A thought provoking idea, or considerable thing or matter
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- This is a beautiful metaphorical saying which has been used in early 19th century. In this expression, our mind is thought to eat or ‘chew’ ideas instead of food, so we can say the food for mind or thought is “ideas”. Anything to be considered or ponder upon is termed as “food for thought”.
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Submitted on February 25, 2019
Additional definitions for 'Food for Thought':
| food for thought | something worth contemplating |
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Comida para el pensamiento
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