Food For Thought Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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food for thought What does food for thought mean?	something worth thinking about	I do not agree with his proposal but at least it is food for thought.
food for thought What does food for thought mean?	something to think about	The advice from the bank manager was food for thought when I made my financial plan.
food for thought What does food for thought mean?	something to think about, something that provides mental stimulation	The advice from the bank manager was food for thought when I made my financial plan.
food for thought What does food for thought mean?	something worth thinking about, something that provides mental stimulation	I do not agree with the proposal but it does give me food for thought.
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Himalayan blunder What does "Himalayan blunder" mean?	A Himalayan blunder is a very serious mistake or error.

Picture perfect What does "Picture perfect" mean?	When something is exactly as it should be it is said to be picture perfect.
set about to (do something or go somewhere) What does "set about to (do something or go somewhere)" mean?	to begin/start something, to prepare to go somewhere	We set about to prepare the office for the move to a bigger building.
Across the ditch What does "Across the ditch" mean?	(NZ) This idiom means on the other side of the Tasman Sea, used to refer to Australia or New Zealand depending on the speaker's location.
goes to show What does "goes to show" mean?	something serves to prove a point	His success goes to show that hard work will lead to success.
top-notch What does "top-notch" mean?	to be excellent, to be the best	They had a top-notch cook at the restaurant but he left last month.
Shop floor What does "Shop floor" mean?	'Shop floor' refers to the part of an organisation where the work is actually performed rather than just managed.
snow (someone) under What does "snow (someone) under" mean?	to give so much of something that it cannot be dealt with	The extra paperwork snowed me under during the last week.
flat broke What does "flat broke" mean?	to have no money	I have been flat broke since I stopped working last month.
go for broke What does "go for broke" mean?	to risk everything on one big effort, to try as hard as possible	After going for broke at the meeting we finally reached an agreement.

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Food For Thought Idiom