cake crumbs
"Cake crumbs" can describe both the literal small pieces left from a cake and a figurative minimal amount of something.
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Definition
A2Culinary
(literal)Small pieces or particles that break off from a cake.
Example
- After cutting the cake, there were crumbs all over the table.
B2General
(idiomatic)A very small or insignificant amount of something.
Example
- After the financial crisis, all that was left of his wealth were cake crumbs.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "cake crumbs":
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