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meal ticketA ticket or voucher that can be exchanged for food.Rate it:

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meal ticketSomeone or something that provides income or livelihood, especially as an exploited source.Rate it:

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square mealA satisfying meal, especially suitable for one performing physical labor.Rate it:

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cat in the meal-tubSomething concealed; a hidden danger.Rate it:

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enjoy your mealUsed to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat.Rate it:

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make a meal ofThat is the eleventh edit that you have made to that word, you are really making a meal of it.Rate it:

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make a meal ofTo spend more time and energy on some task than it warrants; to make something overly complicated.Rate it:

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gold ticketThe key to something amazingRate it:

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golden ticketA philosophy that a quick fix can be achieved.Rate it:

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golden ticketA qualification, person or thing that can provide lucrative opportunities.Rate it:

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palmed the ticketSharpie' kept his ticket, volunteered to 'Draw the Winning Ticket', reached into the barrel and withdrew his own 'winning ticket': It happened at the 'Marvin'' theater:Rate it:

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that's the ticketThat's just right; that's just what is needed.Rate it:

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write one's own ticketTo be empowered to choose whatever job, financial arrangement, or course of action one desires.Rate it:

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a morning birdThat means the bird always wakes up early in the morning to find its meal.Rate it:

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bon appétitGood appetite; I hope you will enjoy your meal.Rate it:

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Last SupperThe Passover meal that Jesus ate with his disciples on the night before his death.Rate it:

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whomp upTo produce quickly, particularly a meal.Rate it:

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on a full stomachDirectly after eating, after a meal.Rate it:

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table talkConversation, especially of an informal or somewhat gossipy nature, among a group seated together for a meal or other social activity.Rate it:

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bank nightAn event where patrons are enticed to buy entry tickets into some venue, for example a movie theater, with the anticipation that they will be entered into a drawing to win an amount of money if their ticket is drawn and they are on-site at the time of the winning.Rate it:

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bite to eatA snack or quick meal.Rate it:

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buen provechobon appétit, enjoy your mealRate it:

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c'est la pièce de résistanceIt is the principal dish (of a meal).Rate it:

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cook upTo prepare a meal.Rate it:

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eat inTo eat a purchased meal on the premises where one bought it, rather than taking it away.Rate it:

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eat inTo eat a meal at home.Rate it:

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eat like a birdTo eat in small amounts rather than in a single full meal.Rate it:

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feedbagVulgarization for; a meal, food, something to eat.Rate it:

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from soup to nutsFrom the first course of a meal to the last.Rate it:

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hot messA warm meal, usually cooked in a large pot, often similar to a stew or porridge; or, service of such a heated meal to soldiers.Rate it:

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it was deliciousSaid to compliment a meal after eating it.Rate it:

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lick one's chopsTo use one's tongue to remove moistness from the sides of one's mouth, as when salivating or at the conclusion of a meal.Rate it:

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nosh uplarge mealRate it:

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pièce de résistanceThe finest part of something, especially a meal.Rate it:

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pièce de résistancemain course of a mealRate it:

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put on the feedbagTo have a meal, eat.Rate it:

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que aprovechebon appétit, enjoy your mealRate it:

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Rain CheckA ticket stub that allows an individual to attend an event on behalf of a canceled one; a paper piece that allows someone to buy a sold-out product at discounted or sale price later onRate it:

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say graceTo recite a prayer of invocation or thanksgiving at meal time.Rate it:

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set the tableTo arrange plates, dishes, cups and utensils in preparation for a meal.Rate it:

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table scrapRemaining, meagre portion of a meal.Rate it:

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three-martini lunchA leisurely, expensive midday meal associated with drinking, which is tax-deductible because business is discussed.Rate it:

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three-martini lunchA leisurely, expensive, midday meal associated with drinking, which is tax-deductible because business is discussed.Rate it:

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trou normandEau-de-vie, especially calvados, served as a middle course in a large meal.Rate it:

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wash upTo clean the utensils, dishes etc. used in preparing and eating a meal.Rate it:

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whip upTo produce something quickly, especially of a meal.Rate it:

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