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more sauce than meat

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A lack of real substance or weight.

figuratively, uncountable

Examples

“Beta without alpha provides more sauce than meat. The alpha and the beta are therefore interdependent, each in its way serving to keep⟳ instruction alive.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

more than eleven more than friends more than one bargained for more to the point more; -er more'n

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