warmed-over ideas

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• warmed-over — adj [usually before noun] AmE 1.) warmed over food has been cooked before and then heated again for eating →↑reheat 2.) warmed over ideas or arguments have been used before and are not interesting or useful any more →look/feel like death warmed… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• warmed-over — ☆ warmed over [wôrmd′ō′vər ] adj. 1. reheated [warmed over hash] 2. presented again, without freshness or significant change [warmed over ideas] …   English World dictionary

• warmed-over — warmed o|ver [ ,wɔrmd ouvər ] adjective AMERICAN 1. ) warmed over ideas or arguments are not new or original 2. ) warmed over food had gone cold but has been heated again to make it warm enough to eat …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• warmed-over — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: warmed (past participle of warm) (II) + over 1. : reheated warmed over cabbage 2. : introduced or examined again without new life or interest : not fresh …   Useful english dictionary

• warmed-over — adjective Date: 1887 1. not fresh or new ; stale < warmed over ideas > 2. heated again < warmed over beans > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• warmed-over — UK [ˌwɔː(r)md ˈəʊvə(r)] / US [ˌwɔrmd ˈoʊvər] adjective American 1) warmed over ideas or arguments are not new or original 2) warmed up for eating …   English dictionary

• warmed-over — warmed′ o′ver adj. 1) (of cooked foods) reheated: warmed over stew[/ex] 2) reworked or repeated without enthusiasm or introduction of new ideas; stale: a warmed over version of an old plot[/ex] • Etymology: 1885–90 …   From formal English to slang

• warmed-over — /wawrmd oh veuhr/, adj. 1. (of cooked foods) heated again: warmed over stew. 2. reworked or repeated without enthusiasm or introduction of new ideas; stale: a warmed over version of an old show. [1885 90] * * * …   Universalium

• warmed-up — ▶ adjective 1 a warmed up pasty: REHEATED; N. Amer. warmed over. 2 warmed up ideas: UNORIGINAL, derivative, imitative, uninspired; copied, plagiarized, rehashed; hackneyed …   Useful english dictionary

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• idea — n. 1) to get, hit upon an idea 2) to develop; entertain, toy with an idea 3) to communicate, disseminate ideas; to market, package an idea 4) to implement an idea 5) to endorse, favor an idea 6) to dismiss, reject an idea 7) a bright, brilliant,… …   Combinatory dictionary