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Bryan Miller, New York Times restaurant critic, food writer, and cookbook author

Never eat Chinese food in Oklahoma.

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drive-in

[drive-in] {adj.}/{n.} A kind of movie theater, fast food restaurant, or church, where the customers, spectators, or worshippers do not leave their automobiles but are served the food inside their […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

food for thought

[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

there is nothing to it

[there is nothing to it] Informal way to say, "It is easy." * /Cooking stir-fried Chinese food is really not difficult at all; in fact, there's nothing to it./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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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[rgr] "Roger" aka "affirmative" or "10-4", radio talk; "Roger that", meaning "message acknowledged".

banana oil

[banana oil] {n.}, {slang} Flattery that is an obvious exaggeration; statements that are obviously made with an ulterior […]

over the top

[over the top] {adv. phr.} 1. Out of the trenches and against the enemy. * /The plan was to spend the night in the trenches […]