Expressions (A–Z)
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Atbash (a method of interchanging the first letter of the alphabet with the last, the second with the last but one and so on)
A method of reading words in which each letter in the word represents another le...
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Ate a kezayit
Ate an amount equivalent to about half a matzah or half an egg, or at least 20-3...
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ate bitter herbs
Suffered troubles and pains.
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ate bread of kindness
See: "ate bread of kindness"
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Ate from the same mess kit
Figuratively: They share a common past from the army or from some activity they...
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Ate from the Tree of Knowledge
Figuratively: learned and gained experience.
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ate gravel
See: "made him eat gravel".
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Ate heartily
Ate and satisfied his appetite. Ate with great enjoyment, either out of hunger o...
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Ate him (figuratively: overwhelmed him, defeated him)
See: "It ate him up."
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Ate his hat
Realized he was wrong in his judgment. Publicly admitted the mistake he made.
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