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say grace
Idioms and Phrases
Pronounce a short prayer before a meal, as in Before we started in on the turkey, we asked Liz to say grace . The word grace here signifies asking for God's blessing or giving thanks for the food being served. [Early 1300s]Example Sentences
Salmon, a part-time Angels television analyst, will say grace, and each guest will be asked to say something they鈥檙e thankful for, a holiday tradition that can be perfunctory for many families but one Marci 鈥渋s really good about making meaningful,鈥 Tim said.
鈥淭hey use their proceeds for mission work, which I think is important,鈥 Knott said before the family bowed their heads to say grace at the hall鈥檚 bustling tables.
鈥淚 always say, grace over grudges. Because what鈥檚 for me is already written,鈥 she said.
In a bit of comedy, she even forces the reluctant family to say grace before a meal.
鈥淟et鈥檚 say grace and get to eating before Li鈥檒 Man inhales the table.鈥
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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