food noise
idiomA mental preoccupation with food that is differentiable from hunger and from cravings but tends to urge people to overeat.
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Box of toys
[Cockney slang]noise
As a box of toys, particularly a new one given as a present at Christmas time, causes a great deal of noise to be made.
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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.
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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.
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food chain
A hierarchy.
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food for thought
Information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation.
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make a noise in the world
To attract great notoriety.
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make noise
To scold, condemn, or criticize very harshly.
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put food on the table
To provide enough money to cover basic necessities.