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breakfast

break·fast [ brékfəst ] (plural break·fasts)


noun 
Definition:
 
day's first meal: the first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning ( often used before a noun )

[15th century. <break + fast2]

break·fast intransitive verb
break·fast·er noun

eat or have somebody for breakfast to defeat or destroy somebody without any difficulty whatsoever (slang)
The tabloid media will eat the movie star for breakfast over this revelation.


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