stick to the ribs



stick to the ribs

Be 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.
See also: rib, stick

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Adwoa-Western African, Akan
ErhardER-hahrt (German)German, Ancient Germanic
Cefin-Welsh
Aleksandras-Lithuanian
Yakup-Turkish
Colette[kəu'let]