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

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square peg into a round holeThe phrase is typically said, "You cant fit a square peg into a round hole." Often it is shortened to simply "square peg, round hole." Something or someone that does not fit well or at all; something that will not succeed as attempted, except possibly with much force and effort, or alteration of either the peg or the hole or both beyond recognition.Rate it:

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square upTo get ready for a fight.Rate it:

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fair and squareWithin the applicable rules.Rate it:

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fair and squareTotally fairly and undoubtedly.Rate it:

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square awayTo finish, complete, tidy or put in order.Rate it:

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square offTo get ready for a fight.Rate it:

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back to square oneLocated back at the start, as after a dead-end or failure.Rate it:

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circle gets the squareAn affirmative response; often used sarcastically.Rate it:

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square upTo pay back money that is owed.Rate it:

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go back to square onerevert to the beginning and start all over againRate it:

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Back to Square OneA situation in which, one has to return to an earlier state due to certain drawbacks or failuresRate it:

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be there or be squareUsed to encourage someone to go somewhere.Rate it:

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on the squareA discrete, unassuming reference to freemasonry.Rate it:

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on the squareon the squareRate it:

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square cutcricket strokeRate it:

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square offTo get in the fighting position.Rate it:

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square oneThe place where one begins; a lack of progress.Rate it:

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square rodUsed other than as an idiom: see square, rod.Rate it:

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square roda unit of area used for measuring small quantities of land. Equal in size to a square with sides 1 rod in length. Equal to 30¼ square yards or 1/160 acre. Sometimes known, simply, as a rod.Rate it:

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square shooterA person who is fair, trustworthy, or forthright; a person who bargains or transacts business in a fair, honest manner.Rate it:

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square upTo get in the fighting position.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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in orbem consistereto form a square.Rate it:

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bite to eatA snack or quick meal.Rate it:

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brace into bring the yards more square to the fore and aft lineRate 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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