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a marathon is not a sprintThis means we need to pace ourselves—if we try to go too fast, we will run out of gas.Rate it:

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an explosion of flavor!The reaction of the taste buds and the associated explosion of pleasant, sweet, toothsome, rewarding, overwhelming pleasurable response to food, drink or sweetmeats, desserts etc.Rate it:

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artus somnus aliquem complectitur (Rep. 6. 10)to fall fast asleep.Rate it:

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as agile as a monkeyif you say someone is as agile as a monkey then you are saying that the person is able to move as fast and easy as a monkey; therefore, as agile as a monkey means being able to move as swift and easy as a monkeyRate it:

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bada bing bada boomjust like that--just that fast; quickly, simply, easily, predictably the desired outcome is achieved; shortened version of bada bing, bada bang, bada boom; even shorter version is: bada bingRate it:

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beat me to the punchSomeone Arrived Sooner, It Happened Too Fast:Rate it:

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blow chunksTo vomit chunks of undigested food.Rate it:

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breakfast of championsAn ironic appellation for beer, junk food, or other foods implied to be unhealthy.Rate it:

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bun fightA formal party or other social gathering, especially one at which food is served.Rate it:

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burn to a crispTo burn very badly (usually in reference to food).Rate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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center fieldThe defensive position in the outfield in the middle, typically played by a player that can run fast.Rate it:

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chicken feedFood given to poultry.Rate it:

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chopped liverA Jewish food made by frying liver and onions in schmaltz.Rate it:

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cibum apponere, ponere alicuito set food before a person.Rate it:

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cibum concoquere, conficereto digest food.Rate it:

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cibum sumere, capereto take food.Rate it:

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come thick and fastTo appear repeatedly.Rate it:

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conk outTo fall fast asleep; to sleep soundly.Rate it:

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consume mass quantitiesTo eat or drink abundant amounts of food or beverage.Rate it:

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cookA person who prepares food for a living.Rate it:

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cook up a stormTo do a large amount of cooking at once; to prepare a great deal of cooked food.Rate it:

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cookedOf food, that has been prepared by cooking.Rate it:

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dish upTo serve cooked food.Rate it:

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don't drive faster than your guardian angel can flyDriving (a vehicle) very fast is a dangerous act.Rate it:

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double dippingObtaining money from two sources at the same time. Dipping your food into a sauce, eating a portion of that food then re-dipping that food into the sauce.Rate it:

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down to the wireAt the very end of a process or project, especially one with a fast-approaching deadline.Rate it:

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Dutch TreatOne pays for oneself for food and entertainment on any social event/occasionRate it:

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eat like a horseto consume a large amount of foodRate it:

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eat one's own dog foodTo use or consume the economic goods or services that oneself is producing; to be part of a closed household economy.Rate it:

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eat one's own dog foodTo test the beta programs that are in the test phase on one's own computers; to dogfood.Rate it:

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eat someone out of house and homeTo consume such a portion of one's store of food that little is left for the owner.Rate it:

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eat your face offto eat huge quantities of delicious food for the pure joy of eatingRate it:

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éclairVery fastRate it:

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express elevatorSomething that gets a person somewhere fastRate it:

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fanum taxWhen someone takes a bite of your food.Rate it:

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farm to tableconstituting, consisting of, or relating to fresh locally grown or produced food.Rate it:

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fast and furiousrapid and energeticRate it:

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fast asleepSleeping, in a deep sleep.Rate it:

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faster than lightningMoving very fast.Rate it:

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feed a cold, starve a feverEating more will cure the common cold, and eating less will cure a fever.1887, J. H. Whelan, "The Treatment of Colds.", The Practitioner, vol. 38, pg. 180:"Feed a cold, starve a fever." There is a deal of wisdom in the first part of this advice. A person with a catarrh should take an abundance of light nutritious food, and some light wine, but avoid spirits, and above all tobacco.1968, Katinka Loeser, The Archers at Home, publ. Atheneum, New York, pg. 60:I have a cold. 'Feed a cold, starve a fever.' You certainly know that.2009, Shelly Reuben, Tabula Rasa, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN 015101079X, pg. 60:They say feed a cold, starve a fever, but they don't tell you what to do when you got both, so I figured scrambled eggs, tea, and toast.Rate it:

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

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festive boardEuropean reference to softwood-trenchers; {Early tableware was a wide softwood plank carved with shallow indentations for various food servings: When filled with appetizing, sumptuous portions it was referred, Festive BoardRate it:

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finger lickin' goodIt is a common expression of praise for good food.Rate it:

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flat outCompletely out of something such as; energy, food or money. Basically to be out of any kind of product.Rate it:

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flip of a dimedoing something really fast, that it's done in a small amount of time like, flip of a dime.Rate it:

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Flying DutchmanA Dutch-flagged clipper that is very fast sailing, and never makes it to port, seen on the high seas, where upon being hailed, occupants request information on persons long dead, or leave messages for said people. It is considered bad luck to meet said ship.Rate it:

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food babyA protruding belly resulting from the consumption of a large quantity of food; the contents of one's digestive system causing the protrusion.Rate it:

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food chainThe feeding relationships between species in a biotic community.Rate it:

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food chainA hierarchy.Rate it:

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