food for thought
food for thought noun: information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation.
Noun
food for thought (uncountable)
- Information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation.
- If I were ScotRail management, I'd be looking at the feasibility of taking some more trailer cars to make them five-car sets, and even the possibility of using them on the West Highland, Kyle and Far North lines as well (although I fear that is a cost too far, but food for thought).2019 October 23, Pip Dunn, “The next king of Scotland”, in Rail, page 55
- Synonyms:
- meat
food for thought meaning in Kannada, Persian and Vietnamese
food for thought in Kannada
- ವಿಚಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಬೇಕಾದ ವಿಷಯ
food for thought in Persian
- information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
- غذا برای فکر ġazâ barâye fekr
food for thought in Vietnamese
- information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
- suy nghĩ kỹ càng về điều gì đó
Synonyms of food for thought
Questions about food for thought
- What does food for thought mean?
- Food for thought means information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation.
- What is food for thought in Kannada?
- Food for thought in Kannada is ವಿಚಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಬೇಕಾದ ವಿಷಯ. See Food for thought meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is food for thought?
- Food for thought is a noun.
Words near food for thought in the dictionary
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