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hunger is a good sauce

hunger is a good sauce proverb: being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food.

Proverb

hunger is a good sauce

  1. (dated) Being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food.
    • His bread and cheese were somewhat dry, to be sure; his ale had become flat, and considerably warmer than was desirable; but hunger is a good sauce, and thirst is not particular.1854, Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman, Punch, Vol. XXVI, Punch Publications Ltd., page 74

hunger is a good sauce meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese

hunger is a good sauce in Arabic

being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food
الجوع كافر

hunger is a good sauce in Vietnamese

being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food
một miếng khi đói bằng một gói khi no

Synonyms of hunger is a good sauce

Questions about hunger is a good sauce

What does hunger is a good sauce mean?
Hunger is a good sauce means being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food.
What is hunger is a good sauce in Arabic?
Hunger is a good sauce in Arabic is الجوع كافر. See Hunger is a good sauce meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is hunger is a good sauce?
Hunger is a good sauce is a proverb.

Words near hunger is a good sauce in the dictionary

  1. hunged
  2. Hungeling
  3. hunger
  4. hunger game
  5. hunger games
  6. hunger is a good sauce
  7. hunger is the best pickle
  8. hunger is the best sauce
  9. hunger is the best seasoning
  10. hunger is the best spice
  11. hunger knock

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