1. You read "She eats like a bird".

2. You say the sentence and add the explanation of the idiom in plain English. Use "It means" to connect the two sentences.

Ejemplo
She eats like a bird at lunch, it means she eats very litlle at lunch

Sample 2

1. You read "After practice, he eats like a horse".

2. You say the sentence and add the explanation of the idiom in plain English. Use "It means" to connect the two sentences.

Ejemplo
After practice he eats like a horse, it means after practice he eats a lot.

Sample 1