The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OVERPREPARE
Etymology
Verb
overprepare (third-person singular simple present overprepares, present participle overpreparing, simple past and past participle overprepared)
(transitive) To prepare excessively; to make ready more than is necessary for a specific future purpose.
Source: Wiktionary
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19 April 2025
CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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