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hunger is the best sauce

/ˈhʌŋ.ɡər ɪz ðə best sɔːs/

Example:

Even this plain bread tastes delicious; I guess hunger is the best sauce.

hunger drives the wolf out of the wood

/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɚ draɪvz ðə wʊlf aʊt əv ðə wʊd/

Example:

He had to take a dangerous job to feed his family; hunger drives the wolf out of the wood.

a hungry belly has no ears

/ə ˈhʌŋ.ɡri ˈbel.i hæz noʊ ɪrz/

Example:

It's useless to talk about philosophy to them right now; a hungry belly has no ears.

a growing youth has a wolf in his belly

/ə ˈɡroʊ.ɪŋ juːθ hæz ə wʊlf ɪn hɪz ˈbel.i/

Example:

He just finished lunch and is already asking for a snack; truly, a growing youth has a wolf in his belly.

a hungry man is an angry man

/ə ˈhʌŋ.ɡri mæn ɪz æn ˈæŋ.ɡri mæn/

Example:

Be careful when talking to him before lunch; a hungry man is an angry man.

an army marches on its stomach

/æn ˈɑːrmi ˈmɑːrtʃɪz ɑːn ɪts ˈstʌmək/

Example:

We need to ensure the volunteers have enough food, because an army marches on its stomach.

hunger finds no fault with cookery

/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɚ faɪndz noʊ fɔːlt wɪð ˈkʊk.ɚ.i/

Example:

The bread was stale, but hunger finds no fault with cookery.
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