Don't rush through your meals.

Meaning: This is a piece of advice to not move or do something very quickly from one side to the other of the food that you eat at one time.

Choice of Words: The word rush means to move or do something very quickly. Through means from one side to the other. Meals is the food that you eat at one time. When you put them together, it means to move or do something very quickly from one side to the other of the food that you eat at one time.

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Don't rush through your meals.

Meaning: This means to eat your food slowly and take your time. It's like saying, Don't eat your food too quickly.

Choice of Words: Don't is a contraction of the words do and not. It means to stop doing something. Rush means to do something quickly or in a hurry. Through means to move from one side of something to the other. Meals are the food that you eat at different times of the day. When you put them together, "Don't rush through your meals" means to take your time and eat your food slowly.

Take your time eating.

Meaning: This means to eat your food slowly and take your time. It's like saying, Don't eat your food too quickly.

Choice of Words: Take means to hold or grasp something. Your means that the time belongs to you. Time is the period of hours or minutes that pass. Eating is the act of consuming food. When you put them together, "Take your time eating" means to eat your food slowly and without rushing.

Slow down when you eat.

Meaning: This means to eat your food slowly and take your time. It's like saying, Don't eat your food too quickly.

Choice of Words: Slow means to move or act at a lower speed. Down means to move or go from a higher to a lower position. When means at the time that something happens. Eat means to consume food. When you put them together, "Slow down when you eat" means to eat your food slowly and without rushing.

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