Food & eating

a bit of a feeder

generous food-giver

Someone who enjoys giving other people plenty of food to eat.

C1 now and then mostly spoken

expression

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Ask your dad - he's a bit of a feeder.

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My aunt is a bit of a feeder and always sends us home with leftovers.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: My aunt is a bit of ‸ feeder and always sends us home with leftovers.

Say: My aunt is a bit of a feeder and always sends us home with leftovers.

Keep “a” before “feeder” in this expression.

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How it fits in a sentence.

be a bit of a feeder; someone's a bit of a feeder

Your turn: say it out loud

My aunt is a bit of a feeder and always sends us home with leftovers.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

a bit of a feeder

generous food-giver

“My aunt is a bit of a feeder and always sends us home with leftovers.”

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