The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OMPHALOSKEPSIS
omphaloskepsis, navel-gazing
(noun) literally, the contemplation of one’s navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorption
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
omphaloskepsis (uncountable)
Contemplation of or meditation upon one's navel; navel-gazing.
(figuratively) ratiocination to the point of self-absorption
Source: Wiktionary
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LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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