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food for thought

idiom
Meaning

Information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation.


Examples
SIMPLE

This article gives me some food for thought.

CONTEXTUAL

The lecture provided plenty of food for thought regarding how we use technology in our daily lives.

COMPLEX

His provocative essay on the nature of justice offered significant food for thought, challenging the audience to reconsider their long-held moral assumptions.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    eat one's own dog food

    To use or consume the economic goods or services that one is producing; to be part of a closed household economy.

  2. 02

    food baby

    A protruding belly resulting from the consumption of a large quantity of food; the contents of one's digestive system causing the protrusion.

  3. 03

    food chain

    A hierarchy.

  4. 04

    food noise

    A mental preoccupation with food that is differentiable from hunger and from cravings but tends to urge people to overeat.

  5. 05

    hold that thought

    To pause in a conversation for an interruption.

  6. 06

    park that thought

    Alternative form of hold that thought.

  7. 07

    put food on the table

    To provide enough money to cover basic necessities.

  8. 08

    shower thought

    An idea, often some minor epiphany, that occurs while showering or otherwise going about one’s everyday routine.

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