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a melting pot
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a place where people of many cultures live and mix together
Often 'a melting pot of something'. It comes from the US. Some people prefer 'a mosaic' or 'a salad bowl' because cultures keep their own identity.
In context
Ho Chi Minh City is a melting pot of cultures and cuisines.
Hoi An was once a melting pot where Japanese, Chinese and Vietnamese traders met.
Common mistake
Incorrect: Singapore is a melt pot of different races.
Correct: Singapore is a melting pot of different races.
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- a couch potatoa person who spends a lot of time sitting and watching TV instead of being active
- a different kettle of fisha completely different situation from the one just mentioned
- a finger in every pieinvolved in many different activities, often to get power
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