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Meaning of meat and drink | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

That on which somebody survives, or which makes their existence meaningful; means of subsistence.

uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Speis und Trank

Examples

The work he had done in instructing the woman; the work he had to do among the Samaritans; the prospect he now had of doing good to many, this was meat and drink to him; it was the greatest pleasure and satisfaction imaginable.”
This sort of thing is meat and drink to the born Controllerand Controllers are born with the right imperturbable temperament for the job; hence the fact that they are recruited from many different grades of operating staff, and some recruits don't stay the course.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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