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care package

idiom
Meaning

A package sent from home or from friends or family, containing favorite foods or comfort items.


Origin

disputed origin

From the packages of humanitarian aid sent by CARE (Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere).

Examples
SIMPLE

My mom sent me a care package with my favorite snacks.

CONTEXTUAL

When I moved to a new city for university, my friends surprised me with a care package filled with comfort items.

COMPLEX

Living abroad for the first time, she felt deeply comforted when the care package from home arrived, containing familiar treats and handwritten letters.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    care a button

    To care (at all).

  2. 02

    care a jackstraw

    To care (at all).

  3. 03

    care a whit

    To care for something, to have interest or concern for something or someone.

  4. 04

    couldn't care less

    To not care at all; to have no interest or concern; to be apathetic.

  5. 05

    hell if I care

    Synonym of I don't care.

  6. 06

    take care of business

    To successfully perform a task or set of tasks which are very important for the accomplishment of a major objective.

  7. 07

    total package

    Something or someone that possesses a complete set of desired or expected characteristics.

  8. 08

    whole package

    Something or someone that possesses a full set of relevant characteristics, usually desirable ones.

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