[food for thought] {n. phr.} Something to think about or worth thinking about; something that makes you think. * /The teacher told John that she wanted to talk to his […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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just so

[just so] (2) {conj.} Provided; if. * /Take as much food as you want, just so you don't waste any food./ Syn.: [AS LONG AS] (2). A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Lee Trevino

(1939--) U.S. golfer My wife doesn't care what I do when I'm away, as long as I don't have a good time.

make it snappy

[make it snappy] {v. phr.}, {informal} To move quickly; be fast; hurry. - Usually used as a command. * /"Make it snappy," […]

take in

[take in] {v.} 1. To include. * /The country's boundaries were changed to fake in a piece of land beyond the river./ * /The […]

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You need a strong stomach to digest luck.

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four corners

[four corners] {n.} All parts of a place. * /People came from the four corners of the world to see him./ * /He has been to […]

on paper

[on paper] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Judging by appearances only and not by past performance; in theory; theoretically. * /On […]

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