bit of meat

collocation in English

meaningsofbitandmeat

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bit
noun[C]
uk
/bɪt/us
/bɪt/
informal
a small piece or amount ...
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meat
noun
uk
/miːt/us
/miːt/
the flesh of an animal when it is used ...
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(Definition ofbitandmeatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbit of meat

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We have smelled abitofmeatand may have had our opinions on what it is.
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They know the taste of abitofmeatin the soup and when there is no meat in it.
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There is quite abitofmeatin new clause 28, which is rather long.
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Is he further aware that only a minority of housewives can now buy a decentbitofmeat?
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The restrictions on bacon have nearly doubled the price of the cheapestbitofmeatwhich the poorest are able to buy.
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They were hanging and transporting poachers who were seeking to add abitofmeatto their diet 200 years ago.
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It was the brownand-yellow platter containing the baked potatoes with the gravy in them, and bits of meat, which she had cut and mixed among them.
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They were all wandering round buying bits of meat; nobody thought that there was anything wrong in the least.
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Chow mein consists of fried crispy noodles with bits of meat and vegetables.
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The poison would be typically mixed in lard or tallow, and spread on bits of meat, or placed within incisions on the bait.
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The vertebrae are usually separated with bits of meat clinging to them.
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The basic grain pottage could be elaborated with chopped vegetables, bits of meat, cheese, or herbs to produce dishes similar to polenta or risotto.
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According to one of the executives, the food was like leftovers, slop, bits of meat, soupy kind of leftovers thrown into a pot and cooked and barely edible.
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