chew the cud

chew the cud
chew the cud
1. (of cows, etc) to masticate for a second time food that has already been swallowed and partly digested in the first stomach
2. To ruminate in thought (also chew over)
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Main Entry: ↑chew
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chew the cud (informal)
To meditate, to reflect
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Main Entry: ↑cud

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I
see cud
II
1) (of a ruminant animal) further chew partly digested food
2) think or talk reflectively

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • chew the cud — If you chew the cud, you think carefully about something …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • chew the cud — ► chew the cud think or talk reflectively. Main Entry: ↑cud …   English terms dictionary

  • chew the cud — 1) if an animal chews the cud, it brings food that it has swallowed back into its mouth to chew again 2) informal if you chew the cud, you spend a long time thinking or talking about something …   English dictionary

  • chew the cud —    If you chew the cud, you think carefully about something.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Chew the cud —   If you chew the cud, you think carefully about something …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • chew the cud — Meaning Spend some time chatting. Origin Cows move their mouths when chewing the cud (grass) and give the appearance of talking …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • chew the cud — informal to think about something carefully and for a long time. He sat chewing the cud all morning …   New idioms dictionary

  • chew the cud — regurgitate the contents of the stomach and chew them again (done by cows and other ruminants) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • chew the cud — think or talk reflectively. → cud …   English new terms dictionary

  • chew the cud — verb to meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate …   Wiktionary

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