idiom: 'the birds and the bees'

[Buggy]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #720 "Real Life: Common Word Pairs in North America (1)", question 4

Last week, I had to talk to my daughter about the birds and the .......... I was so nervous and uncomfortable but, somehow, I got through it.

(a) bugs
(b) bread
(c) songs
(d) bees

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #720 "Real Life: Common Word Pairs in North America (1)", answer 4

Last week, I had to talk to my daughter about the birds and the bees. I was so nervous and uncomfortable but, somehow, I got through it.

Correct answer: (d) bees
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bugs

[Mister Micawber]

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The idiom is 'the birds and the bees', not 'bugs'.
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[Farnaz20]

what does this idiom " the birds and the bees" mean?

[Skrej]

It means to teach your children about sexual reproduction. It is often easier to explain this to children using animals as examples.
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[Farnaz20]

thanks. but is this idiom used whenever one wants to talk about sexual reproduction or it is just used when some one talks about it with the examples from the animals.

[Mister Micawber]

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It is used whenever this euphemism is required, jocularly or otherwise.
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