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Meat is also used in English expressions to mean ''the important material''. To "get to the meat" of a topic means to arrive at the important points. Other foods are often used in this way, such as "the [[pith]] of the matter" or also "chew the fat."
 
Meat is also used in English expressions to mean ''the important material''. To "get to the meat" of a topic means to arrive at the important points. Other foods are often used in this way, such as "the [[pith]] of the matter" or also "chew the fat."
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In archaic English, such as that of the King James Bible or Shakespeare, the word is used to refer to food generally.
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In Early Modern English, such as that of the King James Bible or Shakespeare, the word is used to refer to food generally.
    
==See also==
 
==See also==
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