| 词汇 | stick to one's ribs |
| 释义 | Idiom stick to one's ribs Theme: FOOD [for food] to last long and fortify one well; [for food] to sustain one even in the coldest weather.This oatmeal ought to stick to your ribs. You need something hearty on a cold day like this.I don't want soup! I want something that will stick to my ribs. stick to the/(one's) ribsOf food, to be hearty and sustaining. I'm sick of eating nothing but fruit and vegetables—give me something that will stick to the ribs. Have a bowl of my famous chili, it will stick to your ribs in this cold weather. stick to one's ribsFig. [for food] to last long and fortify one well; [for food] to sustain one even in the coldest weather. This oatmeal ought to stick to your ribs. You need something hearty on a cold day like this. I don't want just a salad! I want something that will stick to my ribs. stick to the ribsBe substantial or filling, as in It may not be health food but steak really sticks to the ribs. This idiom was first recorded in 1603. stick to your ribs(of food) be very filling.rib1. n. a joke; an act of teasing. I didn’t mean any harm. It was just a little rib. 2. tv. to tease someone. Please don’t rib me any more tonight. I’ve had it. stick to (one's) ribsInformal To be substantial or filling. Used of food. stick to the ribsTo be filling and satisfying. This description of enjoying one’s food dates from at least 1603: “Some one . . . hath offred her such Kindnes as sticks by her ribs a good while after” (Wilson, The Bachelor’s Banquet). It appeared in John Ray’s proverb collection of 1670 as well. |
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