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This tag is for questions which a dictionary cannot answer asking the meaning of a particular expression.
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An American expression for "a packet of crisps"
As an American I would say that's a bowl of (potato) chips. If I wanted to be specific I would say they're wavy potato chips or "ruffles". You can drop the word "potato" since that's what people will …
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He sunk his teeth into
In general, many expressions that are idioms are also used literally (the idiom meaning is usually more common, but not by much). …
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