Tag: pat of butter
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Pat
Word of the Day: Pat Pat is the word used when we count little pieces of butter. A pat of butter is usually square-shaped and flat. It’s not a cube. Sometimes, at a restaurant or on a plane, we will get little single servings or pats of butter wrapped in foil or plastic. Sometimes, when…
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Hot potato
English Idiom: Hot potato Yes, a hot potato is incredibly delicious when topped with butter or cheese. However, a hot potato also has an idiomatic meaning. It’s a controversial topic nobody wants to discuss or do anything to correct. The issue of elderly drivers in Japan is a hot potato. Japan is a steadily ageing…
