A bitter blow if you're expecting a hot meal!
But I've got no explanation for this one! Could you help me understand?
'you're expecting a hot meal' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'a bitter blow' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'bitter' could be 'cold' (similar in meaning) and 'cold' is found in the answer.
'blow' could be 'buff' (I've seen this before) and 'buff' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'if' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?