potluck supper

See: COVERED-DISH SUPPER.

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covered-dish supper

[covered-dish supper] or [potluck supper] A meal to which each guest brings a share of the food. * /Dolly made a chicken casserole for the covered-dish supper./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

supper

[supper] See: [COVERED-DISH SUPPER] or [POTLUCK SUPPER]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[sing for one's supper] {v. phr.}, {informal} To have to work for what one desires. * /I realized a long time ago that I had to sing for my supper […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[take potluck] {v. phr.} To share as a guest an everyday meal without special preparation. * /You are welcome to stay for dinner if you will take potluck./ * /They […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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