bite-size

Jonathan Lighter wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM
Sat Mar 5 15:40:15 UTC 2011


OED has a 1976 "bite-size lessons," presumably small enough to be easily
digested.

Now let's talk dyin' metaphors.  A CNN "newsmaker" has just mentioned "a
bite-size opportunity for success."

A small but hopeful one.  Maybe pleasant as well (it involves mentoring).

JL

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