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Idiom

eat for two

Meaning

To be pregnant

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“She is eating for two now that she is pregnant.”

“My sister is expecting a baby, so she jokes that she is eating for two these days.”

“Although she often jokes that she is eating for two, the expectant mother remains mindful of maintaining a healthy and balanced diet throughout her pregnancy.”

Examples

simple

“She is eating for two now that she is pregnant.”

contextual

“My sister is expecting a baby, so she jokes that she is eating for two these days.”

complex

“Although she often jokes that she is eating for two, the expectant mother remains mindful of maintaining a healthy and balanced diet throughout her pregnancy.”

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