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pizza table

idiom
Meaning

A small, inedible, table-shaped object that sits on a pizza pie and holds up the top of the box the pie lies in, preventing it from settling into the pie.


Examples
SIMPLE

The pizza table keeps the box from touching the cheese.

CONTEXTUAL

I opened the box and found the pizza table sitting right in the middle of the pepperoni.

COMPLEX

The small plastic pizza table serves a vital purpose, ensuring the lid does not collapse onto the steaming, delicate toppings during delivery.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    bring to the table

    To contribute (something) to a joint effort or discussion.

  2. 02

    clear the table

    To remove plates, etc. from a table after a meal.

  3. 03

    kiddie table

    The gathering place, forum, or venue assigned to less prominent or less capable participants in an event.

  4. 04

    kitchen table software

    Especially in the early years of personal computers, a set of computer programs developed by an entrepreneurial advanced amateur or self-employed professional computer programmer in his or her own home; software developed by a small business using the services of such programmers.

  5. 05

    put food on the table

    To provide enough money to cover basic necessities.

  6. 06

    put one's cards on the table

    To reveal one's true intentions, beliefs, feelings, or other previously concealed facts about one's situation; to speak frankly.

  7. 07

    table scrap

    Meagre remnants of anything.

  8. 08

    table talk

    Conversation, especially of an informal or somewhat gossipy nature, among a group seated together for a meal or other social activity.

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