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chew the cud

chew the cud
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
a. rumiar
The cows spend all day chewing the cud.Las vacas pasan todo el día rumiando.
2.
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
(idiom)
(to ponder)
a. rumiar
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
I can't answer you right now. Let me chew the cud for a while.No puedo contestarte ahora mismo. Déjame rumiar un rato.
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