bird of passage:

(plural: ‘birds of passage’; pronunciation: the letter ‘g’ is said with a ‘j’ sound as in “judge”)

a person who does not like to stay and does not stay in one place very long;

a person who likes to go from place to place; a wanderer;  a roamer,

a bird of passage, on the road again

e.g.

Jason is a true bird of passage in our family; you see him here at my place one day and he’s there with my brother the next day.

A bird of passage, like my cousin Jason, is always at ease because he has no troubles and responsibilities… a real free bird!

There is certainly a lot of difference between a ‘jail bird’ and a ‘bird of passage’, for example, you are sure to see the jail bird either at his place or in the jail but you can never be sure where you’ll see the bird of passage next or you ever see him at all.

‘Bird of passage’ is also used to refer to any real bird that flies long distances (migrate), from one place to another, according to seasonal changes.
For an interesting article on birds of passage, please click here.

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