square meal
A complete and satisfying meal, especially one suitable for a person performing…A (nutritionally) complete and satisfying meal, especially one suitable for a person performing physical labour.
» I haven't had a square meal for a week.
Я уже неделю нормально не ел.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)A (nutritionally) complete and satisfying meal, especially one suitable for a person performing physical labour.
Three square meals a day should give you plenty of energy.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see square, meal.
- a substantial and nourishing meal
Examples
7 sentencesI haven't had a square meal for a week.
ruЯ уже неделю нормально не ел. — marafon
Do you eat three square meals a day?
It's important to eat three square meals a day.
Researchers say that it's easier to lose weight if you eat three square meals a day.
deForscher sagen, dass es einfacher ist, Gewicht zu verlieren, wenn man drei anständige Mahlzeiten am Tag verzehrt. — Tamy
If you eat three square meals a day, your body will have the energy it needs.
ruЕсли ты ешь три сытных обеда в день, твоё тело получает необходимую ему энергию. — odexed
Translations
5 languagesOrigin
From square (“hearty, vigorous”) + meal;From square (“hearty, vigorous”) + meal;
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Forms
plural: square meals| Singular | square meal |
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