chopped liver
Americannoun
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Fanny is made to feel like chopped liver in the looks department, but the star radiance of these performers couldn’t help poking through the character’s humble beginnings.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2024
Will the sparks fly over the chopped liver as each tries to out-chutzpah the other?
From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2022
To this day, Israelis use bouillon to punch up everything from casseroles to chopped liver, kugel and hummus.
From Salon • Jun. 29, 2022
But my mother’s cooking went well beyond the chopped liver, stuffed cabbage, kasha varnishkes and chicken soup of her Eastern European background, both in attention to detail and imagination.
From New York Times • May 2, 2022
She cooked matzoh balls, kneydlach, gefilte fish, kugel, chopped liver, and more kosher dishes than I can remember.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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