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Tell me about a meal someone cooked for you that really meant something.

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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.

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  • 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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