plate up
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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To prevent this situation happening, try to see if the host will let everyone plate up their own food and then "don't pile too much on" in case you dislike it.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2024
“So you’ve just got to fill your plate up and have as many weapons in your arsenal as possible.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2022
And so I want to be in a position where it doesn’t matter how I heat my griddle plate up, I just need it to get hot so I can cook food.
From The Verge • Jul. 20, 2021
“I felt good physically but just leaving the ball over the plate, up in the zone, and they made me pay for it.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2019
“Look, you want to come with me and I’ll take a plate up to J.T.?” she said.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
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