I hold on to it [cream cheese] the way a cow does its cud.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker compares holding onto something to a cow chewing its cud, implying a persistent, perhaps mindless, attachment.
- In plain terms
- He clings to it like a cow chews its food.
- What can you take from it?
- Don't hold onto things without purpose.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What are you holding onto unnecessarily?
- How does this attachment affect you?
Another view
The metaphor may be confusing without context.
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