three squares (a day)The three nutritionally complete meals (in one day), that is, breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
By the late 18th Century most people were eating three meals a day in towns and cities, says Day. By the early 19th Century dinner for most people had been pushed into the evenings, after work when they returned home for a full meal.
On average 3 meals per day and 2 snacks is recommended for the general population. Eating frequent, small nutrient dense meals promotes stable blood sugar and satisfaction to prevent overeating which can lead to an unhealthy weight.
phrase [VERB inflects] If you say that someone has to eat their words, you mean that they have to admit that they were wrong about something they said in the past, especially when this makes them look foolish. He has had to eat his words about the company being recession-proof.
Today, we use the phrase 'square meal' to refer to a full, balanced meal. We might say, “Boy, I'm full. That was a square meal” or “I'm hungry, let's find a place we can get a square meal.” It basically means a good and filling meal. One good meal is called a square meal but we also have the phrase, three square meals.
For example, 3 squared is written as 3² and 3² = 3 × 3 = 9. Nine is a perfect square.
When three squares are joined at their vertices to form a right triangle, the combined area of the two smaller squares is the same as the area of the largest square.
: a complete surprise : something totally unexpected.
If you're on the fence, you can't decide something. You're torn between two options. Being on the fence means you really just can't decide. It's as if you're sitting on the fence because you can't decide which yard to play in.
Clarendon 1. / (ˈklær?nd?n) / noun. a village near Salisbury in S England: site of a council held by Henry II in 1164 that produced a code of laws (the Constitutions of Clarendon) defining relations between church and state.
Having a healthy appetite means that you will likely get the nutrients you need. Remind yourself of the difference between appetite and hunger - it can help you keep a more balanced attitude toward food and eating. Hunger is the need to eat. If you're hungry, you need food because your body is telling you so.
Three main meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner, or supper, some call it.
The word square has long had the definition of honest or straight forward, derived from the French word esquarre meaning honest or straight forward. For this reason, the expression fair and square is actually a tautology. A tautology is a phrase or idiom in which the same idea is expressed twice using different words.
Definition of open a can of worms: to create a complicated situation in which doing something to correct a problem leads to many more problems Our boss is reluctant to change the policy now because she doesn't want to open a can of worms.
1. Observation of or conformity to the rules, as of a game or competition. The only way for this game to remain civilized is if there is fair play by both sides. 2. The government's tendency to favor wealthy citizens really undercuts the sense of fair play on which our country was founded.
phrase. If someone is on the ball, they are very alert and aware of what is happening. She really is on the ball; she's bought houses at auctions so she knows what she's doing.
A loss or lack of courage or confidence; an onset of uncertainty or fear. To “have cold feet” is to be too fearful to undertake or complete an action. A wave of timidity or fearfulness. Loss or lack of courage or confidence.
