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sandwich

Definition

  • noun: two pieces of bread with something (such as meat, peanut butter, etc.) between them
  • noun: two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between
  • verb: to put (someone or something) in the space between two other things or people
  • verb: to make into or as if into a sandwich
  • usually used as '(be) sandwiched between'
  • synonyms: interlard, interpose

Examples

  • The little boy 'was sandwiched between' his brother and sister in the back seat of the van.

  • She lives in an old neighborhood 'sandwiched between' the river and the railroad tracks.

  • ('chiefly US') an ice-cream 'sandwich' [=two cookies with ice cream between them]

Movie quotes

  • (..) I had nothing to tell them. I only had grams, you know the law. They couldn't do anything. They kept me in custody and eventually had to let me go. Do you want to have a sandwich? - I'm not getting in this car. - Get in. - Let me go! - Hands off! Who's taking you home? Who's taking you home? (..)
    2011 The Intouchables
  • (..) You're taking all your stuff. And you get the fuck out of here. Got it? Leave. Leave! Let him eat his sandwich, guys. Don't give him anything! ...and he's gone! It's a good one, right? - Ok, I'm off. - You don't think it was funny? (..)
    2011 The Intouchables