English Idioms: Chew the cud

English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Chew the cud
Meaning: The idiom chew the cud means to ponder over or meditate about something; to think carefully about something. Cud refers to the food regurgitated from the stomach to the mouth of a ruminant animal such as a cow and chewed again.
Example: She wanted to chew the cud before she could let them know about her decision.