Idiom
square meal
Meaning
A (nutritionally) complete and satisfying meal, especially one suitable for a person performing physical labour.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I need a proper square meal after working all day.”
“After hiking for six hours, we were all ready for a hot, square meal.”
“The charity provides a daily square meal to those who otherwise struggle to find consistent, nutritious food.”
Examples
simple
“I need a proper square meal after working all day.”
contextual
“After hiking for six hours, we were all ready for a hot, square meal.”
complex
“The charity provides a daily square meal to those who otherwise struggle to find consistent, nutritious food.”
Origin
From square, in the sense of hearty or vigorous, and meal. The term is a compound of these two elements.
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