"food for thought" meaning in English

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          "word": "soul food"
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          "ref": "2019 October 23, Pip Dunn, “The next king of Scotland”, in Rail, page 55",
          "text": "If I were ScotRail management, I'd be looking at the feasibility of taking some more trailer cars to make them five-car sets, and even the possibility of using them on the West Highland, Kyle and Far North lines as well (although I fear that is a cost too far, but food for thought).",
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        "(idiomatic) Information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation."
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        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
          "word": "düşündürəcək"
        },
        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
          "word": "düşündürən"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "plod za razmisǎl",
          "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "плод за размисъл"
        },
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
          "word": "精神食糧"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jīngshén shíliáng",
          "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
          "word": "精神食粮"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "sīxiǎng shíwù",
          "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
          "word": "思想食物"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "english": "to provide food for thought",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
          "word": "耐人尋味"
        },
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "nàirénxúnwèi",
          "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
          "word": "耐人寻味"
        },
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          "code": "cmn",
          "english": "to get people thinking",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
          "word": "發人深思"
        },
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "fārénshēnsī",
          "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
          "word": "发人深思"
        },
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "stof til eftertanke"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
          "word": "pohdittava"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "matière à penser"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "Denkanstoß"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "Denkanregung"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
          "word": "elgondolkodtató"
        },
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "word": "umhugsunarefni"
        },
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "spunto di riflessione"
        },
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          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
          "word": "viela pārdomām"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "ğazâ barâye fekr",
          "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
          "word": "غذا برای فکر"
        },
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "alimento para a mente"
        },
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "hrană pentru gândire"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "píšča dlja razmyšlénij",
          "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
          "word": "пи́ща для размышле́ний"
        },
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
          "word": "tänkvärdheter"
        },
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
          "word": "anledning till eftertanke"
        },
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
          "word": "suy nghĩ kỹ càng về điều gì đó"
        }
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        "food for thought"
      ]
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  "word": "food for thought"
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          "ref": "2019 October 23, Pip Dunn, “The next king of Scotland”, in Rail, page 55",
          "text": "If I were ScotRail management, I'd be looking at the feasibility of taking some more trailer cars to make them five-car sets, and even the possibility of using them on the West Highland, Kyle and Far North lines as well (although I fear that is a cost too far, but food for thought).",
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        "(idiomatic) Information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation."
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
      "word": "düşündürəcək"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
      "word": "düşündürən"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "plod za razmisǎl",
      "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "плод за размисъл"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
      "word": "精神食糧"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jīngshén shíliáng",
      "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
      "word": "精神食粮"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "sīxiǎng shíwù",
      "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
      "word": "思想食物"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "english": "to provide food for thought",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
      "word": "耐人尋味"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "nàirénxúnwèi",
      "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
      "word": "耐人寻味"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "english": "to get people thinking",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
      "word": "發人深思"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fārénshēnsī",
      "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
      "word": "发人深思"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "stof til eftertanke"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
      "word": "pohdittava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "matière à penser"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Denkanstoß"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Denkanregung"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
      "word": "elgondolkodtató"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "umhugsunarefni"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spunto di riflessione"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
      "word": "viela pārdomām"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ğazâ barâye fekr",
      "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
      "word": "غذا برای فکر"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alimento para a mente"
    },
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hrană pentru gândire"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "píšča dlja razmyšlénij",
      "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
      "word": "пи́ща для размышле́ний"
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
      "word": "tänkvärdheter"
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
      "word": "tänkvärt"
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
      "word": "anledning till eftertanke"
    },
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation",
      "word": "suy nghĩ kỹ càng về điều gì đó"
    }
  ],
  "word": "food for thought"
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