Collocations for "leftover"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "leftover" in context.
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leftover
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- eat leftovers (the next day)
- having leftovers for [dinner, lunch]
- are there any leftovers
- finish [up, off] the leftovers
- put the leftovers in the fridge
- have a lot of leftovers
- there were no leftovers after (seconds)
- leftovers from dinner last night
- leftovers from Thanksgiving
- eat Thanksgiving leftovers
- [heat, warm] up the leftovers
- eat the leftovers cold
- what do we have for leftovers?
- what is there for leftovers?
- do we have anything for leftovers?
- lunch is dinner's leftovers
- make a sandwich with the leftovers
- give the dogs the leftovers
- [eat, save] leftover [food, cake, meat, vegetables]
- yesterday's leftover [food]
- leftover [garbage, scraps, pieces]
- use leftover bread to [make, cook]
- [assembled, made] from leftover parts
'leftover' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):