leftovers

Everyday

1. Leftovers are food that is not eaten at a meal and is kept to eat later. tree →
2. Leftover means remaining after the rest has been used. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life families keep leftovers in the fridge and eat them the next day; in food safety lessons leftovers must be cooled quickly, covered, kept cold and eaten within a day or two, and reheated until piping hot. In maths «leftover» is what remains, like a remainder in division. In lessons on waste, using leftovers saves food. Phrases: eat the leftovers, leftover pizza, leftover paint, leftover money.

Examples

• We had leftovers for dinner. tree →
• Put the leftovers in the fridge. tree →
• Leftover turkey makes good sandwiches. tree →
• Use the leftover paper for another project. tree →
• Don't eat leftovers that smell bad. tree →
• Cool leftovers before you put them in the fridge. tree →
• 17 sweets shared among 5: each gets 3, with 2 left over. tree →

Note

The noun is almost always plural: «leftovers». The adjective is one word: «leftover rice». The verb phrase is two words: «there were 2 left over». In division word problems the leftover is the remainder: 17 ÷ 5 = 3 remainder 2.