Idiom
cheese tax
Meaning
A portion of cheese given to a domestic animal such as a dog or cat, usually when the cheese is being brought out or prepared for human consumption.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My dog always waits for his cheese tax when I open the fridge.”
“Every time I unwrap a slice of cheddar, my cat appears instantly to demand her cheese tax.”
“The golden retriever sat patiently by the counter, fully aware that the preparation of a sandwich necessitated the payment of a cheese tax.”
Examples
simple
“My dog always waits for his cheese tax when I open the fridge.”
contextual
“Every time I unwrap a slice of cheddar, my cat appears instantly to demand her cheese tax.”
complex
“The golden retriever sat patiently by the counter, fully aware that the preparation of a sandwich necessitated the payment of a cheese tax.”
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