porridge
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++por·ridge /ˈpɒrɪdʒ $ ˈpɑː-, ˈpɔː-/ noun [uncountable] 1. DFoats that are cooked with milk or water and served hot for breakfast 燕麦粥，麦片粥 SYN American English oatmeal2 British English informalSCJPRISON a period of time spent in prison 服刑期，监禁期do porridge (=spend time in prison) 坐牢，服刑
Examples from the Corpus
porridge• She bought bread and orange juice and cornflakes and porridge.• Mixed protein dishes include cheese sandwiches, beans on toast and porridge that is made with milk.• Eat plenty of wholefoods, such as wholemeal bread, rice and pasta, sugar-free cereals, porridge, nut pulses and seeds.• The rush-hour traffic in the city centre had been as thick as a plate of home-made porridge!• The magic porridge pot that has spewed forth riches in the past may work for us for a few decades more.• Goldilocks had to choose which bowl of porridge to eat.• Inside, Goldilocks discovered three bowls of porridge on the table and realized she was hungry.• She put the porridge on to cook and started to sweep the room.Origin porridge (1500-1600) pottage “soup” ((12-20 centuries)), from Old French potage, from pot “pot”por·ridge nounChineseSyllable
milk with are oats that and water or Corpus cooked
porridge
por‧ridge /ˈpɒrɪdʒ $ ˈpɑː-, ˈpɔː-/
noun [uncountable]
SYN oatmeal American English
2. British English informal a period of time spent in prison
do porridge (=spend time in prison)
por‧ridge /ˈpɒrɪdʒ $ ˈpɑː-, ˈpɔː-/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1500-1600
Origin: pottage 'soup' (12-20 centuries), from Old French potage, from pot 'pot'
1. oats that are cooked with milk or water and served hot for breakfast Origin: pottage 'soup' (12-20 centuries), from Old French potage, from pot 'pot'
SYN oatmeal American English
2. British English informal a period of time spent in prison
do porridge (=spend time in prison)