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Food for thought

Food for thought

An idea worth thinking about carefully.

The teacher's talk on saving water gave us food for thought.

Remember: Ideas are treated as food that the mind chews on and digests. We also 'swallow' a story or find facts 'hard to digest'.

Short lessonSimiles & metaphorsTwo ways to compare things so a picture forms in the reader's mind.

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