crumb
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2.0
- noun
- /krʌm/
:
migaja
- You see, to a man with an empty plate just a crumb becomes a feast.
Milk and bread, the crumbs of peace.
- Milk and bread, the crumbs of peace.
- So you know what they was offering me was crumbs.
- You, all of us deserve better than bread crumbs.
- But I think we need to realise we are not mediaeval peasants begging at the court of King Zuckerberg for a few little crumbs of attention from his table, right?
- He'll throw him some crumbs to keep him salivating, but he hasn't really ain't got to win another election.
- Like he says here, he says be like you drop some crumbs.
Examples
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One crumb at a time.
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You do the work of the world, yet nothing but crumbs come your way!
Fiction book (1996) -
Congratulations, America, on getting some of the crumbs that fell from the table.
Blog text (3) -
Unfortunately, little countries have to eat the crumbs that fall off the table.
Blog text (4) -
My heart broke at the tiny and unexpected crumb of kindness expressed.
Academic text (2007) -
Milk and bread, the crumbs of peace.
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You must not be seduced by these little crumbs that they try and throw at you.
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But as usual, we'll end up with a few crumbs and think we've won something.
Blog text (13) -
I only humbly strive to pick up some crumbs from their banquet tables.
Blog text (10) -
Even a tiny crumb of kindness can change someone's day for the better.
Synonyms
51
3.9
A very thin small piece cut or broken from something like wood
14
7.9
A very small amount of something
A small piece of bread or food
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Etymology
Crumb originally meant a tiny broken piece, so when people say a 'crumb' of something they mean a very small amount, like a 'crumb' of hope.