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my sir told me that he will get a shock, but why not bird then he replied bird has legs acting as insulators i am in confusion what is the right explanation to this

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my sir told me that he will get a shock,

No, he will not get a shock. Because he does not touch the ground, a current cannot flow from the wire through his body to the ground.
Only if he would touch the wire and the ground (or two different wires of the high-voltage line) at the same time, a current can flow through his body.

but why not bird then he replied bird has legs acting as insulators

No, that is the wrong reason why the bird does not get a shock. The bird's legs are conductors, not insulators.
There is no voltage difference between the contact points at the bird's left and right foot. Therefore no current flows from the wire through the left leg, the body, the right leg, and then to the wire. (For more details see this question.)
Only if the bird would touch the wire and the ground (or two different wires of the high-voltage line) at the same time, a current can flow through its body.

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