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more plates, more dates

more plates, more dates proverb: a well-developed physique is more attractive.

Proverb

~plate[s]; date[s]

  1. (slang) A well-developed physique is more attractive.

Questions about more plates, more dates

What does more plates, more dates mean?
More plates, more dates means a well-developed physique is more attractive.
What part of speech is more plates, more dates?
More plates, more dates is a proverb.

Words near more plates, more dates in the dictionary

  1. more money than sense
  2. more often than naught
  3. more often than not
  4. more often than nought
  5. more or less
  6. more plates, more dates
  7. more power to someone
  8. more power to your arm
  9. more power to your elbow
  10. more royalist than the king
  11. more sacks on the mill

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