Tell me about a meal someone cooked for you that really meant something.
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A natural way to answer
After I moved to a new city and knew nobody, a colleague invited me round and cooked a proper home-cooked dinner. It was such a small gesture, but it made me feel welcome at a time when I felt quite lost. I've never forgotten it.
Key phrases to use
- mean the world to someone — to be extremely important or precious to someone“Your support means the world to me.”
- brimming with something — completely full of a feeling or quality“She was brimming with excitement.”
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