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Milk toast vs. Milquetoast
Milk toast
/ˈmɪlk toʊst/Examples:
She was too milk toast to voice her true opinions.His milk toast behavior failed to impress the board.Don't be a milk toast; stand up for your ideas!
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Milquetoast
/ˈmɪlkˌtoʊst/Examples:
He was too much of a milquetoast to voice his opinion.Despite his skills, he remained a milquetoast in negotiations.She vowed not to be a milquetoast in the board meeting.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Milk toast includes milk, which refers to the dairy product often used in thin bread.
- Milquetoast has an unusual spelling that doesn't look like a literal phrase; it refers to a type of personality.
- If you remember that milquetoast is not something you can eat, you're on the right track.
- Imagine milquetoast as a classic name in a cartoon; it's for a type of character, not food.
- Milk toast would be something you might find as a recipe, while milquetoast you won't.
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