What Does “chew the cud” mean?
Definition:
The idiom chew the cud means to ponder over or meditate about something; to think carefully about something.
Cud refers to the food regurgitated from the stomach to the mouth of a ruminant animal such as a cow and chewed again.
Example(s)
She wanted to chew the cud before she could let them know about her decision.
This idiom is in the food category.
