Idiom idiom
answer on a postcard
Meaning
A brief answer or opinion.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Send your answer on a postcard if you know the winner.”
“The radio host asked listeners to share their best travel tips, promising to read the best answer on a postcard.”
“If you have a solution to this complex puzzle, please submit your answer on a postcard to the editorial office by the end of the month.”
Anchors to
- 01
answer someone's prayers
To be or do exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.
- 02
answer the call of nature
To satisfy a bodily urge to urinate or defecate.
- 03
answer to someone's prayers
Exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.
- 04
take no for an answer
To accept a disappointing response.
Last updated August 10, 2026