What's the meaning of "nibbling from the treetops"? I came across the phrase "nibbling from the treetops" in a novel. I see the word "nibble at" in dictionaries. However this is "nibble from". Are th

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What's the meaning of "nibbling from the treetops"? I came across the phrase "nibbling from the treetops" in a novel. I see the word "nibble at" in dictionaries. However this is "nibble from". Are they the same meaning?

2 mai 2017 19:13

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Yes, the meaning is the same. I tend to say "nibbling at X" when "X" refers to food itself, and "nibbling from X" when "X" is a place where food is found. "You're just nibbling at your dinner today, do you feel all right?" "This bowl of peanuts is for our guests, I don't want to see anybody nibbling from it."

2 mai 2017

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