Meaning of air sandwich | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A sandwich consisting only of bread and optionally a spread, but no filling.
   informal
2. A strategy that has high-level direction and low-level operations, but little in the middle.
   derogatory, idiomatic, informal

Examples

“Glancing into his wallet, he had just enough to cover it and a tad left to make it through the day's expenses, providing he had an air sandwich and glass of water for lunch.”

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