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onematthew | 07:42 Tue 13th Jul 2004 | Phrases & Sayings
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where did "my plate is full" come from?
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I imagine it is a variation on the phrase "I have a lot on my plate", meaning many things that have to be dealt with rather than much food to be eaten. It is just a figurative way of expressing that thought and it first appeared in that form in the 1920s.
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