be meat and drink to (someone)



be meat and drink to (someone)

To be appealing and/or enjoyable to someone, especially when most people would regard the same task or topic with disdain. Working on complex pension calculations would put me to sleep, but it's meat and drink to my brother.
See also: and, drink, meat

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dionysius-Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical
TeoTE-oItalian, Spanish, Croatian
CymbelineSIM-bə-leen (English)Literature
Quincy['kwinsi]
WilmerWIL-mərEnglish
ThorleyTHAWR-leeEnglish (Rare)