"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "completely free",
          "word": "vapaa kuin taivaan lintu"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "completely free",
          "word": "libre comme l’air"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "ek pakṣī ke rūp mẽ mukt",
          "sense": "completely free",
          "word": "एक पक्षी के रूप में मुक्त"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "completely free",
          "word": "szabad, mint a madár"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "sense": "completely free",
          "word": "鳥のように自由だ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "saecheoreom jayuropda",
          "sense": "completely free",
          "word": "새처럼 자유롭다"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "completely free",
          "word": "wolny jak ptak"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "completely free",
          "word": "kuşlar kadar özgür"
        }
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "free as a bird"
}

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      "expansion": "free as a bird (not comparable)",
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      "glosses": [
        "Having no ties; completely free."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ties",
          "ties"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "simile",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(simile) Having no ties; completely free."
      ],
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        "not-comparable"
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
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    }
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "completely free",
      "word": "حُرّ كَالطَّائِر"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥurr kālʕuṣfūr",
      "sense": "completely free",
      "word": "حُرّ كَالْعُصْفُور"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "completely free",
      "word": "volný jako pták"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "completely free",
      "word": "vrij als een vogel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "completely free",
      "word": "vrij als een vogeltje"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "completely free",
      "word": "vapaa kuin taivaan lintu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "completely free",
      "word": "libre comme l’air"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ek pakṣī ke rūp mẽ mukt",
      "sense": "completely free",
      "word": "एक पक्षी के रूप में मुक्त"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "completely free",
      "word": "szabad, mint a madár"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "completely free",
      "word": "鳥のように自由だ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "saecheoreom jayuropda",
      "sense": "completely free",
      "word": "새처럼 자유롭다"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "completely free",
      "word": "wolny jak ptak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "completely free",
      "word": "kuşlar kadar özgür"
    }
  ],
  "word": "free as a bird"
}

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"free as a bird" meaning in English

Adjective