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Thanksgiving Idioms

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  • Be stuffed. "I can't possibly have dessert, I'm stuffed!"
    To feel very full after eating a lot of food.
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  • Cold turkey. "I quit eating ice cream everyday cold turkey"
    To immediately (not gradually) and completely stop doing a bad habit.
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  • Talk turkey. "I hope everyone comes to the meeting ready to talk turkey."
    To talk seriously about something.
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  • Gobble up. "Let's get to the party before everyone gobbles up the good food"
    To eat something very quickly.
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  • Easy as pie. "Don't worry, skiing is as easy as pie. You'll learn it very quickly."
    Very easy.
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  • Eat like a bird. "My friend eats like a bird so I always finish her meal when we go to restaurants."
    To eat a very small amount of something.
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  • Stuff it. "I was shocked when my husband told my mother to stuff it!"
    To tell someone to stop talking (not polite).
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  • Stuff your face. "I stuffed my face during the holidays and gained 10 pounds"
    To eat a lot.
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  • Stuffed shirt "The office party was so boring because I was seated at the table with all the stuffed shirts"
    A person who is serious and acts in a very formal way.
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  • The gravy train "He's been on the gravy train since he married a millionaire"
    In a situation where you make a lot of money without doing a lot of work for it.
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  • With all the trimmings. "We're having turkey with all the trimmings"
    Means you added many extra things to make it more special
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  • Stock up. "My relatives are coming for Thanksgiving. I'm going to stock up on snacks"
    To gather and store a supply of something
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  • Stick to your ribs. "I don't want just a salad! I want something that will stick to my ribs"
    If something that you eat sticks to your ribs, it makes you feel like you've eaten a lot.
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  • Autumn years "He use to have a lot of friends when he was younger, but he spent his autumn years all alone.
    The later years of someone's life
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  • Have a finger in the pie. "The mother doesn't think her daughter can do anything by herself. She always wants to have her finger in the pie"
    Have a role in something
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