Question

Discuss the hidden meaning in the expressions/sentences.

1. It catered to large appetites and modest purses.

2. He told the waiter the fact that the minutest coin and himself were total strangers.

3. A voice like butter cakes and an eye like the cherry in the Manhattan cocktail.

Answer 1

1. The restaurant prepared food for ordinary workers who had large appetites but very little money.

2. He told the waiter that he did not have any money.

3. A very smooth voice and a hard, stony eye (a tough person).