Idiom
chew the cud
Meaning
To meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He sat quietly to chew the cud before making his decision.”
“She took a long walk by the river to chew the cud about her difficult career choice.”
“The philosopher preferred to chew the cud on the nature of existence rather than engage in idle, superficial conversation.”
Examples
simple
“He sat quietly to chew the cud before making his decision.”
contextual
“She took a long walk by the river to chew the cud about her difficult career choice.”
complex
“The philosopher preferred to chew the cud on the nature of existence rather than engage in idle, superficial conversation.”
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