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covered-dish supper

covered-dish supper or potluck supper

A meal to which each guest brings a share of the food.

Dolly made a chicken casserole for the covered-dish supper.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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supper

[supper] See: [COVERED-DISH SUPPER] or [POTLUCK SUPPER]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

potluck supper

[potluck supper] See: [COVERED-DISH SUPPER]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

dish

[dish] See: [COVERED-DISH SUPPER]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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