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Dictionary of Idioms/Phrasal Verbs

Phrase of the Moment

warm over something

1. to reheat food to serve it as leftovers.

1. I’ll just warm the rest over for lunch tomorrow.

2. Jane warmed over yesterday’s turkey.

2. Fig. to bring up a matter that was thought to have been settled.

1. Please don’t warm that business over again. It is settled and should remain that way.

2. Don’t warm over that matter. We have discussed it enough.

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